Below are some plants from my garden. Some are volunteer and some were planted, but all of them brought me joy throughout the summer. For the most part, I viewed all aspects of gardening - planting, deadheading, composting, and weeding - as ways to be outside, enjoy my plants, and get some exercise.
The same can be done for the parts of writing I don't like as much.
I often say that the hardest part of writing is sitting down to write.
If I think of writing as yet another thing I have to cram into the scant hours of the day. I feel stressed, anxious, and don't want to write. However, if I think of writing, as being one of the bountiful things that I get to do during a day, I'm motivated to do it.
Two key words in the above paragraph are 'have to' and 'get to'. By changing the verbs from negative to positive, I feel more motivated. 'yet another' and 'one of many interesting' also change the meaning of the sentences.
After time, the biggest struggle I have is with editing.
If I think of editing, as an opportunity to improve my writing, I enjoy it. If I think of it as attacking all the hours I put in previously, and throwing them out the window, I hate it.
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