Who are you talking to right now? Are you on the phone with your mom? Maybe you’re texting your best friend. I can tell you I’m currently on discord with a bunch of online friends, and I’m messaging a friend on Facebook. It’s possible that you aren’t talking to anyone right now, but think about how often that happens. Usually there’s children or a spouse at home you talk to or a phone buzzing with messages from your boyfriend or friends. Recently I accidentally started a bit of an experiment. I no longer talk to someone everyday. This was by accident because poem guy and I are on the outs. We no longer talk everyday, every second of the day. Since this has happened I’ve gone through a range of feelings. At first I feel really disconnected. It was disorientating, and I felt really confused. I felt like I had to have my phone in my hand, and I started talking to people. I texted people I haven’t talked to in a while, but conversations didn’t last long enough to feel normal. That’s when I realized that this was ridiculous. I should be able to sit alone for a couple hours without talking to anyone. I used to sit at home for hours and read book after book when I was a kid who didn’t have a phone. I should be able to sit and practice my juggling or knitting for an hour or two without feeling panicked because I have no one to talk to at the moment. Since I’ve started to enjoy my quiet time more, I’ve felt happier. I don’t feel the need to be texting someone at all times of the day. Instead I read, I knit, I juggle, I get homework done, and I just relax. I think that it’s beneficial to be alone sometimes. When you’re always talking to someone, you forget what it’s like to just worry about yourself for a moment or two. I challenge you to try it. Don’t talk to anyone for an hour or two a day, and during that time do something that makes you happy. Read a book, take a walk, write, or be productive. Set aside time to recharge and be alone. You’ll be glad you did.
Okay okay, here’s what you all really want. I am in the very beginning of the writing progress for a new story. By that I mean I have pictures. I see a blushing bride in head to toe lace and I also see a girl with a sword and an attitude. Two very different girls. As I write this, I’m thinking about how perfect it might be to combine their stories… Maybe. I am just in the conceptual stage of this short story, so don’t get too excited. On the poetry side of things, I’ve got exactly nothing. I’m much better at writing poetry after something terrible happens to me, so if you’re here for the poetry, sorry! Although, the majority of my followers joined after I posted my first or second shot story. That gives me the suspicion that you all are waiting for another. I’m working on it! Well, I have rehearsal so I will try to write soon (maybe I’ll even post that story next, probably not though).
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