Writing, Watching, and Living It All In. Xmas time has a strange energy. The world slows down and speeds up at the same time. Streets glow with lights while headlines stay heavy. Families gather. Friends drift back into orbit. Old habits resurface. New intentions quietly form. It’s a season full of contrast and that makes it rich ground for writers. World events don’t pause for the holidays. They hum in the background while we pass plates, scroll feeds, and make awkward small talk. Some years feel heavier than others. That’s okay. Writers don’t need answers right now. Sometimes it’s enough to notice what it feels like to live inside this moment; to watch how joy and concern share the same room. Bad habits tend to sneak back in at this time of year. Too much food. Too much drink. Too much screen time. Too little sleep. Instead of judging yourself, observe. What do you reach for when structure dissolves? What comforts you? What numbs you? These aren’t failures; they’re data. Material. Insight waiting to be shaped later. And then there’s the fun. The unplanned laughs. The stories you’ve heard a hundred times that somehow still land. The kids playing on the floor. The late nights where someone says the thing they’ve never said before. These moments matter. They’re the heartbeat beneath the noise. Family can be grounding or complicated, often both. Friends remind us who we were and who we’re becoming. Pay attention to the dynamics. The glances. The silences. The warmth. The friction. Writers don’t need to perform during these moments. You just need to be there. For Flux writers, this season isn’t about output. It’s about input. You can write if it feels natural. You can also choose to observe. Gather scenes. Capture fragments in your notes app. Store away emotions, phrases, conflicts, and moments of clarity. All of this becomes fuel for 2026. Most importantly: don’t be harsh on yourself. You showed up in 2025. You learned. You tried. You stayed in the game.

I’m using Flux as my daily writing ground. A place to show up, put words down, and stay in motion. Right now, I’m writing songs; testing structures, breaking them, learning which ones want to live. These are seeds for lyrical work I plan to publish in 2026. 7 songs written and hopefully I will get unstuck on song 8. I’m also using Flux to keep me focused on a bigger arc: naming 52 short stories to write and begin publishing in 2026. I’m building that list daily—32 events named, 20 to go. Alongside that, I’ve structured a book with 10 chapters, designed in the same spirit as the VIP course. Clear, practical, and built to be lived, not just read. Flux is my safe place to write in public. To practice culling quickly. To keep momentum without waiting for perfect conditions. If community growth is still unfolding, that’s okay. I lead by example. I write anyway. Pop in anytime… or in 2026… if you’re ready to make the shift to writing daily for you. Know this: you can count on the Flux community to be here. Showing up. Putting words down. Evolving together. What are you searching for in Flux?

Revolution is loud. Evolution is consistent. Revolution waits for the explosion. Evolution shows up every day. Revolution burns the old world down. Evolution rewrites it one sentence at a time. In FLUX, we don’t chase dramatic reinventions. We stack small, honest steps until something irreversible happens inside us. Because real change isn’t a lightning strike. It’s the weather pattern you create with your words, your habits, your courage. Revolution is a moment. Evolution is a lifestyle. Choose evolution. Create your revolution. Q: What tiny act of freedom will you choose today to move your evolution forward?

Daily writing connects mind, body, and spirit Courage is not a personality trait. It’s a state of alignment. When your mind is clear, your body becomes calm. When your body is calm, your spirit speaks louder. When your spirit speaks, courage follows. Daily writing is a ritual for writers and it’s a ritual for alignment. Every page is a message to yourself: “I’m here. I’m listening. I choose clarity over chaos.” How did your writing make you feel today?

Are you looking for a worthy opponent? Good news: You already have one. It lives inside you: *the voice that whispers “tomorrow.” *the hand that reaches for anything except the page. *the shadow that convinces you that later is safer than now. Carry your weapons. Pen. Pad. Phone. Never travel unarmed. Because the opponent you’re hunting shows up when you’re distracted: *with a memory. *a story. *an idea. *a flicker of vision. When it arrives, capture it. Write it down—now. It might cost you a minute. You might be late. You might drift away from the real world for a breath. Good. That’s the toll for choosing to create rather than collapse. Iron sharpens iron. The pen sharpens your will. And when your adversary kneels today, remember: it will rise again tomorrow. You don’t need easy wins. You need the friction that forges commitment. To be a writer is simple: write today. Your spirit is calling you toward the inner arena; toward the dark side you fear, the one holding your unused power. Face it. Absorb it. Turn it into words that build your life. Because every day you don’t write, the shadow wins. Turn. Face your opponent. Write your existence into the world today. How did you face your worthy opponent today?