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Writing
I have not been as productive as I could be in terms of writing my memoir, as I am a bit lost about what and where to begin the writing. I have come with some ways to kickstart work on it again. There is writing going on – been writing on this blog as well as on Medium.com. Also, have been doing a fair bit of reflective writing to learn more about myself. That has been one of the side-effects of writing the memoirs. But not only am I learning about myself, I am also being confronted by things that perhaps I have not dealt with. Either there is a whole other memoir that is peeking out, or I am delving in areas that I did not anticipate. So far, I am just writing all of it down, and then one day, I might come back to it to confront it. I take solace in the words of Hemingway from an interview in the Paris Review.
INTERVIEWER
… what do you think is the function of your art? Why a representation of fact, rather than fact itself?
HEMINGWAY
Why be puzzled by that? From things that have happened and from things as they exist and from all things that you know and all those you cannot know, you make something through your invention that is not a representation but a whole new thing truer than anything true and alive, and you make it alive, and if you make it well enough, you give it immortality. That is why you write and for no other reason that you know of. But what about all the reasons that no one knows?
Health
It was raining a fair bit recently, which means I am not able to walk to and from Kohub, so I am not getting much exercise. This means that my leg has not got stronger and mobility is still an issue. And as I wrote before, this is not ideal. I have also been struggling with sleep – its been more than a week since I did not toss and turn for hours before waking up still tired. Not being properly rested means that my body cannot recover — so my back is sore. The mattress at the apartment is not helping. Sigh – so much complaining!
I can deal with those things above. I complain but I can deal with them. What worries me is that its affecting my mood, my state of mind. That is never good.
On the positive note, next week I have two visitors coming. Two people whose company I enjoy very much. I am looking forward to that. And maybe all I need is a good nights sleep – things always feel better after a good sleep.