"How did you keep writing through it all?"
This question was proposed over a sweltering dark roast last Saturday morning.
"…it all" references the struggle I've had over the last month with anxiety and panic attacks.
He noticed that I never stopped writing my daily emails.
My answer was that writing was the only way I made it through.
Along with prayer, meditation, reading, journaling, walking, and extensive support from my family.
But later that day, I realized something.
I came to understand that I have one rule that guides my life and creative work:
Write every single day.
No matter how I feel (which is usually a form of "shitty"), I write.
Whether it's for thirty minutes or an hour, I write.
It could be about marketing, our mortality, or my rollercoaster of emotions.
But it's my one rule that I follow every single day.
And it's one of the keys to getting through the dark nights of the soul.
Do you have a single rule that guides your life and work?
If not, I'd suggest getting one.
And writing every single day is a good rule to try.
It's been the medicine that has soothed my anxiety and helped me regain my sanity.
What's your one rule?
🧠 // JO