Rising, worrying numbers, local lockdowns across the country, and the next county could be mine. The need for diversion has grown this week, and my anxiety hisses at me from its corner.
Yes, I have Corona blues tonight. I´m tired of bad news, tired of stupid people doing reckless bullshit, and I´m tired of the gray tones of the weather these days.
So, I´m a bit late with this blog post. My little, wise, old dog has stomach problems and needed to see the vet today. And I have been busy transferring all my writing notes to an online haven.
My laptop annoys me at times, and I don´t want to experience one day that all my hard work is wasted. So I create backup whenever I hav e the possibility to do so.
But despite bad news, despite mental disorders and physical ailments, and despite this eerie Corona blues, I´m happy and content with my life. My bipolar “friend” in my head behaves, and the anxiety is on a strict leash.
I look forward to creating the ritual for the Winter Solstice, Yule. That day , the light returns. That day, the wheel of the year turns, and that day, I will enjoy a quiet and beautiful witchcraft ritual.
And I work with my novels again. I´m researching the settings, gathering my material around me, and preparing myself for the task of being able to sit in a chair between four to six hours a day.
To write a trilogy, a psychological thriller about how people are capable of treating others badly. To write so my readers feel they are in the middle of a movie. To write because I love to do it and want to try it out.
And after a couple of days, I begin to adjust my body, my mind, and my soul to the enormous task of being a writer. My deepest respect goes to those before me.
Because it is difficult to write. But I know I will regret it, if I don´t take a chance and try to do what so many have told me to do. To write my heart out, to write with music in every word, and to write for the love of it.
The Corona blues is inevitable. But I´ll fight it every inch of the way, and I have all my strategies up and ready to use, no matter what. We are also extremely careful when we go out now.
I think we will see a major lockdown soon due to the rising, rising, rising numbers. It is only a matter of time. But we can still manage well here at our sacred spot.
I speak with my 82-year-old father three times a week now. And this Christmas, we will celebrate on the cell phone with as many calls as he wants. It would be too dangerous for him to travel here by train.
Because of my work with my novel, I´m able to divert my thoughts and my anxiety from the world outside. Because of my witchcraft practice, I´m able to relax in my mind. And because of my loved ones, I thrive.
So, from the positive perspective, everything is okay here, thank you. Tonight, my thoughts go the people of the world. May this evening bring happiness, inner peace, good health, and kindness.
I have begun brainstorming the plot for my trilogy. I need to research a little more, to re-write a few more notes, and to practice daily word counts to follow my development as a writer.
So, I´m pretty busy these weeks. I also need to handle the laundry, to help a little extra every day, and to work hard with my anxiety. But it feels much better to be busy than to sit and think doing nothing.
I have discovered an inner craving for working with my trilogy. It is my reward when I finish my chores, when I win over yet another anxiety attack, and when my mood swings annoy me.
And tonight, I fight the Corona blues with loud rock music with roaring guitars, thundering drums, and that sound of pure bass in my ears. It feels like dancing with my keyboard.
I hope that you are all well and okay, dear readers and followers. Depending on the development in things in my country, Denmark, I will probably write more on this blog in the near future.
I have many things on my mind that I need to transform into written words. It helps me personally, and perhaps, with good luck and goodwill, can it help and inspire others too.
May your weekend be blessed with positive vibes, may life be fair for you, and may trouble stay away, dear readers and followers. As we will it, so mote it be.
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