A Few Blocks Away!

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Fingers halting after punching a few words… brain seeking for thoughts… eyes searching for cues, are symptoms indicating I am in the "B" zone; the Block.

Writer's Block is nightmarish for every writer with me as no exception. The terrifying part of it is the duration. Some are lucky enough to have it for a few days; I can have long spells of it. Yes, really long.

Self help books on the topic advise to keep writing and reading, as a result, updating yourself on topics of your interest. And I do…I do exactly that, however, the "keep writing" part is little less easy with people like me who are not full time writers. Amid zillion things to attend to, writing at times- sigh- isn't effortless as compared to the moments when you have bouts of thoughts to pen down, and you just can not stop.

Advice and suggestions push me to write anything that comes to my mind or to put down an amusing anecdote or even better, an embarrassing one, at my cost. It works, it definitely does, although, only when I want to write about it. It's like this; no one can make me write, but me, on anything, if "I" don't want to. That makes me a stubborn-moody writer. I will be motivated or inspired, simply when I welcome it openly. (I definitely need to change that)

"A Clouded minds sees nothing" (The Shadow)

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So, when I am not quite receptive of others' motivations, this is what always works for me; a walk in the evening. It always opens up my mind and my brain cells churn out ideas, squeeze out words to weave in together to create- what I call- a neat piece of work. Thus, ending my dry spell I walk across the blocks and return home to get back to my writing. 

The Morning Person ...!!

Most of my life I have been a morning person... almost my entire childhood (baring the vacations, when I could pamper myself into my beloved slumber world, for a good couple of hours more) was spent waking up early with a grunt and asking for more 5 minutes of sleep, tooth brush hanging from the mouth with a face, that would say, "life sucks". The shower did the impossible task of waking me up enough to get dressed...then came the dreaded thing---Breakfast, "seriously, who eats at this hour".

Well, all that changed, as I am a grown up girl now or is it my body that has become accustomed to the torture, errr...lets just stick to the grown up thing *smirks*.

Yes, I wake at 6.00 am & have I benefited anything from it ? You bet, I have :D

Benefits of waking up early :

1. I have enough time to do some stretches and a few workouts. Though, some days, I stick to only stretches and leave the workouts for the evening.   "Have to leave some thign for the evening too".
2. I get to have my Tea and breakfast, and enjoy them at a relaxed pace. "Yes, I eventually did fall in love with my breakfast".
3. The tick-tock of Mr. clock doesn't panic me while I get ready for work, as loads of time in hand. I do my hair, my make-up (whatever little that I do,as I am not much of a pancake person) without giving the horrified look to Mr. clock, every 2 minutes. "I put together my clothes the night before to make it easier in the morning".  
4. I don't rush to take a rickshaw, rather I walk to the railway station (thus, getting a good round of walk of 15 mins) and reach in time. "I have a particular train to catch, remember !!".
5. My day begins early, so I can wrap up early and have more free time for "Me". I spend time more with my family and sometimes get to that store with a big board that says, "SALE". *smug look* 

And ..ahem! I did become a night owl a few years ago, for some time...my body began to revolt & I had to give up to its demand. 

So, are you a morning person or a night owl?

P.S.  Now, I brush my teeth with a face, that says.......-nothing. 

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