Athan
Bio
Writer living in the Southern California desert | website www.byathan.com
Stories (11/0)
Life is Simple
I WANT TO BE A WRITER! by Halsey It is not a want. It is not a wish. It’s simple. A demon waiting at the foot of your bed to grab your ankles while you sleep. It’s a gnat burrowing into your ear and laying eggs behind the sockets of your eye. It’s sitting in your own filth for days, staring at the shower across the room while minutes become hours. It’s six months since you’ve talked to your dad, And whining like an infant to your lover begging to be spit-shined like a piece of silverware, “I have given so much to the page,
By Athan2 years ago in Motivation
Getting Out of My Own Way, Part Two
If you missed Getting Out of My Own Way, Part One, you can find that entry here! — The remaining four chapters from, Get Out of Your Own Way (GOOTOW) by Mark Goulston, M.D. and Philip Goldberg, that struck a chord with my self-defeating heartstrings come in pairs of two. The first pair are constantly fighting so they usually leave me stagnant and sad. The second two I use them in tandem to truly dive headfirst into a puddle of self pity. But, the good news is I’m actively working against these four, along with the previous four, everyday. I look forward to a day that they’ll be eradicated from my life.
By Athan3 years ago in Motivation
Getting Out of My Own Way, Part One
I felt it would be appropriate to have my first entry focus on “getting out of my own way” because this website is a physical manifestation of just that. I read the book, Get Out of Your Own Way (GOOTOW) by Mark Goulston, M.D. and Philip Goldberg, in preparation. Goulston and Goldberg dissect 40 different ways people self-defeat, and I resonated with an embarrassing amount of those 40. Instead of taking you on a journey of every way I utilize self-defeating behavior, I’m going to talk about eight of them (in two parts) that apply to my writing.
By Athan3 years ago in Motivation