You're writing again :D
Hooray!
I had NO idea you were in Japan! What an amazing and bizarre find. This has raised my curiosity two hundred notches 😁
But I won't pry online...
but this jumps right out for me and maybe bears further thought
I could, of course, join in the cleaning, or walk through the halls engaging students and keeping busy, and when I first took this job years ago, that’s what I did do; however, these days, I tend to just hunker down at my desk and work on other things
Why?
And if it doesn't fill your soul with joy... well... you know what to do.
In case you aren't around that day... Happy Valentine's day and thank you for being a part of my world 💕
Thank you.
You didn’t know that I live in Japan? I could have sworn that that had come up at some point in time.
To answer your question, these days I often use that time to work on designs. To be honest, I think the thing got me to start slacking off was Steemit (previous Hive). As soon as I found out I could write and earn crypto, sweeping hallways sort of lost its appeal.
Nope.
I thought Asia somewhere. I had no idea you were in Japan. But you stopped writing shortly after I found you for a while so...
I'm so interested in Japanese culture... and the country.
Ah... I get this too (the finding new interests).
Perhaps you called it in and you only need to now combine skill sets to make it work for you? I mean... a tech class at schools as an extra mural could work? Or a creative writing club?
I also isolate at times, for the creative process... but I also find I get so much material and inspiration when I engage with other people... it's a balancing act. Inspiration / integration.
But I used to isolate for the wrong reasons at times and that's not good.
It’s funny. I never had any interest in Japan. I just ended up getting a job here and so I came for what I thought would be one year. Thirteen years later and here I am, at home.
What made me want to write again was journal entry that I heard read aloud the other day in the midst of a documentary about the band Morphine. I’m often only the slightest nudge away from writing and posting, but since I’ve got other things that I’m constantly working on, without that extra bit of inspiration, I let it slide for long periods of time.
You’re right about combining skill sets. I’m getting closer to finding the right way to do that, but I haven’t quite figured it out yet.