Blogging University, Day 11
The Daily Post
Today I’m supposed to learn to work with outside inspiration so I never have to deal with blogger’s block. For that WordPress offers a daily writing prompt to give you a push when you’re not sure what to write about — it’s a handy tool if you’re ever out of ideas.
Pensive
It seems like a got a prompt that totally suits my personality. Because I am a thinker, most definitely an over-thinker. I think all day long about too many things. I think when I do the dishes, when I go for a run, when I drive…and so on. I wake up in the morning and as soon as I’m close to something that you can call awake, my brain starts working, I’m starting to make lists, start to worry, to plan and so on. I can tell you, that pretty much sucks. And now we live in this world full of media, of constant input, contact, feedback, likes, shares that fill my life with even more shit I have to think about. I don’t know when I started to be such a pensive person, but I can tell you that having two kids, an iSlave husband and living abroad didn’t improve this condition. Because besides from thinking too much about everything, I also often have to think for three more people in my life. And on top of that I totally suck at making decisions. Duh! Great combination, right? Don’t you really want to be me? No, you do not. Well maybe.
Because. Thinking. Again. About this prompt.
All this thinking over the years was not completely futile though. I’ve realized that I’ve always wanted to get an understanding of which decision will be best. But only thinking about it will get you nowhere. You never, ever know what something will be like until you experience it. Schools, moving home, changing career paths, however much you imagine what these changes will be like, you will be surprised by what you discover when you actually engage in these activities. Moving here absolutely proved that. Our period of thinking was quite short, then we made a decision and moved to California 6 months later. Once you make the decision, your mind and heart will follow. I know now that this was some of the best things I’ve ever done in my whole life. And even though I’m still a thinker this experience gives me a lot of confidence. Don’t think endlessly, start acting and see what happens. We decided about 3 times not to move back to Germany and wonderful things have happened. We met wonderful people, saw loads of wonderful places and did so many wonderful new things. But no decision has to be final either and that’s a good thing. Life would be so boring if we could predict everything in our future! And no decision has to be perfect either. You might make the wrong decision sometimes but your opinion about the situation might change over time as well. That’s why I came to terms with me being a thinker, I won’t be able to change drastically. I will always think a lot, but I will always act, too. So, let’s see what the future brings. I’m excited.
