“I have forced myself to begin writing when I’ve been utterly exhausted, when I’ve felt my soul as thin as a playing card…and somehow the activity of writing changes everything.”
–Joyce Carol Oates
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I change by becoming more reflective. On the page, I see myself reflected back, and my truth gradually emerges. I gain a clarity I didn’t have before. I can sort a jumble of emotions that make no sense at the time, and see a pattern begin to take shape. Often, I can see the “next right thing” becoming clear. Writing puts me in touch with a part of myself not accessible in any other way.
Writing is also a form of prayer, in the sense that I am constantly amazed by the power of putting something “out there” palpably and concretely, and experiencing the Universe energetically respond, often in ways I couldn’t have imagined. When that happens, I am both humbled and awed. .
Beautiful!
What she said…..☺️
That’s it! I share in your perfect expression.
It is like prayer. A wonderfully fulfilling release of ones truth.
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More than any other activity, writing changes me into a different person, more relaxed, more confident, more sure of myself. Writing helps me capture fleeting ideas that would otherwise be lost, perhaps forever. Writing puts me in touch with my true self. It is a form of meditation where what I don’t know I know comes into surprising focus. Although I am doing the writing, it feels as though some outside force is letting me in on the truth of my life, and is validating me in every way. Writing grounds me. When I write, I know I am not alone. When I write, I feel like I am connecting to some space or consciousness that connects all of humanity. Writing, for me, is the elixir of joy, as word by word, my soul finds its way back home.