List the excuses

Deborah Buckmaster

I’ve never really liked making lists, preferring to let the ideas or things to do just swirl around in my head, drifting like a petal in a slow flowing stream, occasionally taken where it needs to go but often floating away, not to be seen or thought of again.

Yet this time I am going to make one, because I am good at making lists of excuses for not doing or being or saying …

This blog of mine has almost died a natural death from lack of content and shame of sharing, but I want to give it a final attempt.

Here is my list of excuses for not writing on my blog since last October :

  • Not being read so what’s the point (in my feeling sorry for myself mode)
  • Laziness
  • Got out of my routine
  • Family commitments
  • Started swimming lessons
  • Started harp lessons
  • Got into too many Netflix series
  • Joined a writing group and got bogged down by their content and ignored mine
  • Comparison leading to giving up
  • Eating priorities,  including my nails
  • Lots of group meetings for prayer
  • Lingering over social media
  • Occasional godson school runs
  • Resting too much
  • Thinking, over-thinking, thinking again
  • There are others but the petals have floated away.

 

Please give it another go!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Published by Deborah Buckmaster

I find joy in sharing my heart by writing. A former secretary when shorthand and electric typewriting were in vogue, letter writer, journaling addict, mother of two amazing grown kids, married to the best Brit ever. I love nature, swimming, chocolate and Jesus

15 thoughts on “List the excuses”

  3. Totally agree with your very last statement. Please give it another go! Keep at it Debbie. You are such an encouragement for me and others.

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  4. Debs so glad you’re back blogging, you have such a gift for drawing the reader close with your writing and wanting to hear more. Keep it up xx

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  5. Debbie I’m so happy that your writing again. Thank you for not giving up and picking up your pen again. You have a beautiful gift Debbie; I love to read what you write.

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