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I never considered myself as a creative individual. I am not a singer. I played the clarinet in school, but was always last chair. I can’t draw, and I struggle academically. Gifts and talents do not come naturally. I have to work hard for what positive contributions I make. All around, learning and creativity has been a challenge for me.
Then one day I was assigned what felt like an impossible task. I was told to write and to journal about my feelings/my experiences by my counselor. As I sat with my mouth gaping open in her office and she gave me instructions of what to journal about, a specific topic. I began to consider she may have lost her mind, or perhaps I was sitting in the wrong office. “You want me to journal? I don’t know how to begin.” Her instructions were simple: write from the heart. My counselor done lost her mind, I thought. But the task struck a nerve within me. For decades, I knew God was telling me to write, to share what He was placing in my heart, but I allowed my insecurities to rule and make the final decision that writing is not my gift. I am far from original; my grammar is less than on point, and what in the world do I have to contribute that others would want to hear or gain from? However, I told my counselor I would be willing to give it a try.
The day came and I decided it was time to let all the hurt, frustration, and confusion I had bottled up for so long to come spewing out on the paper before me. I didn’t know that the depth of what was held inside would come flooding out in such a passionate way. I looked it over and sat in shock at the way the words danced on the page. In all the bravery I could muster, I took my journal entry with me to my next counseling session and shared it with Holly, my counselor. I was not expecting the response that came from her. She said with enthusiasm that I have a talent for writing and should use it as an outlet. Now I sat even further shocked and with a thousand questions swirling inside of my heart. “I have a talent, what?” The shock still sits strong inside as I take another step towards bravery, encouraged by Holly, and that is to begin to share my writing with others.
I am not going to promise that anything I share will be profound, but it will be from the heart. I won’t promise that it will be life changing, but it will be written with the intent to help you alter the hard yucky parts of your life into something tender and beautiful. My heart is to share my journey with both physical and mental health diagnoses, as well as the journey towards God that I have been struggling to walk the past 6 years. In my blog you will find that I will be writing memoirs, the mayhem I create ;), prayers, book reviews, mindfulness and mental health tips/tricks that I find helpful, and overall, a heart that wants to share with others my life story in hope that maybe one life will be forever improved because of it.
I am ready for this bold step. I encourage feedback, I encourage you to send me topics to write about and most importantly I covet your prayers as I embark on a new path.
Reckless Writings 