I am a proponent of traditions & customs when opening the page to yourself. Writing is not easy. Once you develop a methodology, it becomes more seamless. I started to reveal a lighter side after I was introduced to American poet Robert Frost. He is the one who I resonated towards initially. I was in high school. My transcendent journey twists and dips from there. You are in the company of the divine world. It surrounds us. We are enchanted whenever we hear the trees rushing through the wind, the trickle of a stream soothing us, or the sounds of birds in their own cacophony. I speak of only inner Truth. My experience is unique and so is yours. The mystics like Kerouac, Emerson, Gilbran, Hafiz, and Rumi were aware of this sensation. My wish to thee is to feel inspired and liberated from your fears. Eventually, the outside noise will be in harmony with your inner turmoil. Good luck and Godspeed.
Thank you for sharing such beautiful thoughts! I completely agree that writing is a journey of self-discovery, and traditions and customs often guide us along the way. This piece touches on that very aspect, exploring the magic of connecting with our inner truths rather than focusing on the difficulties. I love your imagery of the divine world around us; it truly connects with the essence of writing.
I think this is a good theoretical text about writing. Or the difficult way to write. Like we usually said, maybe the answer is in the question, or here in the title : one word at the time. We are in the human historical practice to name things and people. And maybe the most difficult part is to write about ourself. What happen to me today, to us, to the world? A unfinished come & go between our interiority and the exteriority. Like in life, the perfect balance, being in the middle of the existence, let make us writing.
Thank you so much! I love how you’ve captured the act of writing as that flow between our inner and outer worlds. It really is about finding the balance and navigating the complexity with each word. Writing about ourselves can be the hardest part, but it’s also where so much meaning lies.
This was a wonderful read, and in my reader's mind definitely poetic. As someone who often agonizes about the same writerly things you mention, the vulnerability, the often ugly honesty and the instilled need for beauty and perfection - I found that letting my writing exist as something written down just outweighs it all. So it is something I adopted for all my creative outlets - to stop being my own worst enemy and critic and I advise it to everyone to try it, as your title beautifully says 'one word at a time'.
it can be terrifying, but one must find their way. i take the approach of letting my blood spill upon the page, occasionally in a trance, and at other times controlled. but it must be my blood; it must be a conviction stirring within me.
Reading this is like sitting in my living room with a cozy blanket, what an amazing way to express your feelings💙
Thank you so much! I am really happy it gave you that feeling🌸
I am a proponent of traditions & customs when opening the page to yourself. Writing is not easy. Once you develop a methodology, it becomes more seamless. I started to reveal a lighter side after I was introduced to American poet Robert Frost. He is the one who I resonated towards initially. I was in high school. My transcendent journey twists and dips from there. You are in the company of the divine world. It surrounds us. We are enchanted whenever we hear the trees rushing through the wind, the trickle of a stream soothing us, or the sounds of birds in their own cacophony. I speak of only inner Truth. My experience is unique and so is yours. The mystics like Kerouac, Emerson, Gilbran, Hafiz, and Rumi were aware of this sensation. My wish to thee is to feel inspired and liberated from your fears. Eventually, the outside noise will be in harmony with your inner turmoil. Good luck and Godspeed.
Always,
Jt aka Soul drifter
Thank you for sharing such beautiful thoughts! I completely agree that writing is a journey of self-discovery, and traditions and customs often guide us along the way. This piece touches on that very aspect, exploring the magic of connecting with our inner truths rather than focusing on the difficulties. I love your imagery of the divine world around us; it truly connects with the essence of writing.
I think this is a good theoretical text about writing. Or the difficult way to write. Like we usually said, maybe the answer is in the question, or here in the title : one word at the time. We are in the human historical practice to name things and people. And maybe the most difficult part is to write about ourself. What happen to me today, to us, to the world? A unfinished come & go between our interiority and the exteriority. Like in life, the perfect balance, being in the middle of the existence, let make us writing.
Thank you so much! I love how you’ve captured the act of writing as that flow between our inner and outer worlds. It really is about finding the balance and navigating the complexity with each word. Writing about ourselves can be the hardest part, but it’s also where so much meaning lies.
This was a wonderful read, and in my reader's mind definitely poetic. As someone who often agonizes about the same writerly things you mention, the vulnerability, the often ugly honesty and the instilled need for beauty and perfection - I found that letting my writing exist as something written down just outweighs it all. So it is something I adopted for all my creative outlets - to stop being my own worst enemy and critic and I advise it to everyone to try it, as your title beautifully says 'one word at a time'.
it can be terrifying, but one must find their way. i take the approach of letting my blood spill upon the page, occasionally in a trance, and at other times controlled. but it must be my blood; it must be a conviction stirring within me.