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Another Thing to Remember
As a writer.
We might not think what we do as writers is all that important. Not all of us are Nobel prize-winning wordsmiths, but that doesn’t matter. We try.
When you go on a trek, you ensure your shoes are worthy of the task. When we write, we present our ideas in a logical fashion. We’ve got something to say, and we’d like whoever is reading it to understand.
It’s important to make sense; otherwise, who would read your stuff? Have the idea, the germ of an idea. Then pull out some fiber to make it a better idea. Show how it relates to the reader. Card it, blend the fibers, spin it, and take it to your loom to weave a piece of cloth that will last 50 years.
But what about subtleties? What about the times when you, the writer, reads something that results in an ah-ha moment for yourself?
It’s like going through menopause. Nobody ever told me what it was like. Primarily, any medical people I went to suggested my complaints were frivolous and that I was being hysterical.
I didn’t appreciate being thought of that way then and I don’t like remembering about it now. But it happened. I thought I was alone.
When I began reading what other women had experienced with their menopause, I began to realize that I was not alone. I did not imagine the whole thing and that it was a very important time in my life.
And all they thought I was doing was complaining.
It was the written word I read that persuaded me to realize I was important. I was important before my menopause. I was important through it. I am important now.
As a writer, you can help people heal, understand the things they go through are important, help them to not think of themselves as victims, and empower people to pursue their dreams.
Do you even realize how important that is?
You. A writer. Wield power to entertain, to understand, and to help people to heal.
Thanks for reading.
