I love to write. I enjoy a well-crafter email or a handwritten card as much as a meaningful essay or even a book report or review. I enjoy reading them and writing them. The written word is full of expression and drama. These are my favorite reasons for writing. In each person's life, the written word will bear significance and be necessary. You cannot accomplish much in life without knowing how to read and write. Plus, the more languages you can do it in, the better! I only read and write in English. That being said, I find it worth while to try and read other languages and I do so all the time...including following Twitter feeds from places around the world. Opening up our minds and expanding our experiences to reach out like that is the way to learn about the world. I am thankful for words because without them I would be trapped in world of flowing imagery that needed definition.
I am 36 years young and writing has been a part of who I am and what I do since childhood. I can recall writing (documenting really), the events of Hurricane Gail. I was about 10 years old or 11 maybe. I handwrote the account and it was close to 20 pages...I remember it was that yellow school paper. I no longer have the work I wrote, but that is owing to the fact that I was either careless or had no supportive network to help me embrace my abilities with writing. Later as I entered High School, I excelled in my Reading/Literature and Creative Writing and was a part of the advanced courses in my Senior Year. I wanted to go to College as an English Major but I went against my better judgement and followed the path of Music when I received a Scholarship to perform as a French Horn Player. I used to regret this decision but I no longer allow it to have any affect on my present life. Instead, I choose to see that there are many paths still laying before me that I may choose.
So last year, in August of 2010 when I became aware of the Law of Attraction and began to grow closer to the true desires of my heart, I discovered the latent passion that I still had for writing. Writing, in many forms can be used to generate a viable income and support almost any type of lifestyle imaginable. I decided I wanted to be a published writer. How, I had no real idea, but I figured practicing writing might be the best place to start. I updated my technology...got a laptop and printer/copier. Started my Blog. Then Advertisements on the Blog. Then I started another Blog. Next I looked for places to share my Blog where I could acquire followers. I opened a Twitter account for this very reason. Now I post my Blogs on Twitter and Facebook. This is a process...I know. But I will work at it until the day I die because I LOVE to write. Being a cerative person is my whole life and I cannot be anything but that- now and forever.
I write what I know, and when possible, what I love. I am most inspired to write in the morning when the activities of the day have not cluttered my thoughts with worry or frustrations. How and when we do things is as essential to the process as what we think and feel while we are doing it. I empty my mind of extra thoughts and focus on the ideas that pertain to my particular subject. My focus is fine tuned now thanks to my daily practice of meditation. This allows me to work with clarity in an otherwise chaotic environment. My house is a little bit like life on Mars...not exactly a comfortable one for writing. I often have to write amidst myriad distractions...telephones, tv and children and other types of conditions similar to these. I find myself "stealing" time to write...skipping a meal or staying up late...getting up early. I carry a notebook and pen in my purse wherever I go. I even journal all the events surrounding my daughter's path toward being an Actor and Model.
Diversity makes a difference in becoming a better writer. I write for a variety of reasons. I write leisurely...and I write letters of business...I type, and also write in handwriting. I write on various types of paper and with different fonts or colors. I have a Love-Affarir with words and this has lifted me to a happier place in life. It creates a feeling in me that my spirit will live on after I am gone. I know it will. I wish all my readers a joyous day.
~Namaste~
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