Not Boring, Week Ten in the No Longer New Abnormal

As a psychotherapist I’ve noticed that so many people in and out of my office will say, “I know this is boring, but…” Traditionally therapists don’t respond, we only listen. I’m more interactive, so I respond to the statement that they think what they have to say is boring. I’m curious. I don’t find what they tell me boring. But I want to know how they see it themselves. The subject matter is secondary to their perceptions and experiences of living their lives. I am fascinated by that. Luckily my profession affords me to privilege of hearing their insights and opinions regarding their lives.

I can relate to the idea that what I have to say is boring. In fact, week after week in writing this blog I tend to stress over what I’m writing, then subsequently judging myself and my writing. I still write the piece figuring it may be boring for some and that’s the fate of putting something out there. It is perhaps even more true now that I am getting ready to publish my first book, In the Time of Coronavirus, Looking at the Past for a Joyous Future. It is a compilation of blog posts from the pandemic.