Finding A New Balance

Mistakes Were Made, But We Are Not Defined By Our Mistakes – Only By Our Reactions To Them

Trying To Find A Balance Once Again

Hello! Hola! Kon’nichiwa! Bonjour!

Now that I’ve come out of my depressive state, I think I have anyways, I need to find a new balance. I need balance in my life now more than ever so I can get back to writing more, creating more, spending time with my daughter more, and so on.

Why is it so difficult to find a balance? What even does finding a balance mean?

Is it a subliminal state of being? Or is it simply only a series of correct choices? If the latter, what are the correct choices, then?

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In July, I was officially diagnosed with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and chronic pain. Just to name a few. You can read all about that in the blog post before this one.

Does finding a balance involve continually taking medical marijuana? I’m sure there’s a hippie reference in there somewhere but was really thinking about Cheech & Chong and their antics.

The truth of it is: I have no idea what the hell it is that I’m doing. And that’s compounded by being a single father and a business owner. Throw in some stress from piling bills, election season, navigating family matters from the aforementioned election season, and so much more.

In the beginning, I used writing as an escape.

Writing as an escape is a powerful & positive coping mechanism and tool both, but I can’t bring myself to write the children’s books I have planned.

Nujabes

Lorem Ipsum, huh? Cool, cool…..cooooool. Yeeeaaaahhhh, this is me writing something here. Read this blog post, I guess?

I Don’t Understand Why…Yet

One question stuck out the most: why am I making up lies for why I’m wearing sunglasses inside a building?

It’s Monday, My Guy

It’s time for a shower, shave, makeup, coffee, medical marijuana, and some coffee. These chronic conditions won’t manage themselves.

Amazon Changed Its E-Book Return Policy?

As of September 22nd, 2022, the policy has since been changed. However, the change does not go into effect until “by the end of the year.”

Happy Mabon 2022

Mabon (pronounced MAY-bone) is a pagan holiday, and one of the eight Wiccan sabbats celebrated during the year.

Banned Books Week 2022

What does it say about me as an author when I have yet to participate in a #BannedBooksWeek series? Find out here.

Weed and Hot Berry Tea

Everything from the moment I wake up to how I will be ending my day, getting ready for work the following day.

It’s Agatha Christie’s Birthday

Did you know that HarperCollins recently collected only the Miss Marple ones into a single volume? Weighs more than 15 pounds!!

A New Adventure?

Arizona, my home state, unfortunately, has a history of book bans. That has also included the Latinx community as well.

Two Weeks

For so long, I was keeping myself down, keeping myself on the ground any time I felt good about any direction in my life.

I want to say that being a dad and a business owner has made it all but impossible to create a writing & activity schedule for the week and stick with it. It’s sad, too, that I can better plan my business week than I can being a dad. In my daughter’s current youth (10 months old), it’s sporadic – chaotic, even.

So how do I find a new balance?

Well, I’ll try using Google Calendars to better plan out the next 7 days as a start.

Meal prep, if I can, while I’m at it.

In all, I’m looking for that kind of balance & comfort where I can truly feel confident enough to continue writing children’s books and more.

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