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lokibus:

I wanted to share something with you because there’s a sentiment I see quite often in my friends (and also in myself sometimes).

“I should write. I haven’t written in quite some time now and I am a writer. So I should write.”

What isn’t said out loud, but still part of the subtext is usually something along the lines of “Am I allowed to call myself a writer if I don’t write every day/week/month or write a certain amount of words/chapters/works”.

“Am I enough (of a writer) if I don’t write whenever I physically can?”

So maybe this metaphor has been done before, I don’t know, but as I was wandering around in our garden, I had a thought:

An apple tree, right? Or whatever kind of fruit-bearing tree/bush you like best.

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