Everything comes in waves.
Deaths and births come in threes. Then for years, nothing.
Words flow off the fingers for weeks…then nothing.
It’s just the way it goes. I’ve learned to run with it. Ride the writing tide, so to speak. November was definitely a writing month for me. December’s not looking so good. I mean, rain is forecasted for this week so I suppose it could turn around, but I really wanted to finish Immortal, Beloved by Christmas and it’s looking more like the end of January.
Around the Miller household we’re fighting fevers and chills. It’s only expected…we’ve been healthy most of the year. It was our turn to catch the flu bug after avoiding it so long.
After gaining a few pounds during Thanksgiving week (oh, the food was scrumptious) I’m back in workout mode. I’m four days into P90X. I. Am. So. Sore. Every part of me hurts. I think even the tiny little muscles in my eyelids are trembling from exhaustion. I haven’t been on a solid workout program since late spring…let my “fat jeans” tell you, it was high time to get back on the horse.
So whatever is thrown your way this weekend, know that everything comes in waves. Writing flurries fall eventually…but the storm will come again and you’ll finish that book in a heartbeat. Sick kids get better, then get sick again the next time they touch some filthy restroom doorknob. The pounds you gained during turkey-time will melt away…albeit with a ton of sweat and tears.
Roll with whatever wave you’re on with the knowledge that life is a cycle. Enjoy the downs because it means there are highs right around the corner waiting for your return.