Writing helps us get to know ourselves on a deeper level. It also connects us with each other as we share similar experiences, feelings, philosophies and values. And even (perhaps especially) when these are dissimilar, we like to know what is possible, what can be; and we do well to consider another twist on things.
Sometimes writing shows us possibilities we didn't know existed.
Sometimes it pulls from us previously undiscovered memories like a newly developing photo.
Sometimes it uncovers dreams that were have been shrouded in mist.
Sometimes it confronts and troubles us.
Whatever else it does, writing reveals.
And so, the life of writing is a true adventure. You never know when the next idea will poke its head out of a manhole. A poem, a children's book, a pensive essay, random thoughts, silly song lyrics, a drama, an informative or persuasive article, a memoir, a humorous anecdote, an awe-inspired psalm - all this and more comes of the birds flitting through my mind and the notes flying off my fingertips.
Please join me in this adventure. Share your comments. Perhaps together we'll have opportunity to think more deeply on all kinds of subjects. Let's grow together on our journey, learning from one another.