The Flower Tree and The Void
<h1>The Void</h1>
<p>I was thinking this morning about the void — how it’s gotten such a bad reputation. Yesterday, when I started day #8, I realized I’d run out of ideas. I didn’t know what to draw next. I hadn’t a clue of what to do, only I’d committed to doing something.</p>
<p>It’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’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’t know, and knowing there’s nothing you can do to figure it out and gain some measure of control. It’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!) — A-void. What you do when you can’t stay in the void.</p>
<p>Voids open up in every moment of transition. More voids open, the quieter you get.</p>
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