{"id":16147,"date":"2018-09-30T17:14:10","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T22:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/?p=16147"},"modified":"2019-01-02T17:15:29","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T22:15:29","slug":"cleaning-gutters-of-mud-and-small-maple-saplings-that-had-begun-to-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/2018\/09\/cleaning-gutters-of-mud-and-small-maple-saplings-that-had-begun-to-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning Gutters of Mud and Small Maple Saplings that had Begun to Grow"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Home Improvement Series, Part 2 of 10<\/em><\/p>\n

\"HIS_MapleSaplingsInGutter\"<\/p>\n

The problem:<\/em> Old mud from autumn leaves and maple saplings from prior years had settled nicely and made a home for themselves in the roof gutters. Baby trees were now taking root, preventing water from freely flowing to the ground.<\/p>\n

The metaphor:<\/em> The difficulties of the past months, after losing my parents in 2017, and the subsequent paperwork, purging and self-examination, had left me emotionally “gummed up.” Old debris from my life, sadness and regrets, was getting in the way of creative flow. I couldn’t write. Suddenly, I had nothing to say. It was the worst — and longest — case of writer’s block I had ever experienced. I had the time, but no longer had the will. Not knowing what else to do, I began to unclog things on the physical plane, hoping that the spiritual plane would soon follow.<\/p>\nshare this: \"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"reddit\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"tumblr\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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