Writing.

Most people who don't take the time to sit down and write are people with busy minds. They are the people who don't have the patience to analyze or pinpoint exactly what their heart is trying to tell them. I find that the people who hate writing are the people I can't talk to for too long because they aren't willing to see both sides of anything. Writing is a key element to me because no matter where I'm at or what I'm doing I always feel the need to express myself. Nobody may ever read this, but at least it's off my chest. What I can write down I will never be able to fully whole heartedly tell someone. My thoughts are best when I write because it comes purely from my subconscious, the inner most truer me. Sometimes I write something then come back to read it and think to myself, "damn, I really was feeling heavily." Sometimes I can't bring myself to reread what I wrote because it's just too emotional for me to want to reconnect too. Writing is a pure honest art form wherein the words aren't lies when it's a rant, the sentences are rhythms, and the voice is a tour guide through one's head.

With all of that being said, you should write because it's free. No matter where you are you can always pull out pen and pad, open some kind of app, or gain access to some kind of paper with a pencil. No matter how you feel you can always express. Putting one word down is all I need sometimes in order to reconnect with myself... sometimes fussing at myself on paper causes for me to bounce back to reality. You should write because it's beautiful. Your writing alters and changes as your knowledge of literature grows. Just as much as I love reading essays is as well as I can write one, depending upon subject matter. Just as much as I love Edgar Allen Poe is as well as I can write poetry on his level, as well as Dante, and Khalil Gibran. It's interesting to see just where writing will take you. I keep a diary on my phone about everything I'm feeling at the moment and from time to time I scroll all the way down to see the thoughts I had previously and am amazed at how much I've grown. It's such an exploration that isn't an obligation. I don't stay obligated to anything and when I feel like I have to be I have a tendency to run away, it's something you don't have to run from. You write one thing on Saturday and never edit it until months later, but it's still there and never once bothered you.

It is true when they say that some of the best things in life are free, writing is one of them. You should write to enjoy, explore, voice, inform, and understand. Sometimes all you have to do is write...