Those Fleeting Brilliant Blog Posts
July 20th, 2007 at 7:19 am by Dee O'Neil Andrews
I absolutely write some of the most brilliant blog posts in my head in between actually sitting down here to write. But then when I do finally really sit down here to write, they have suddenly all disappeared from my brain.
Why is that?
Just yesterday afternoon I was thinking of one and started to sit down right then to write it all out . . . but didn't. Now, for the life of me, I can't remember a word or thought or phrase or even subject.
Once in a while I've tried doing that, though, without much better success. You see, I start something in a flash of brilliance, get stuck a couple of sentences or even paragraphs in and then decide to set it aside until a more opportune time. Like when the brilliance returns.
It never does.
Well, I say never. Very rarely is more accurate. Once in a rare while something just clicks and flows and appears, seemingly as if by magic, and it's good. And I'm happy. For at least that one post. Then it's back to scrambling around for a good news day on which to report great events and happenings.
Today isn't one of them, I'll just flat out tell you. We are stuck in limbo here in our new house with our (still) plywood/particle board kitchen counter tops with daily reports of sightings of the new ones somewhere in transit, but never actually arriving. It's apparently the company manufactures the laminate and that's making them. Wilsonart, to be specific. And we're very, very tired of waiting and not being told why exactly they are taking so very, very long and not able to close on our house or anything until they come in.
What a huge pain this all is. Plus we're having company this evening and were so hoping to finally have the house all finished.
Oh well . . . let me go meditate on this and cogitate a bit and maybe I'll come up with something brilliant to write about all of it. In the meantime, read my offering and know that I really appreciate you each and pray for you each every day about your lives. Hoping they are going well and that they are good.
So, cheers & blessings to you each today! Dee
Sweet Dee,
I always enjoy your posts. I’m kind of behind due to a busy summer but I’ll catch up.
I’m not much different than you. One night in the middle of the night I sat up in bed and had a thought for a GREAT post. I was so excited to think of it. I went back to sleep woke up excitedly the next morning and couldn’t remember a thing about it. Shoot!
Have a blessed day!
First of all, one of the most memorable visits this company will ever have of visiting your new house was the time you had the plywood counter-tops! Second, I have some of the most brilliant thoughts this world could ever know … if only I could remember them long enough to tell someone!
Dee,
Life is like your temporary plywood countertop. What is now, will be more glorious then–when this temporary phase is done. Today, our lives are a combination of pieces glued together under the pressure of life itself–failed expectations here, celebrative moments there, saw dust in that corner, polished stone in another.
Just tell your guests that you delayed the installation of the permanent countertop in order to serve up a metaphore with dinner. Ask them to fill in the blank–A plywoood countertop is like life in what way? You’re a writer. They’ll understand that you’re a bit weird. : )
I suffer from post brilliance syndrone as well when I sit down to blog….
Have a good weekend!
I write complete posts in my head at 4 in the morning and then at 7:00 it’s gone.
Drives me crazy!