Thursday? #DropALine! What Would You Give up for Your Writing?

Nai'lah Carter Asks -What Would you Give Up For Your Writing? 

Each Thursday, Nai'lah posts a  question each week for writers to ponder and respond with their answers hashtagged: # #DropALine THIS Thursday, the question is What Would you Give Up For Your Writing?

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Good question Nai'lah - especially since this is the beginning of the Lenten period. What would I give up for writing?  I know that I have given up very little for writing in comparison to many who must secrete their writing away or risk imprisonment or death. Would I be brave enough to do that? Would you?
Fortunately,  I do not live where my writing would necessitate my giving up my freedom to write. Or is it that I have not yet created a piece important enough to require me to choose between liberty and writing? 

Giving Up Things For Writing - Past

Hmmmm. .. So the things I have given up to write are pretty trivial. However, is it giving up or trading? So far I have chosen writing over:-

• Snow shovelling,
• Outings, 
• TV, 
• Movies,  
• Sewing,  
• Crocheting,
• Baking, 
• Dancing, and ..

when on the verge of inspiration - I have even given up

• Food, and
• Sleep.

Giving Up Things For Writing - Future

I can see myself gladly sacrificing many more things for writing. For example:

• Oven cleaning,
• Ironing, 
• Grass cutting, 
• Weeding, 
• Cleaning Silver, 
• Stuffing Mushrooms. 

Many of these activities can be delegated or avoided altogether. However, with a few exceptions,  I will be able to return to these activities at another time. Would I be willing to give up my freedom for my writing? In all honesty, there are days when I think I would be happy to be somewhere secluded without any interruptions  to my train of thought.-Just me, my lap top and the internet -that possibility of someone actually reading what I have written is the kindling to my writing fire. Would I give up my freedom for my writing? That is difficult to say. Would you?
What would you give up for your writing? What have you given up for writing?
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