Brandelyn: Lyrical Contradiction

            For the last five days I have been on a break from the writing project I’ve been working on. So for the last five days I have been chillen and it’s been wonderful. This morning I woke up and felt like something was missing. I realized that even though I have been working on this project I have not really been writing, at least not my own stuff. Now that my third book is complete, I have an idea for the next one, but I haven’t REALLY started working on that. I haven’t been blogging, or journaling, or even reading good books and it hit me this morning that this is why I have been so on edge. Writing for me is my therapy, my escape. No matter what is going on, I know that I can sit down for hours at a time and slip into someone else’s world. I need that because sometimes my world is way too much to deal with. So today I am going to head over to the Bucks as my friend Peirce calls it and sit there until I start to feel better. I brought my laptop and my composition notebook with my ideas and I am going to get it cracking. I feel the tension leaving my shoulders just sitting here writing this blog so I know I need to take some me time and write. I think it is also time for a nice vacation. Nothing big, but somewhere where my cell phone has no reception and I have enough time and space to sort out my thoughts. That sounds lovely. Anyway, I just want to encourage you that if you are feeling a bit on edge, stressed out and need a break, find that thing that makes you happy and just take some time to do it. Whatever it is, take time to get away, free your mind and fly away. (Shout out to Ledisi). Only four more hours and then I’m off to the Bucks… I can’t wait!

Peace Y’all…

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