A couple of days back, I won a slot for writing a guest post on the international blog for the A to Z challenge that takes place in April every year. I chose to write on a topic that has become extremely important in my life recently – the importance of mindful break.
My journey as a writer began in September 2017 but the pace increased to a crazy dimension when I participated in the A2Z challenge in April this year. As per the rules of this challenge, I was publishing articles every day of the month except Sundays. I ended up writing twenty-six posts in the month and reading even more posts per day. May was even more hectic as this was the month when I made my debut as an author with my novella ‘Deal of Death’. This was followed by the Write Tribe Festival Of Words in June that needed me to write every day for a week on certain creative and photo prompts. July was about Bar-A-Thon wherein I was writing every alternate day for two weeks at a stretch. August turned me into a storyteller on camera after I won the Lights, Camera, Chatter contest by Blogchatter and the event Breaking Barriers by Women’s Web in Kolkata made me take the plunge into becoming a public speaker. September was about My Friend Alexa campaign turning me into a flash fiction writer as I experimented with a particular theme. This was the phase when my articles were getting their due recognition and I ended up winning badges on BlogAdda, getting featured posts on Women’s Web and having top posts on IndiBlogger. I was flying high.
Read the complete article here –
http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/2018/12/the-importance-of-mindful-break-in-life.html?m=1
A to Z challenge has changed the way we blog. These writing challenges bring out so much creativity from us.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Very true. It also connects us with such great people in this field. Thanks for reading
LikeLike
Congrats on an eventful year. The a to z challenge is fun. I have been following it for a few years now and its always fun.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you for reading.
LikeLike
Just finished reading the post on AtoZ. Wow you suee have been on a role. I can totally understand the feel of fatigue after writing so much. Sometimes it’s better for our mental health to take a step back and reevaluate how things are going. You made some excellent points and I can totally vouch for it. FOMO is real struggle… I had it too this year… But then I have now accepted that it’s ok to stop for a while.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I think we have all faced FOMO at a certain time, just that we have finally learnt to acknowledge it and move forward. Thanks for reading
LikeLike
I read and commented on your post on the AtoZ blog, Sonia. You’ve shared some really useful points for taking a mindful break every now and then. As a writer, I feel it becomes even more important to stop, pause and reconnect with the inner soul and renew connections with the other important things in our life. Sadly, we all reminders to do that. As for me, that is what keeps me sane at times.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Very true Esha. Burn out is a real issue and when you are your own boss, there’s no one to tell you to stop. I have been practicing mindful break for a while now very consciously. Thanks for reading
LikeLiked by 1 person
Your dedication to blogging made you a great writer that you are today. Awe-inspiring journey:)
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you for such extremely kind and encouraging words
LikeLike
Good points, which a novice blogger like me should keep in mind.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you for reading
LikeLike
I somehow like to take breaks each day, rather than at a stretch.T hat seems to work best for me.Loved the A to Z blog post.Keep writing.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you for reading.
LikeLike
Your journey looks inspiring! AtoZ looks fun.. Yeah taking a short break is very important to lead a healthy life.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you for reading
LikeLike
Your journey this year has been indeed a hectic one but personally, I think that these busy schedules make the breaks more worthy, more memorable, more joyous. Wishing you more of writing in the coming times… and more opportunities for the mindful break. Cheers!!!
#readbypreetispanorama
LikeLiked by 1 person
Very well said. Indeed the break becomes worthy only after the schedule has been completed. Thanks for reading.
LikeLike
A to Z looks exciting. Please share some tips on how we can update our blog regularly… Like where we can find the topic for our next post etc.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I feel you are already on the right track and doing such a great job. But if you ask me, I would say find topics that interest you and join some FB writing groups for consistency.
LikeLike