I read something about Seth Godin recently. It was in an interview with Tim Ferriss where Seth explained the things he actively doesn't do - which is just as fascinating as the things he does ritualize. Seth focuses on writing short, powerful daily blog posts. He doesn't watch his analytics, his social media and he doesn't have a comments section. He pours his energy and his "give a fucks" with intent.

This rings so strongly with me. My biggest writing deterrent is often the socializing of the post. Hitting that publish button is stress provoking enough - I'm usually at my limit when I move on to crafting an enticing yet short Facebook or Instagram snippet. 

Before I know it, I end up spending the next 48 hours refreshing my web traffic, seeing how many likes I collected or not having an emotional breakdown when I read all the beautiful comments friends' and family have left.

Seth's words liberated me so here I am. Just writing. Just spending what precious alone time I have trying to put words to all these emotions and inane mind chatter I constantly witness.

Sorry to my friends for not sharing that I'm sharing Maeve updates. Hahaha. I think I'll keep the comments though. Lord knows how awkward I get when someone tries to say nice words to my face.