Where My Writing Began
I wrote a piece a few weeks ago titled “The Authentic Self” in which I described my feelings towards being more authentic and listed how i thought this could be possible. I had listed somethings I felt each day of the week needed or should i say topics that would bring more authenticity if thoughts around these topics were shared more often. I have been working on this for myself to share with anybody willing to read. So with a writing calendar taking shape for the various topics, I found today to be as good as any to start. So I think Sunday is a great day to share a story about yourself, or really anything about yourself for that matter. I will hashtag this theme “sharesunday” I picked Sunday as the day of the week to share for various reasons but because for a majority it s already a day of sharing and building community with others. So it seemed like a good fit. So here is my story to share.
If I had to point to one segment of time to say “This is where I first found enjoyment in writing.”, it would be in high school English. I found my enjoyment not because I found sentence structure fascinating or things like nouns, prepositional phrases, and adverbs so very intriguing. It was simple, I had found my voice. My teacher was willing to give me some space to find my way. She would help introduce me to a broader vocabulary and compel me to improve upon the words in which I used. Although, I wrote essays and term papers (which I always put off to the last minute) it was the free-writing I had that released me from non-expression of my thoughts and ideas. I had found a way to express myself far better than i ever could have with the spoken word. My journal was the space i could express my hopes and fears, my successes and failures without the judgment of society. I found a blank page could be transformed into any type of space I chose. A far off galaxy or a how to manual for putting up a book shelf. I could use my words to tell someone’s story, i could research and find truth and share that truth if i so desired. I could build worlds with my words, and i loved it.
Still to this day I am not a verbal person, I don’t engage in small talk or chit-chat very well, I become very anxious in social settings, and my circle is very small. However, I share many different aspects of who i am through the various articles and posts i write, to the podcast i recently started recording. So this is the when and why writing is a big part of me. Have a great day! #sharesunday