I hate missing the mark.
As a result I’ve been paying more attention to what it means
to write with intention. I’m reading more content, both for work and about the
topics I’m interested in, which pointed me toward a webinar where the presenter talked about his natural love for writing. His excitement started my mind racing. “Do I love writing? Do I even LIKE it?” Being that the
daily grind has been just that, I suddenly worried I don’t have that basic, intrinsic
drive.
I started thinking about the writing process, specifically
MY writing process. How it doesn’t matter if someone else reads it because it’s
about finding the perfect word and the feeling I get when I’ve completed my thoughts. It’s so satisfying! It makes me so proud! It’s tangible proof of my
existence, and the things I care about. Reviewing a great piece I’ve created makes
me happy. I’m pretty sure it’s the same feeling a parent has for their little
baby that they just want to stare at, breathe in, and smooch all over. (I
checked with my parent friends- they are in 100% agreement that writing is exactly
like bearing a child and then raising it.)
But thank god for that webinar. (A rarer sentence has never
been uttered.) It sparked me to move, and not just blindly forward toward a
deadline and a selling point. It reminded me that letting those little weirdo
ideas play, and then capturing them cleverly is one of the greatest joys I know.
I decided I’m going to be more patient with myself, to mull over my ideas and
nudge them forward. I’m going to write about what I know, and today what I know
is that the answer is yes.
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