Writing is like therapy for me. I bare my heart and soul with each key stroke. Each word typed is a breath exhaled. I can relax, letting go and letting God smooth the rough spots.
While that process plays out, I get to see my life and all of its emotions in that slate gray font. I see how I’ve grown. I see the lessons I’ve learned. I see my efforts.
But I also see my mistakes and my failures.
And that’s really humbling.
It’s also really amazing because there is always someone willing to bare their soul and admit that they’ve been where I’ve been. There is trust among the unguarded. There is support. There is encouragement.
I can share without feeling judgement.
And I never feel alone.
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Loved your first paragraph, Claresa. Simple. Beautiful. Powerful. And as far as the rest of this post? Amen and amen.
Dear Claresa,
Much of what you said rang true for me. Especially this…for it is what I long for: “There is trust among the unguarded. There is support. There is encouragement. I can share without feeling judgement.”
Thank you for your openness. In Christ…Susan
Beautiful! It is refreshing to know that there is someone else that feels the same way about writing as I do. Keep Writing!
this is so very true for me to. Sometimes, I write just to understand myself….and I have about 15 beloved, worn & weary journals to prove it. =)