A Writer’s Vulnerability – Part 1 of 2

When I started this blog, I never thought I would be so candid in writing about my life’s journey. But isn’t this what being a writer is about? Why does a writer, write? I write because I need to express and understand my thoughts in my own way. This is a desire and a need I cannot really explain, and just feel compelled to do it.

Why would I want to expose my soft underbelly for the world to see?

A greater calling

I feel there is something greater calling me to reach out and share my thoughts and experiences to inspire others. I have no control over what others will think of my words. None whatsoever. Yet here I am, sitting alone in front of my computer, pouring my soul onto the page. Perhaps I am not alone after all as I am connected to the world as words come and pass through me.

And no matter what I put out there, there is not one thought that is only my own. I may be in a vulnerable place, but we share these thoughts world-wide as these thoughts are an ongoing circle of communication among us all. There are a number of us (writers) who are bringing those thoughts to the page and handing them out for others to read, and we are offering this in each our own way.

Connecting on various levels

By sharing my words I am exposing both the dark and the light aspects of myself, and I know that I can invariably reach others on a number of levels. For me, this is a form of catharsis. By using my voice in this way – getting my thoughts onto the page – helps me to purge and to better explore what is coming to me when I write. When I share these thoughts, I am connecting to others on a collective level.

By sharing the deepest aspects of myself, I seem to be tapping into an energy source that can actually be one of my greatest strengths. My strength lies in the ability to be candid. When I write, I am reaching out to my audience and I can be a voice for those who are feeling and thinking what I am expressing.

When I express a view on something that might go against the status quo, I might plant seeds of an alternative thought in others to help them see something in a different way. Hence, they may find they are not alone after all in their thinking. I feel this is a responsibility – to express what may be in the minds and hearts of many others out there.

Part 2 of this post will appear next week. Hope to see you then.

Joyful journeying.