Writing is supposed to be an outlet, an art, and way to express one self. Writing can also become a burden, a marker in time, or be used against oneself. Once ideas, thoughts, or opions are written, it is difficult to wipe them away in today’s world. Unless words are written on paper that can be torched.
The last time I wrote freely, I ended up torching my words out of fear. My words were read by others that could not comprend my point of view and I was scolded and scrutinized for writing. So I torched my words and barely written since. That one instance has instilled a fear that I am attempting to extinguish.
Oddly enough, it wasn’t until I started writing for my job that I realized the written word can be freeing. Writing can be used as a tool to not only help myself but also help others. A few things I have leared is that when an individual knows their audience, why they are writing, and who they are writing for, it can be rather frutiful and freeing.
Time to change my fear into freedom with this venture.