As a writer, staring at a blank piece of paper is one of the most exciting—and also one of the most terrifying—parts of my day. On one hand, a blank page means we have the opportunity to fill it with life-changing, inspiring words or drawings. On the other hand, it can quickly intimidate us. Just how will we make meaning out of nothing? How do we get started? When I was in high school, my writing teacher taught us that in order to get started on a great piece—be it an essay,

Slumped on the sofa - ice water to my left, television across the room playing some mindless, but entertaining, Netflix series - I place fingers to keyboard. Mondays are my preferred writing days. Now is the time I should reflect on the first day of the work week and the accomplishments it produced. Did I fulfill everything I set out to do today? Wait, what was it that I intended to do today? Recently, I came across a quote declaring, “if you woke up without a goal, go back t