It's easy in life to be driven by moods.
Even someone who typically runs on level ground can defer to moods more often than he should.
Without a plan that's been crafted to align behavior to values, the values will lose to moods more often than not. And the specific outcome will be unpredictable but predictably bad.
Most of the goals worth having represent some sort of ambition requiring a long-term commitment. Moods, even among the most even-tempered people, are sadly far too variable to bank on them guiding you in any sort of consistent direction.
I feel this dilemma acutely now as I'm being challenged personally more than I ever have and am, at the same time, fighting to reach several new meaningful goals.
I am desperate to chase my bigger goals, even as moods too-often try to direct me places I don't want to go.
This kind of thinking, aligning actions to values rather than moods, applies to many areas of life, but it fits particularly well with the notion of writing and inspiration.
Waiting for inspiration means, in essence, waiting for the right mood. I'm working hard not to do that and suggest that you do the same. The value, to me, is finishing a novel that makes me proud. In order to do that, I have to produce consistently, irrespective of my moods.
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I forgot to mention that I think it best to save the reading of your story to some kind of MP3 player and go listen to it somewhere away fro...
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I can relate to this blog. The most difficult yet real deal is subordinating your moods, feelings and emotions to the values you have set ... integrity in the moment of choice.
Was just wondering if you have read/listened Hyrum Smith's "What matters most?"
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