Monday, September 26, 2011

Why Write?

For millennia people have written their thoughts, their hopes, their dreams onto parchment, paper and stone. From cave drawings to pictographs to encyclopedias, writing has chronicled both the hubris and the heart of mankind.

Why do you write? Have you thought about your motivation? Take a moment and put down the top seven reasons why you write at all. Is it to chronicle dreams, to promote business, to communicate feelings, to evaluate thoughts? Writing is an intimate act. When you write the invisible thoughts within become concrete and viewable.

What do you learn when reading the writings of others? What goals, truths or facts can be gleaned? Are you nourished by language? Does your mind broaden when exposed to fresh ideas?

Think about it.

Writing can remain a mundane daily task. Or, it can morph into a luminous act of brilliance and growth.

Why write?

The answer is as close as your pencil…

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