So Why Do I Hesitate?
Welcome back!
I seem to be frozen in place about writing my website copy. I wonder about that. It nags at me. “Do it!” “Write it.” “You’ve got the time now; just get it done.” And it’s not getting done. And I don’t experience writer’s block usually. So what IS this?
One of the things I know about me is that when I am processing some idea, nothing is forthcoming from my mind. I think that is where I am with this site copy process. Nothing is forthcoming, so I must be in a process. What happens when I’m in a process is that the work is being refined in some way that is not visible inside of me and in the past, what comes out when it decides to come out is easily done, perfect, snappy, catchy and swell.
I’ve decided to trust the process. That’s a bit more challenging to do in front of the world of the internet readers rather than when it was just me within myself. It brings up fears: what if it’s not good enough? I have to rely on my ability to reason to tell me that it will be good enough for me, and if another likes it, well, good for them too. Otherwise, it’s still good enough for me.
Perrynoia. What you don’t know about me is that my maiden name is Perry. When we Perry’s get paranoid we call it Perrynoia. That tentacled hydra drives me nuts sometimes. I continue to lop of limbs and kill it off with reason, and it still rears it’s ugly head occasionally.
Okay, there it is - my vulnerability hanging out. I’ll let you know when it breaks.
