I love that Cosmin! I totally understand where you are coming from! When I joined Medium it felt overwhelming. I was in lockdown and home. I was writing as much as possible and reading other’s work — it was like a full time job :). Writing does not come easy for me as it might for my writer friends.

One day I really wanted to go for a walk, but I had to write and I didn’t know what to share. I felt so guilty but I finally gave in and went out and during my walk found a $20 bill on the ground! A poem then came to me with the thoughts that it ‘pays to play’. I decided to write that poem and publish it for my article that day. I had fun, got creative, enjoyed myself AND got my work done.

Take that hour and do what’s best for you — don’t feel guilty! If you don’t take care of yourself, who will? Otherwise you will burn yourself out, then what?!

Now that I am back at my full time job, I write once a week, read as much as I can — I’d like to do more, but it’s just not possible and I’m finding it’s okay.

Sending you love and light ~

Hope you send me an update on how it’s going for you!