The importance of writing
When I give advice to people that want to start writing, I tell them this… Do not fear an emotion to write nor an idea to put down. This is home. This is safety for your mind to become completely free from any limitation put on your mind. Let the pen flow like the wind on a field of grain. Observe and question everything. You can get down to the fine details of any topic at hand when writing. Your thoughts are laid out on paper like you are dissecting information. Be like a watchmaker picking things apart meticulously and putting them back together to make the gears work. Once your thoughts are all laid out in front of you, it makes it much easier to organize and see them for what they truly are and how to use them or disregard them.
There is so much power in seeing what is in your mind on a piece of paper. Having the physical act of writing your thoughts allows you to become in harmony with it. It is no longer just in your head, but rather a true physical thing in this word. You can give life to your thoughts by writing. This is important to know because this is the first act of completing anything you desire.
There is no right or wrong way to write. You may write in bullet points, you may write stories, phrases, descriptions, etc. You make the rules and you have complete freedom to express in all forms.
People often ask what I enjoy writing or journaling about. My answers continue to become more and more intense as my journey of writing has picked up.
To me, writing is art. It’s expression of my thoughts. It’s a memory on paper that I never want to forget. It’s simple, yet can be as complex as you want to make it. Many times during the day I write my observations down about what I see happening around me or what I feel within myself. From this, my curiosity takes over and I begin connecting those observations with an inference. I try and keep myself with such an open perspective of the world so that I am not limiting myself to what I can see and imagine. I truly begin to create my own philosophy from thoughts on paper. As I look back at my thoughts, I can begin to build an understanding of the philosophy in which I live, the values that I carry with me as well as the standards I hold myself to. This is like a superpower. Writing is an instrument for you to use to better understand who you are. This, combined with a little bit of curiosity can be all you need to set you on a path to better recognition of who you are and what means the most to you in your life.
I like to say, “you have all the answers you need”. Enter the mind, it knows no bounds except for the ones you set up yourself.
Dino
