This week marks the seventh anniversary of this blog. Someone asked me how I had maintained the stamina for such an endeavor and how I came up with new ideas every week. I told her it all comes down to passion and permission.
In 2014, friends had been urging me to start a blog for years, but since so many writers had blogs I didn’t want to attempt one until I felt I had something unique to say. When I landed on the idea of Bursts of Brilliance®–which is really all about celebrating the inner artist in everyone–I knew I had something that would sustain my interest and provide enough passion to tackle a weekly blog.
Then I gave myself a whole lot of permission. I decided I would not critique my ideas; I’d just put my fingers to the keyboard and start typing. I wouldn’t try to write to themes or plan some sort of forced agenda. I would write about hot topics only if they genuinely interested me, not just because they were trending. I would employ my best writing skills, but I wouldn’t let my perfectionism interfere with publication. I’d write about personal things, if I felt like it, without fear of judgement. I’d do the best I could to challenge my readers, and myself, without causing harm.
When I started this blog, I couldn’t have anticipated a global pandemic or social and political unrest to the scale we saw in 2020. When the lockdowns started, I had a…
