Cheers to figuring out the right balance of using words in ways that serve you and recognizing when you need quiet. I have this too - this over-explaining, this needing to "fix it" and be understood ... and it's mostly a really great thing for me as a writer and a human but not always ... <3
As someone in my early 20s who writes, I completely agree that writing has the power to change your life but nothing happens in an instant. These big realisations take time to show up in our lives. For me, accepting the idea of rest is a gradual but ongoing process. I am recovering from the cycle of toxic productivity after suffering from it for years. There was no specific moment that made me value rest more, just a serious of events that constantly reminded me that rest is also productive.
Good luck on your journey!! Also, would love to keep your book in my personal library for my friends and family to read whenever they like :)
Nice work, Michell. You've put down a lot of interesting thoughts on the power of writing, especially the benefits it confers as self-therapy. Like you, I find writing to have a mirror aspect -- that is, it gives us the opportunity to reflect on our own thoughts and feelings almost as though they are apart from us. Looking forward to reading more!
Cheers to figuring out the right balance of using words in ways that serve you and recognizing when you need quiet. I have this too - this over-explaining, this needing to "fix it" and be understood ... and it's mostly a really great thing for me as a writer and a human but not always ... <3
As someone in my early 20s who writes, I completely agree that writing has the power to change your life but nothing happens in an instant. These big realisations take time to show up in our lives. For me, accepting the idea of rest is a gradual but ongoing process. I am recovering from the cycle of toxic productivity after suffering from it for years. There was no specific moment that made me value rest more, just a serious of events that constantly reminded me that rest is also productive.
Good luck on your journey!! Also, would love to keep your book in my personal library for my friends and family to read whenever they like :)
Nice work, Michell. You've put down a lot of interesting thoughts on the power of writing, especially the benefits it confers as self-therapy. Like you, I find writing to have a mirror aspect -- that is, it gives us the opportunity to reflect on our own thoughts and feelings almost as though they are apart from us. Looking forward to reading more!