I'm Returning to a More Spontaneous Writing Flow for a While

As you all know I started a local private practice last year that is starting to pick up a lot of momentum. Due to these accelerations that are taking up most of my bandwidth lately, I am going to pause my paid subscriptions on Substack for a while and return to a more spontaneous writing flow. I am working 6 days a week to grow my business, often seven if you count administrative tasks, and sadly, I just do not have the mental and emotional energy at the moment to continue with a more rigid and reliable writing schedule.

I’m also missing what it felt like to follow organic waves of inspiration, rather than a more disciplined approach to my writing, even though the disciplined approach has helped me grow as a writer immensely as well. I think I’m seeking some balance between the two approaches that I haven’t quite mastered yet.

In any case, I am in need of some perspective as well. It’s been a long streak for me here, well over a year of weekly posts, (minus one week). I need a moment to regroup and rediscover myself as a writer.

Moving forward, I may view my writing more as a service to my work in the world in the form of bodywork and coaching, a delivery mechanism for those endeavors, rather than getting paid for the writing in and of itself. If I do return to some version of my current pay structure, it’s likely to be much more exclusive and less will be given out for free. I may write less frequently, but more in depth, and have those posts only go out to my paid subscribers. I also thought about writing totally spontaneously for free, and instead of a pay structure like I have now, open it up to donations. It’s all sort of being reimagined right now.

I do see clearly now though, as my momentum accelerates and recognition and appreciation flood in for my work from other directions, that my time - effort -energy are valuable and worthy of a certain level of exchange. I see how much of myself; body - mind - spirit, I put into everything I do, and I’m starting to acknowledge how rare that can be. In short, I’ve stepped into my worth in new ways these past few months on levels I never have before, and I realize I’ve been selling myself a little short at times.

To sum this up. I’m still going to be writing, just not on a rigid schedule. My posts may be a little fewer - not necessarily weekly, although they could be. Who knows, maybe I’ll post twice a week some weeks. It just depends on my flow and how busy I am with other things. My writing is taking a back seat to my local business for a bit, and to gain perspective, regroup and decide what best serves me with it moving forward. Paid subscriptions will be paused until I figure out what works best.

Okay, sending love to you all,

Kaya