Cleansing

The wastebasket is a writer's best friend.  ~Isaac Bashevis Singer

Getting rid of clutter can help my writing or distract me from it. There are days when I need to write, but the pull to procrastinate is so intense, that I find myself thigh-high in cleaning my office rather than knee-deep in a good composition. Maturity and experience have taught me that there is a time to organize and a time to ignore this urge. This weekend is a time to organize. 

I just had a burst of good writing, and the floodgates are open. It is time to discard what I don’t need any more. It feels like I am restoring a river, letting it stream through my world once more. It feels like I am cleansing my writer’s soul.