I can't get motivitated!!!

I'm really reluctant to write this. I don't want it to seem like I'm complaining or feeling sorry for myself because I know there are so many people with real problems. But, I'm just getting so frustrated with myself because I just can't get motivated to get anything accomplished at work. Okay, I'm getting done what I need to, but nothing more. I haven't been taking much initiative lately on finding stories lately or taken advantage of some the opportunities that have come my way. I haven't been nearly as productive as I'd like to be and my editor doesn't seem to care. She seems to be in the same rut.
I really love to write, but it's hard been hard to find the words lately. I keep thinking I'd like to write something different, maybe submit an article to a magazine. I get all these ideas, then don't follow through. I feel like there's so much more I could be doing, but just can't find the energy and enthusiasm.

If anybody has any suggestions, I'm open to them. Anyway, thanks for listening. You're all so great about that!

I dont think your complaining or feeling sorry for yourself...sometimes we get in slumps and then in a few days you'll feel better. Maybe you have some things on your chest that you need to talk about...i get like that when i'm really bogged down. You sound like a really great person and have alot going for you...this to will pass.......

I hear you. I worked for a newspaper for 8 1/2 years and went through bouts of motivation drain too many times to count. I always got out of it by finding the most creative, outrageous, funny story I could find. Didn't really matter what. I talked with friends, family, other writers about ideas. When one came along, it worked like a charm.

You might also want to check out a new website, www.happynews.com. It is looking for people to submit feel-good stories from their communities. It pays meagerly, but don't believe that is the point to your issue.

Good luck.

I think we all have days like those at some point. I always remember a while ago, someone here was having a lot of things going on one after another, and someone said to wait three days and things would be fine again.

I tried that myself once and it worked!. I bet in a few days the words will come flooding in to your head

I've been having that kind of day for weeks now. I think slumps are natrual in every line of work. You'll get through it. (=

Thanks for the encouragement, guys. Here's what I'm up against. Right now I'm working on a story about revisions to interfaith marriage guidelines and this afternoon I have to put together something on all the new Catholic school principals

We're also working on a story about the latest clergy abuse case. What is wrong with these guys?! (better for IMO), but