Losing that spark...

I am definitely getting less fresh in this work. I still light up with my regulars – or attractive women – but otherwise I definitely am getting more automatic. When I am writing (like now), I am definitely still very alive, but not in their direction. Is this inevitable? Is this why people in these roles act so shut-down? But I do have a progressively broader spectrum of regulars to whom I do respond. It's a mixed bag.