Inspiration and Enthusiasm

I have to admit to being in a bit of a slump with work lately. Some of the shiny new-ness of a few projects have worn off. I've been tired. The sun has been shining and I've needed to be in it.

I've tried to sit with this lack of energy and enthusiasm; to marinate in it; to see what I might discover from it but all that has served is to have me slump even further. Sometimes that space for reflection is the perfect antedote to a rut. Time and space to work things out. To see through the murk for a clear way forward.

Sometimes but not this time.

This time around, what has got me fired up again has been a room full of vibrant, energised, friendly, enthusiastic, and supportive women. I needed that energy. I needed to be surrounded by it. I needed a taste of it again. I came away from that meeting buzzing with ideas and contacts, friendship and laughter. I'm back on track again and thankful to that room of loveliness.

This dip and rise again has given me one insight I hadn't noticed of myself before. If I think back, I can see a pattern: I like new. I like shiny. I like adventure and discovery. I like ideas and projects. I even like the details behind starting projects and ideas. It's the follow-through I'm going to have to work on. I am going to have to try to find ways of keeping the old and routine fun and interesting. I am going to have to meet with that room full of women every month for a start!