Quit overthinking and just DO it already!

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Wake up and smell the coffee
Rise and shine
The early bird gets the worm
Strike while the iron's hot
And whistle while you work

Stay on the trail
Keep your hands and arms inside the train
Don't stray
Watch your step
And wipe your feet
Draw inside the lines

So it's been almost two months since I last posted. Yes, I'm aware of how unacceptable that is, and I ask for your forgiveness, dear readers. It appears that even in all my infinite wisdom (snerk), I do not have all the secrets for not getting stuck in a rut.

Life just came at with me with crappy situation after crappy situation, and no amount of my screaming "Cut it OUT, life! I've got crap to do!" came to any avail. I quickly went from simply whelmed, to quite overwhelmed. And instead of using my writing to help process this and bring forth new wisdom (learned via failure, no doubt, but wisdom gained nonetheless), I... well, just kinda threw my hands up. Got so caught up in trying to do things "right," that I just kind of ground to a halt.

 I mean come on. Really? We were made for so much more than this. Megafail on my part.

Fortunately, this failure, too, leads to greater wisdom.

I let various circumstances push me into over-thinking things. Advancement opportunities within my current work place seem... well, rather stagnant at the moment. And my brain did not go into encouraging directions: "Is it me? Is it a failing within the corporate structure here? Am I dreaming the wrong dreams? Am I just not good enough? What's WRONG with me? Is there even a point? Why do I feel like I'm being chewed on by a corporate machine and not growing at all?"

I saw a counselor. I re-thought my thinking, and started coming back a little at a time. I've now got a monthly column at Indygeek.net, I've been networking like crazy, writing special pieces from time to time, compiling a little list of places I'd like to guest post, but... even though things were going great on Indygeek, I was suffering from a MAD case of blogger's block here in my own corner of the Intertubes.

For starters, this blog is morphing into something entirely different than it started out as, and I'm not even entirely sure what that is yet.

But y'know what? Especially after all the learning I've taken in at this year's recent Blog Indiana conference, my conclusion is... to not think about it right now! I'm just going to take down ideas as they come, write what I want to write, and let this place evolve organically.

Yes, you must be thoughtful about what you put out there, and about where you want to go. But don't forget the point of all of it.

Breathe deep
Speak out
Make up your mind
Be brave
Follow your dreams
Listen to your heart
Close your eyes
Make a wish