Taking A Break From What You Love And Coming Back Again
What to do when you’ve stepped away from something and it’s time to return.
What do you love that you’ve stepped away from?
I love to write.
Crafting stories is a deep soul passion I’ve had since I was a young child which makes me come alive in beautiful and unique ways quite unlike anything else. And yet, as you might have noticed, I haven’t written publicly aside from a few short social posts in over half a year.
That’s by design; an intentional choice to step away for a season and focus on another project which has eaten up most of my free time during the lockdown. Now that the end of the project is wrapped up (more on that another day), it’s time to jump back into a few things I missed dearly.
Which means more time for writing, reading, and poorly cooked ethnic food in the near future. Hell yes!
One thing I’ve come to realize recently is that how you come back to anything is often just as important as how you leave. It can be good for many reasons to stop doing a thing, even a thing you dearly love, for a time — avoiding burnout, gaining a fresh perspective, trying new endeavors…etc. But it turns out getting back into the swing of…
