Dec
27
2009
Why I Still Write
Author: siggyThe reason I am still writing is simple: it matters. Even after forty years plus I am still at it. In the beginning, it was letters, then journals now my blog.
There has always been someone else out there who I was writing for even if that person never read the piece–at least one person.
An audience is important; but nevertheless I write for me. Sometimes I solve problems, others times I focus my concerns. I am aware that writing is one big way by which I express myself.
Through out the years there always has been an invisible audience. Sometimes there was only one but that was enough.
I am always reaching out to that audience and I can not always tell you who they are but I do. The only important thing I need to know: it still matters so I continue to write.
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December 27th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
And that’s why I got a little concerned when you “slowed” down there for a bit, and even hinted you may have run out of things to say. You have a LOT to say and that’s valuable! Like you said… it’s also a good way to discover what’s on your own mind while letting you look at things from differing perspectives. Keep writing my friend! I count on it!
Brother John
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania USA
December 27th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
I am aware there is an almost bottomless well to draw from and also certain themes will come up again and again. Of course, that source is Him and if I can continually draw from Him it still will be fresh. The trick is to rejunenate. Sometimes it is as simple as taking proper care of myself and letting myself have those empty spaces everyone needs.