The Flower Tree and The Void

<h1>The Void</h1> <p>I was thinking this morning about the void &mdash; how it&rsquo;s gotten such a bad reputation. Yesterday, when I started day #8, I realized I&rsquo;d run out of ideas. I didn&rsquo;t know what to draw next. I hadn&rsquo;t a clue of what to do, only I&rsquo;d committed to doing something.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s so much nicer to start with some idea or an inkling (ha!) of what you might do or try. I had a strong temptation to give up. Talk myself out of this 30-day plan of mine. Make an excuse.</p> <p>I love the momentum of a clear direction. I don&rsquo;t like not knowing I am terrified of the feelings that come with not knowing what to do. It feels like helplessness. It feels like vulnerability without a ready-made defense. Really not knowing, and knowing you don&rsquo;t know, and knowing there&rsquo;s nothing you can do to figure it out and gain some measure of control. It&rsquo;s not a place I go to willingly, and if I find myself in the void, I try to escape it as quickly as possible.</p> <p>But the moments when I am in that state of really not knowing what comes next, what to do, what to think, what direction to take, what to try, or even avoid (ha!) &mdash; A-void. What you do when you can&rsquo;t stay in the void.</p> <p>Voids open up in every moment of transition. More voids open, the quieter you get.</p> <p><a href="https://suzannelagrande.medium.com/the-flower-tree-and-the-void-652ff3b0a990"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>
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