Sometimes, when I start to write, I’m surprised, even shocked, by what comes out.
I’ve learned something about myself I didn’t imagine was true. I work through those thoughts, and maybe I realize I’ve been holding on to some foolish beliefs without even realizing it. Other times I laugh at my words. I may only believe what I’ve written for as long as it’s taken me to write it. It rings true until I finish typing.
If I’m lucky, I find I’m wiser than I knew. Over time I’ve discovered the truth is easier to write than what I want to be true, even if the truth is painful.
I write to discover what the pen reveals. I write because it’s a part of me, a talent I was born with that needs to be honed and refined. I feel better after writing, even if what I’ve written isn’t all I think it should be.
I write because it fulfills me.
Image Credit: (typewriter) Denis Topal — Fotolia; (background) flas100 — Fotolia
My World With Words 
Your last sentence says it all. “You write because it fulfills you”.
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Damn right 🙂
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I had forgotten all about the class starting tonight. LOL
Totally forgotten.
I am glad though because I need something new to focus on.
How was your weekend?
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That’s funny, because I’d forgotten too. I thought it started on the 17th, and I was looking at the calendar and thinking, that’s odd, to start on a Thursday, so I checked my e-mails, and there it was. Of course with gmail they sort your e-mails, and I always have to re-direct the messages from these classes to my “primary”section. Good thing or this class could’ve been halfway through before I realized it. My weekend has not been that great, I’ve had some sort of bug that has wiped me out since last Monday. So it’s me and the kitties sitting in bed and watching TV day & night.
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Writing indeed requires a lot of honesty! And it is indeed fulfilling! Congratulations. 🙂
By the way, you may want to read my post: http://wp.me/p4ZhSl-cy. 🙂
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Thank you, and I’m happy to read your post!
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Thank you! 🙂
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🙂
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And you write beautifully.
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Thank you so much!!!! BTW, I’ve shown your knitting designs to several people at my LYS. They’re quite impressed. I hope it results in some sales for you!
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Thank you so much!!! That means a lot to me.
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A talent to be honed and refined…and I think that this might be one of the reasons why I too write.
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It’s important, isn’t it?
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Perhaps the most important. One could write to express, but if the writing isn’t polished to dazzle, the writer may not find an audience. The expression then dies, unseen, unheard.
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So true! I have a friend who writes without editing, and it drives me crazy. Frankly, it just isn’t that good, and I have no idea if he really is a good writer or not.
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Belinda, I am yet to write a post without a single typo. It isn’t likely going to happen in this lifetime – but that isn’t going to stop me. Don’t let it stop you either.
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Ha. Obviously it doesn’t! But I try to catch what I can!
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Well said, Belinda. And I am often surprised by what I write. The very act of putting pen to paper (or fingers to the keyboard) can pull some surprising stuff out of my mind.
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Sometimes I think, hey, I’m smarter than I thought I was!
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🙂
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This is such a beautiful piece! I just love what flows when writing and you have captured it perfectly.
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Thank you. That’s so much of why I write — to discover what’s there!
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