I’m going to share with you the words of the author Terry Tempest Williams on why does she write, I think we can all relate to her beautiful words.
I write to make peace with the things I cannot control. I write to create red in a world that often appears black and white. I write to discover. I write to uncover. I write to meet my ghosts. I write to begin a dialogue. I write to imagine things differently and in imagining things differently perhaps the world will change. I write to honor beauty. I write to correspond with my friends. I write as a daily act of improvisation. I write because it creates my composure. I write against power and for democracy. I write myself out of my nightmares and into my dreams. I write in a solitude born out of community. I write to the questions that shatter my sleep. I write to the answers that keep me complacent. I write to remember. I write to forget….
I write because I believe in words. I write because I do not believe in words. I write because it is a dance with paradox. I write because you can play on the page like a child left alone in sand. I write because it belongs to the force of the moon: high tide, low tide. I write because it is the way I take long walks. I write as a bow to wilderness. I write because I believe it can create a path in darkness….
I write as ritual. I write because I am not employable. I write out of my inconsistencies. I write because then I do not have to speak. I write with the colors of memory. I write as a witness to what I have seen. I write as a witness to what I imagine….
I write because it is dangerous, a bloody risk, like love, to form the words, to say the words, to touch the source, to be touched, to reveal how vulnerable we are, how transient we are. I write as though I am whispering in the ear of the one I love.
Terry Tempest Williams ©
That’s amazing. I posed a similar question in my post today. You answered it beautifully. 😃
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It is indeed.
What a coincidence 😀 I’m glad that you found an answer you were looking for
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Not sure I’ve found an answer, but plenty of food for thought. 😃
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We all do blog for different reasons.
For me writing is sword and I proudly use it in my battles, what I love about blogging is that it give me an opportunity to meet wonderful bloggers. Blogging has enrich my writing everyday I learn something new from a fellow blogger
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My word! Very beautiful and sufficient reasons to write.
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Agreed!! she summed it up in a beautiful way for all of us
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It’s a beautiful post. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Love and light ❤
Anand 🙂
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It is beautiful indeed, I knew you’re going to like it.
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I want to choose one sentence but I can´t. Beautiful explanation!
And I almost forgot I´ve nominated you for The One Lovely Blog Award. You can check the rules in my post 🙂 https://chapeblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/08/one-lovely-blog-award/
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I agree, it is impossible to choose one sentence.
Thank you so much for nominating me, I’m really honored ❤
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You are very welcome, Nadine.
Big hug, David
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