Straight out of my head. I’m not going to stop writing, but I need to find a seam I can stay in. Today Liz goes back to work after three weeks off. The holidays were meant to be about Grace, and mostly they were, but I’ve drifted back into work mode again. I can’t help it. I need to work. That’s just true. I don’t fully kick into gear until Grace goes back to school later this month. That’s when the structure returns. Until then, I’m holding steady. I’m committing my future to short form video. The rule is simple. Stay on the path. Don’t deviate. I get bored, I get disillusioned, and I switch things up. That’s the pattern. New rule. Don’t change my primary focus from video. People don’t read much anymore. I don’t want to be a writer in the publishing sense. I’ll still journal daily. I’ll still write the occasional article. I’ll eventually edit and release the books I’ve already drafted. But the centre stays video. I’m treating each video like a small experiment. A lottery ticket, maybe. Not chasing virality, but accepting that reach is partly chance. The real work is staying in the game long enough to get better. Long term thinking. Stick to one thing. Don’t pivot. Don’t give up. Breathe. #reflections Published 12-1-2026 Written on https://freewriter.app