In our quest to blog about well refilling this month, we've focused mainly on things we do on our own and by ourselves. Doing this really is important. It's also something we shouldn't be doing at our desk or our laptop. It really is based on getting away and putting some space between writing and self. We need to take care of us. When we do that, our writing will often take care of itself.
In addition to our private well-filling and self-nurturing, we need to remember that having friends is just as important. Even stay-at-home-moms are encouraged to join groups such as Moms Day Out. Being a hermit, whether chosen or by default, isn't healthy for the soul. We need other people to bring us out of ourselves, to see the world from the perspective of someone else, to expand mentally, emotionally, and creatively.
Groups are fun, especially groups that share an interest. For a writer, a group can be the one thing that keeps her from giving up, dropping out, or being inert. Just listening to a group of writers---especially female writers!---can lift another write to the point of wanting and sometimes needing to write. For a women, a group provides friendship, support, and fun. Last month, four of us (three WARA members and a former member) met at a local movie theater to see Hope Springs. It provided a wonderful way to get away from our usual venue, do a quick catch-up on what's going on in each other's lives, and enjoy not only the movie, but the company of friends.
If you're finding that refilling the well isn't going as you'd hoped it would, maybe it's time to pull in some help. Gather some friends together for a few hours and have fun. When it's over, you might look down into that well and discover that it's brimming, once again. One warning. Don't make this a time to complain or grumble over the hurdles you're encountering in life. Make this a time to look for the things that make you smile. And then do it. ☺
Happiness adds and multiplies, as we divide it with others. -- A. Nielsen
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