Writing to Write

Today, I am not sure what I want to write about. And that’s okay. This particular practice of writing isn’t meant to generate hits on my site. Rather, it’s a practice of writing in and of itself. And more than anything, I want this to be a transparent stream of my thoughts. I’m actually reminded of a creative journey I went through, earlier this year, with a group of friends. We were presented with an opportunity to go through a 12-week creative journey titled, the Artist’s Way. Maybe you’re familiar with it, but if you’re not it’s a book that was initially published in the 1990s by a woman named Julia Cameron. She designed this book to help individuals tap deeply into their creative spirit. Each week, you’re presented with passages regarding the creative journey and are tasked with activities to help you overcome your fears, doubts, and insecurities. While at times there was an overwhelming number of activities to complete, one of the cornerstone practices was to write three pages every single day. This activity was called, Morning Pages. As stated clearly in the book, it did not matter what you wrote but that you commit to writing three pages every day. You could be writing, “I don’t know what to write” for three pages and that works. What it taught me was, the act of showing up is sometimes more important than the task itself.  

I know there is a part of me that wants to seem polished when it comes to doing anything creative. It’s hard being vulnerable and declaring to the world, “I’m trying something and I’m a little insecure about my progress but just bear with me.” But the reality is, if I waited until I felt ready, I would never be ready. Create and release. I am simply invested in creating for the purpose of releasing the ideas that I have within, and the gratification that comes with that.