Writing to no one

In my years of being me, I have never truly written anything for the audience. Whenever I do write it is for myself. The words that need to get out, that cannot be told to a person "in person". Once upon a time I wrote periodically in a journal - letters to my now husband, that never were to be read.

Writing for the sake of writing, a condition also known as graphomania.

I have to admit that after years of writing consistently, then there came years of not writing a single word. Even writing an email had been a chore at that time. And here I am. Again - writing for the sake of just getting it out. Such writing has no value, no sense and no message. I'm not documenting our lives, I'm not expressing any revolutionary thoughts, I'm not trying to change the world. It is hard for me to understand how I can even justify spending my time like this. But then, I remember why I'm here. When you have no one to talk to, you may end up just talking to the sheet of paper, or in this specific case - to a blank web page.

30 day Back to Self Challenge

I came across this wonderful idea in one of my favorite magazines.

The idea is to do something for just yourself every day. The examples are read a novel, drink your water, do your yoga, go for a jog... Do something that you enjoy.

Since I'm a bookaholic I suppose I've been doing that for a while now, but still it is important to recognize that you need to do something just for yourself. Your mind, body, soul, you very essence require nurturing just as much as those around you. Oh crap.. I forgot to feed my turtle this morning....

So for me - yoga class today. Training sessions tomorrow and on Thursday. Since my car battery is dead - recharging the battery might count as a self-nurturing, right? Otherwise, how will I get to the library? Horrors!

As for the water - how many of you have a water bottle, but don't have it with you? I'm like that. So one more thing for me to do this week - find my Sigg bottle!

If you are stopping by to read this - please share what are you planning to do for yourself? Can you keep it up for 30 days? :) I dare you!