#18 - Writing

Today, I am thankful for writing, and I'll tell you why.  When speaking directly there is no gap response time.  You know what "gap response time" is right?  That's the time it takes to come up with a super witty come back, erase and re-write said come back to really sting.  Real life doesn't work that way.  My brain is not slow, and I think that's the problem.  There are so many things swirling around in there fighting to come out that there is a bottle neck created somewhere between my firing neurons and my speech pathways.  The result is a dumbfounded look on my face, drool spilling out the left side of my mouth, and an incoherent "duh huh?"

My friends, this is why I love to write.  I sound so much cooler when I can think about what I need to say for a second.  If only my brain came with a backspace button.


Here is a quote that I loved from Mark Twain (Who I love),

The difference between the right word and almost the right word is the

difference between lightning and the lightning bug.

 

I have always loved to write.  I have always loved the escape that it brings.  Just recently I have learned of the healing outlet that writing can also be.  We have been told our whole lives to keep a journal.  I never wanted to, because I couldn't imagine someone being interested in what I do in a day.  However, now I see the importance of writing your feelings down.  I feel like it is a principle of faith.  When we write down our life experiences we now have a record to refer back to that will show us strength when we need it, or remind us of blessings or lessons learned.  I have so cherished my personal journals, even though they only started a few years ago.  So many times I have re-read passages that have helped me more now than they did then.  What an amazing principle.  I sure wish I would have done it a lot sooner.