So last Tuesday I’m scrolling through a horoscope app during my coffee break when this Aries July prediction jumps out: “major energy boost coming, perfect time to chase passion projects!” And honestly? I laughed. My energy tank felt emptier than my coffee mug. But something about that “passion projects” line stuck like gum on my shoe.
The Skeptical Start
Wednesday morning rolls around. Still dragging. Decided to test this cosmic energy theory. Grabbed an old notebook – the kind with half the pages torn out – and just started dumping every random idea I’d ever thought was kinda cool:
- Finally learning guitar (bought one five years ago, dust collector status)
- Writing a silly kids’ book about my grumpy cat
- Restoring that rickety chair sitting in my garage (since forever)
- Baking sourdough like those fancy people online
Felt stupid writing it down. Zero energy surge.
The Turning Point (Surprisingly)
Thursday morning. Woke up stupid early for no reason. Brain buzzing like a bee trapped in a jar. Couldn’t go back to sleep. So I grabbed that sad notebook. Started flipping pages… and stopped dead at the stupid cat book idea. Suddenly saw the whole thing:
Pictured my cat wearing a tiny pirate hat. Heard him meow-growling dialogue. Felt that weird pull. Grabbed my phone and typed like a maniac for two hours straight. Didn’t even notice time passing. That was the energy boost. Messy, unexpected, and totally focused.
Finished a really rough draft of the first chapter. Pure nonsense? Maybe. But it was fun. It felt like playing, not working.
The Takeaway (For This Skeptic)
Turns out that “July energy boost” wasn’t some magical rocket fuel suddenly pouring into my veins making me run marathons. Nope. It showed up as a random burst of focus on one specific weird thing I’d forgotten excited me. The trick was having those dusty ideas written down and visible when the focus hit.
My lesson? Don’t wait for the energy tsunami. Start by throwing ideas at the wall – literally, write them down somewhere. Get them out of your head. Then when that weird quiet hour hits or you suddenly wake up at 5 am buzzing… look at the list. Something might just suddenly scream “PLAY WITH ME!” That’s the boost. Grab it.
Now… about that dusty guitar.
