You may not know but some days writing meaningful thoughts or interesting topics can be a struggle.  Figuratively putting pen to paper is a challenge most days.  The writer can allow music, TV, twitter, recreational reading, homework, web surfing, husband, and even the cats to distract.  I am not saying that distractions are bad and they certainly have their place.  Some days the words flow easily on to the screen but other days are a struggle.

For instance, today, I am hanging out with my husband and my two babies Daisy and Galahad.  I would like to write something amazing but I have allowed much to interfere. I watched last night’s new episode of Fringe, Law and Order UK, and now we are watching CSI. Periodically I have flipped over to read my timeline on twitter and I find some tweets are inspirational; other tweets make me laugh; other tweets educate (okay that perhaps is a stretch).

I have the thought that regardless if you have a deadline to complete a writing assignment, or a homework assignment or no deadline on the project the writer or student will occasionally find distractions.  The trick is to use the distractions to inspire and not hinder. I think I will take a page from one of my favorite philosophers, Jean Paul Sartre.  He said, “Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices.”  So my choice is to keep going on my path of writing, studying and sharing, what is your choice?