Have Pen, Will Write

I spend many times reading books, reading stories… other people’s stories. I am inspired by great authors who wrote classics and popular books, I am inspired by writers who received local and global recognitions, I admire people who started writing at an early age and has kept volumes of journals, I am admire people who write about nothing and everything, and I am encouraged by people who have the courage and the passion to write.

I think one way to develop your insight is to write. As you start to write, your mind becomes focused and you just write down whatever it is that’s in your mind until you get a realization, an Aha!, an insight. Something inside you tells you, “Why didn’t I see that before?” In writing, as a good teacher once said, your voice awakens. Writing enables you to take a step back and take yourself apart from situations that are happening in your life or around you. It gives you a chance to reflect on how these are affecting you and the people and things that matter to you. It gives you a chance to look at the past and see how it has molded you into being the person that you are now. It gives you the opportunity to visualize the future and somehow allows you to prepare yourself so that you can face it with calmness and grace.

Yes, I will continue to read books, lots and lots of books and yes, I am now starting to write my own stories!