No, it’s not quite what you’re thinking.
In psychology the term became widely known through Sigmund Freud, who used it more broadly. For Freud, libido was not only sexual desire but a basic life energy that drives human behaviour, creativity and relationships. I obviously have a desire to write; otherwise, you would not have seen the best part of 2 million words on this website.
A new chapter of my writing life has started, which is a book on Chard, which is a place in South Somerset. I was very pleased with my book on the secrets of village life in Somerset, but the locals had very little interest.
I’m just going to review how I use my libido, which is the total of my psychic output between writing these diaries and writing books. It seems most of my energy is devoted towards the latter. I very much enjoy interviewing people on the phone and turning the results into an interesting interview which will hopefully be of interest to the community.
I feel I am beyond writing about my everyday life, which I’ve done for the past nearly 10 years. I think I’ve made my point, and I hope I have encouraged other people to keep their own diaries and journals.
Yesterday my MOT ran out, and I didn’t want to get a hundred-pound fine because there is no grace period. I went along to the garage, and they mercifully found that the problem with the engine management system was not as difficult as I thought, so I’ve got an MOT for another year, which for a 23-year-old car is not bad. I hope to keep it as long as I can. We like the voluminous nature of the car, a Volvo, and we do about 5,000 miles a year, if that, so its life should be long and happy.
As from now, I’m only going to write about exceptional matters, and so if I write one or two interests per week, think of the six to 10 full-blown interviews I’ve done with people on the phone and the creativity I have poured into that.
