Why I Write

I'm overdue for a blog post.  Today's post is inspired by the fact I had a bad day.  And when I have a bad day, I have a box of things I look at that I've saved from school, travels, and other random places that make me happy.  I have letters from others to me, journals, assigned writing, and just creative writing.  I normally read the letters on bad days but today I read through some of the assigned work. I found this and I thought I would share it.

Why I Write

I write to stay organized.  I write to remember.  I write to communicate.  I write to inform.  I write to receive a passing grade.  I write because I like to.  I write to express myself.  I write because I am not very good at verbal communication.  I write because people scare me.  I write to make sense of my thoughts. 

I write despite knowing I lack the skills to adequately portray how I truly feel. I write to explain that I feel like a character trapped in the wrong story. I write because I want people to understand.  I write to convey the idea but can't get the deeper meaning.  I write because I feel like my thoughts are runners and my brain is the track.  I write to try and sort through my run-on sentences to hopefully find out what they actually mean. 

I write to cope.  I write to feel better.  I write to learn.  I write to understand.  I write because it is fun.  I write because words are my form of art. 

Dramatic, huh? But I remember when I wrote it I was really proud of it.  We modeled it after someone else's work and I wish I could remember who and what is was so I could give them credit for their work. 

I'm hoping after typing up all the reasons I used to write it will inspire me to write more.  

I hope you have a great day,

Megan