While I've yet to write 3 pages each day as Julia Cameron suggests is critical to the writing process and I certainly don't manage to write first thing in the morning, I've learned to be consistent in finding time each day to write. I've never managed to keep a writing discipline going that long before. I generally last a week or two at most, that's assuming I've even made it to day two.
Much of my scribblings has related to the whole process of writing and taking this creative writing course. It's not very original. It's certainly not grammatically correct. I have noticed one thing though. It happens quite often that when I plan to write the word "write" I often start writing the word "right". It's not that I don't know how to spell. It feels much more important than that.
A dear friend has reminded me for years that I need to write, that it's part of what makes me tick. She's right. I feel more centered and grounded than I've felt in ages since I began this writing process. It's not just about writing words on a page ... or a screen. It's about righting my world, not in the big picture, but in the small picture that is my life.
She was right, my world makes much more sense to me when I write. Whatever comes of the jottings that have been happening over the last couple of months. I've learned a valuable lesson. Writing is part of who I am. It's not something I should do when the mood strikes. It's something I need to do for me because writing is right in my world.
The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought,
this in turn makes us think more deeply about life,
which helps us regain our equilibrium.
this in turn makes us think more deeply about life,
which helps us regain our equilibrium.
Norbet Platt
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