A message for IC: take a hike!

So much time passes between posts even though there are things flying through my mind that I think "hmmm.....I should write about that." But my Inner Critic steps up and loudly pooh-poohs the idea as something unworthy of attention. It is always looking for the perfect rather than accepting the thought that is trying to come into focus. Or the idea that might just be a good one if shared and explored. Then later, after time has passed, and someone else has offered an imperfectly formed thought or shared an idea that was built on and refined, I am angry at myself for sitting silently, yet again letting IC win.

The small bit of good news is that I'm not alone. The better bit of news is that it's occurred to me that with every post I make, IC (which has had a lifetime to do a heck of good job of blooming where she is planted) becomes a bit weaker. I think IC as a she because, well, it just sounds like it. (Even now as I write this, she's critiquing...."that is so stupid, saying an IC has a gender"....) Anyway, I know I'm not alone in trying to shove a permanent sock in my critic's mouth because there are all kinds of articles, websites, worshops and assorted other resources devoted to the subject. And they aren't all from the right brain crowd. Even the Wall Street Journal has covered the topic! So if the left brainers are concerned, it must be mainstream, right? (Hmmm....looking for mainstream legitimacy is a bit of a win for IC, isn't it? Sheesh!)

More work to do....