Comments on: 9 Possible Ways That Writing Changes Things

By: 26 Sharp Essay Tips « TheUniversityBlog

26 Sharp Essay Tips « TheUniversityBlog — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:56:25 +0000

[...] Just write what’s on your mind, no matter how daft you think it is. This process opens you up to so much goodness. Getting a quick first draft on paper is a massive boost for confidence and it’s so much [...]

By: Essential Reading | Confident Writing

Essential Reading | Confident Writing — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:27:14 +0000

[...] power of setting out your intention in writing. As Emma says, it’s a wonderful example of how writing changes things. I didn’t realise that six month post was so powerful, but every time I flagged since I wrote it, [...]

By: Godin on the Humility of Blogging | Confident Writing

Godin on the Humility of Blogging | Confident Writing — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:24:43 +0000

[...] to Ken Allen, Blogger in Middle Earth, for letting me know about the [...]

By: Joanna

Joanna — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:51:38 +0000

Omar hello, and thanks for that contribution. It sounds like the feeling of getting into ‘the flow’… and that’s a good place to be

By: Omar

Omar — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:50:22 +0000

Writing is freeing. When I compose its as if I'm in my own world. Time sits still. I hear myself speaking the words as I type. .-= Omar´s last blog ..Mediocre People =-.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:19:39 +0000

Jan I love that:

“Writing revs up this mighty search engine deep inside us.” – might just have to quote you on that some day

@ dailyencounters – hello and welcome, sorry I can’t (yet) greet you by name… I think that journalling makes a huge difference to the way we feel, and blogging is such a great way to do that, moderated and edited for public consumption, with feedback loops from people all over the world… It’s wonderful stuff. I hope you get the inspiration you’re looking for from the blogosphere too

By: dailyencounters

dailyencounters — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:52:39 +0000

I have always used writing as my therapy.... I have many works from when I was a teenager, and stereotypically depressed with life in general, however I find it difficult to get motivated now that my life is so positive! I have been on this journey for the past year, trying to get back into writing, attending workshops, and keeping a very private, handwritten journal. I am looking foward to following this blog, gaining inspiration, and starting the work of mine that will lead me to being a published author! .-= dailyencounters´s last blog ..The Plan of a 16 Year Old =-.

By: jan geronimo

jan geronimo — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:08:58 +0000

You supplied the words yourself, Joanna. I love the way you put it: internal search engine.

Writing is a very important tool of thinking and nailing our feelings, or inner truths as others call it. It’s a process. It’s us communing with and coming to terms with ourselves. Writing revs up this mighty search engine deep inside us.

It serves us emotional links from our childhood memories up to the present in seemingly random patterns and surprising configurations. But as it is a process we make sense of them – we connect the dots, we synthesize our experience if we are lucky, but mainly if we are honest with ourselves.
.-= jan geronimo´s last blog ..Thanks, You Lovely People =-.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:05:56 +0000

Ralph I’m very sorry, I seem to have overlooked your response – very sorry. I love the possibility of writing opening up relationships and friendships, which, of course they do. Even though letter writing might be a dying art we are learning to communicate with warmth and humanity through things like e-mail, blogging and Twitter. Thanks for chipping in.

By: Ralph

Ralph — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:47:01 +0000

Hi, Joanna,
to my mind, writing is communication, first of all. It can build or change relationships, and it expresses your own will, it can hurt or comfort. A letter of complaint may chance a relationship to an authority, and I even have experienced that a policeman I complained about wanted to sue me in court. Poetry is a way of writing about something without being too straightforward and giving room for interpretation. It all is about language and its use. A few written words can bring people together and may make people curious for more. So I just contacted a friend from days long gone – just with a short e-mail. It may be the start of a revived relation.

So, writing realy does change things.
.-= Ralph´s last blog ..Who needs a clean Diesel car? =-.