December can be a tough time of the year for people; myself included.

My parents are divorced, and my wife's parents are divorced, so every December we find ourselves torn amongst a myriad of competing family obligations.

And each one of these obligations serves as a further reminder of just how fractured and broken our family lives are.These days the mere thought of Christmas fills me with a foreboding sense of dread.

But that's because I'm letting myself worry about something that is going to happen in the future. (Christmas is still three weeks away!)

When I start feeling down, when the December blues grab hold of me and don't want to let go, I remind myself to focus on the present moment.

We can't control the future. All we have is right now.

So lets make the most of it. 

Create a world. Send a hero on a journey. Defeat a villain. Plan a heist. Fall in love.

We're writers people! We get to do these things whenever we want.

Christmas stress be damned. Go write something wonderful!

Your pal, 

Kevin T. Johns, author and writing coach

www.kevintjohns.com