Wanting things is easy. But wants come at a price. Often, we do not consider the total price, a price not solely marked in dollars and cents. We pay a price with the items we put aside or choose not to pursue. There is a cost in time and effort we expend in the pursuit of our wants.
As writers, we exchange time with friends and family, for time scrawling words across a blank page. We forego a tidy home for a perfectly crafted story. Our dinner is snack food while we fill plot holes with sumptuous morsels. When we consider the exchange, the total price, the importance of setting priorities becomes clear. Contemplating total costs makes the work easier to plan and strengthens our resolve to follow through with our intentions.
What are you willing to exchange?
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
Jo Hawk 
Thoughtful piece, very perceptive, I note this morning the fireplace area where I was sat writing last night is very messy!
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I am happy the words spoke to you. Things seem to explode whenever I am working on a project. There is always time to tidy when the real job is done.
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Yep tidying is for people with nothing to do
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lol I have people tell me they are bored. I do not understand bored. I invite them over and assure them they will not be bored.
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Really great topic for writing and for life in general!! The problem is that writers are not “Normal” so what we value is not valued by others so it’s very hard for them to understand our exchange!
xoxoxo
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Excellent point. But I think you could apply the not “Normal” labor to several groups, for example, extreme athletes, artists, people who live in tiny homes. I could go on. Each group has specific values that others don’t necessarily understand.
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So true. I have a daughter that is a minimalist. Her and her husband live on a 25 sailboat.
xoxoxo
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Oh that sounds like fun.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thanks for the reblog my friend. ✨💕✨
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Happy to share, My Dear!
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Forgo a tidy home–ha, so that’s the reason. Right, right, I am too invested in my writing to clean. 😀
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LOL Well it works for me. 😉 It can get pretty messy when I am working on a project. 💕
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i cant do untidy house its like an untidy mind, i will batch cook in advance so always have meals on hand. i note that if i don not have balance in my life the writing does not flow. however recently the writing has been very productive and intense, I am seriously considering a writer’s retreat.
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If I am working intently on a project, I do not see the mess. But as soon as I am finished I become a white tornado, putting everything back in order. A retreat sounds wonderful. Then you won’t have to worry about cooking or cleaning. ✨💕✨
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that is absolute focus! i suppose the cleaning afterwards is quite cathartic too. Yes on retreat I can be unhealthy and have excuses to eat chocolate for breakfast!
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Maybe I should go on a retreat if it means I can eat chocolate. 😉
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I recommend it! Maybe we can plan one together?!
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There is an idea…
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Yes and soubds exciting too
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Yes it does. Ok you have me thinking.
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you have my email, i am open to suggestions!
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