Though writing
can be hard work, it can be a release from the stress of everyday
life. We all have problems to deal with, and we sometimes need a
creative outlet to lift our spirits. Writing is a great way to break
free of the intensity of 21st Century living.
How
Writing Can Be an Escape
Writing frees the
mind in that a writer can immerse themselves in a story, or just
simply by writing about something that they love, or by writing a
poem about a loved one. Writing can be at its most uplifting for the
writer, when the writer just writes about their own personal feelings
- an extension of writing a diary if you like. The mind then isn't
cluttered by concerns about correct research or merely appealing to
other people. You can just write for yourself, and it may well help
you cope with some of your problems along the way.
It can be strange in
seeing how some writers actually do manage to muster the motivation
to write when the world around them is falling in on them. Sometimes
it must seem like writing is the one thing that a writer is in
control of, and maybe that is the key. The words are yours, and
though you can't fully control life's events, you can control what
you write.
A writer who has an
otherwise dull life will see writing as an escape also. All human
beings do need something to grab hold of if their lives aren't happy
or joyful, whether it's music, art, writing, reading, or having a
nice walk in the country. All these may not only free the mind, but
can have an uplifting effect on the soul, too.
Writing
Is Good for Us
Writers can begin
writing in an unhappy state, but within minutes they can be lost in
writing, and though the troubles of the world are still there, during
the time a writer writes then at least all the sadness is in
abeyance. Even when a writer writes about sad things in their own
lives, then that can be a cathartic experience for the writer.
Writing, by itself, won't solve life's problems, but it can help the
mind take a time-out from those problems, and consequently make them
a little easier to deal with.
Nobody should really
write with money being their main objective. Writing is a powerful
force, and it can have an amazing impact on our wellbeing. There
can't be a much better reason to write than that.
From the Paul Rance book, Made of the Write Stuff.
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