While we may not be able to write our way to happiness I agree that we can write our way back to our true selves. We can find our heart and soul scribbled somewhere in the scrambled paragraphs. This is why I have mixed emotions about getting rid of my journals. Somewhere in all that sh*t were words of wisdom I had written to myself. I remind myself that I still carry it all with me.
Great post KK!
I would write myself back to time-freedom and wholeheartedness❤️
Oh but I did! I wrote about getting rid of a lifetime of journals. I had a plan, was clear on why I was doing it and it was ceremonious (even though it was at the Airdrie dump🤣)!
Hilarious! Now there's a story to write: a writer writing about a writer whose writings were ultimately written into the writing of yet another writer.
Such a wonderfully stirring post. I'd write my way back to a cottage by the sea, with a forest nearby as well. I'd grow my own food, make art and draw labyrinths on the shore, write by a roaring fire and offer tea to guests. I'd have a big collection of Legos to create with and sell my art through a local gallery, read to little ones at the village library and play my musical instruments every day. 🎶🌊⛵️😀
Wow, that was VERY specific. I love the sound of a cottage by the sea. So, if you're writing your way back there, can we assume you've been there before?
Hmmm ... I have been to a cottage by the sea...my Godparents' house on Cape Cod, MA. I loved living so close to the water when we stayed there and I spent time with my cousins. Now I want a cottage by the sea on Cape Ann, to the North...😁
Kristi that watch is awesome. 😆 I've been going through a plot twist of my own the last 2-3 years both personally and in my business. It's been really difficult, but it also helped me have a new appreciation for how hard being a writer really is, and the value of money, and the fulfillment of staying true to yourself as a creator. It's helped me reevaluate all of that. It wasn't easy when I was in the middle of that plot twist, but it taught me a lot as I look back on it.
Yessss and because you wrote all of it, it's like you have a living record of the journey. That's the part that intrigues me.
And I love that you love the watch. I found them online at least 8 years ago and I have ALWAYS wished they had an affiliate program 🤣 Such a great message.
I did not intend to write as a way to catalog my life, but that is an appropriate description. I enjoy looking back at what I’ve written and seeing how much I have learned about who I am on many levels. Releasing what’s deep within has been liberating just as the artwork I create. Thanks for this piece.
@Kristi Keller Truly inspiring. Coming up on my 2nd Substack anniversary, I realize I've been writing my way back to the one place I've ever considered home even though I was already there (here). My physical structure was here but the rest of me was still out there, wandering about, reaching for a dream I had already found but didn't recognize. Being human is often a confusing swirl of here and there. Part of this is coming out tomorrow and I'll tag you. Thanks for this post.
"everything you write about is inherently YOU…even if it’s not the same you existing in this very moment.".... THIS! this is great-especially the part that it's not the same you in this moment. So so true! Thanks for a thought provoking post Kristi!
I would write my way back to innocence. When I lived with my siblings, when my son was a toddler, when I felt like the future was sooooo expansive! This is great prompt.. I'll have to think about this one some more.. thank you!
Wow, you've got me cogitating . . . I'd write my way back to a forest path that my childhood legs can run on, and on, and on, inhaling the scent of balsam and sun-dusted redwood bark. In that vision, the time is adamantly and always NOW. Thank you, Kristi.
I watched a short film about an ultra trail runner the other day and he had N:OW tattooed on his wrist, like a digital clock. That was pretty cool too.
I truly enjoy your commentaries, and truly thought you would bring up my own profile, which reads...."I don't have the interest or the imagination to write fiction...."and now do you. Life is so interesting without creating anything fantastical. The potential is indeed endless and fun to share.
Right now, I would not write myself back, I am loving the forward, but soon, I will look back and consider those other moments, and remember your words.
Well here you go!
While we may not be able to write our way to happiness I agree that we can write our way back to our true selves. We can find our heart and soul scribbled somewhere in the scrambled paragraphs. This is why I have mixed emotions about getting rid of my journals. Somewhere in all that sh*t were words of wisdom I had written to myself. I remind myself that I still carry it all with me.
Great post KK!
I would write myself back to time-freedom and wholeheartedness❤️
Nah don't ever get rid of the journals!! They're gold!
Sitting on my couch, I can look around my condo and see no less than 5 journal books in progress, all for different purposes.
Thank you Donna 😊
Oh but I did! I wrote about getting rid of a lifetime of journals. I had a plan, was clear on why I was doing it and it was ceremonious (even though it was at the Airdrie dump🤣)!
Ha! Imagine if someone found them all in the dump and wrote your memoir for you? 😁😁
That’s why I had to go one province over!! Haha! It was a pre-meditated gig!
Lol you're a closet comedian aren't you 🤣
Hilarious! Now there's a story to write: a writer writing about a writer whose writings were ultimately written into the writing of yet another writer.
Ha! Plot twist from hell 🤣
Amen. At worst they are "ore."
Such a wonderfully stirring post. I'd write my way back to a cottage by the sea, with a forest nearby as well. I'd grow my own food, make art and draw labyrinths on the shore, write by a roaring fire and offer tea to guests. I'd have a big collection of Legos to create with and sell my art through a local gallery, read to little ones at the village library and play my musical instruments every day. 🎶🌊⛵️😀
Wow, that was VERY specific. I love the sound of a cottage by the sea. So, if you're writing your way back there, can we assume you've been there before?
Hmmm ... I have been to a cottage by the sea...my Godparents' house on Cape Cod, MA. I loved living so close to the water when we stayed there and I spent time with my cousins. Now I want a cottage by the sea on Cape Ann, to the North...😁
When you get there ask if they have an extra cottage for me! 😊
I will! ~:0)
Kristi that watch is awesome. 😆 I've been going through a plot twist of my own the last 2-3 years both personally and in my business. It's been really difficult, but it also helped me have a new appreciation for how hard being a writer really is, and the value of money, and the fulfillment of staying true to yourself as a creator. It's helped me reevaluate all of that. It wasn't easy when I was in the middle of that plot twist, but it taught me a lot as I look back on it.
Yessss and because you wrote all of it, it's like you have a living record of the journey. That's the part that intrigues me.
And I love that you love the watch. I found them online at least 8 years ago and I have ALWAYS wished they had an affiliate program 🤣 Such a great message.
this is what popped up... on its own, whatever that "it" means... and surprised "me", whatever that me is:
"... into my heart... where everything lives."
i loved it. in that moment atleast. and loved it more that it popped up on its own.
😊
The watch is a cool reminder, Kristi. As the Báha'í master, Abdu'l Baha, asked:
"If we are not happy and joyous at this season, for what other season shall we wait and for what other time shall we look? "
Isn't it the coolest watch? That quote is everything!
I did not intend to write as a way to catalog my life, but that is an appropriate description. I enjoy looking back at what I’ve written and seeing how much I have learned about who I am on many levels. Releasing what’s deep within has been liberating just as the artwork I create. Thanks for this piece.
* I also enjoy reading authors about pages!
Same here Michelle, and THANK YOU for joining the conversation with your experiences.
@Kristi Keller Truly inspiring. Coming up on my 2nd Substack anniversary, I realize I've been writing my way back to the one place I've ever considered home even though I was already there (here). My physical structure was here but the rest of me was still out there, wandering about, reaching for a dream I had already found but didn't recognize. Being human is often a confusing swirl of here and there. Part of this is coming out tomorrow and I'll tag you. Thanks for this post.
Looking forward to it Joyce!
"...everything you write about is inherently you." The best writers are exactly like that- unique voices.
"everything you write about is inherently YOU…even if it’s not the same you existing in this very moment.".... THIS! this is great-especially the part that it's not the same you in this moment. So so true! Thanks for a thought provoking post Kristi!
Kind of a mind-twist isn't it? When I reread that paragraph I was like, does this even make sense?
It makes perfect sense, and especially coupled with your 'now' watch-as we are only who we are NOW, but are shaped by each and every moment.
Ahhh nice one! I didn't even think of the watch that way! Thanks for your thoughtful insight!
I would write my way back to innocence. When I lived with my siblings, when my son was a toddler, when I felt like the future was sooooo expansive! This is great prompt.. I'll have to think about this one some more.. thank you!
So many points in time! I'm glad it got you thinking!
Wow, you've got me cogitating . . . I'd write my way back to a forest path that my childhood legs can run on, and on, and on, inhaling the scent of balsam and sun-dusted redwood bark. In that vision, the time is adamantly and always NOW. Thank you, Kristi.
Ahhh what a beautiful visual, Jan! It conjures up feelings of innocence and freedom! I love that 😊😊
I watched a short film about an ultra trail runner the other day and he had N:OW tattooed on his wrist, like a digital clock. That was pretty cool too.
Hmmmm very interesting! I wonder if he got the idea from these watches? Thanks for sharing that, Yvonne.
This was beautiful. I’m not sure I want to write my way back to anything. I’m working on being in the present. Enjoying every moment.
A very worthy endeavor!
The ⛱️ of course
Ah Miss Kristi!
I truly enjoy your commentaries, and truly thought you would bring up my own profile, which reads...."I don't have the interest or the imagination to write fiction...."and now do you. Life is so interesting without creating anything fantastical. The potential is indeed endless and fun to share.
Right now, I would not write myself back, I am loving the forward, but soon, I will look back and consider those other moments, and remember your words.
Thank you.
What I love the MOST about your response is, "I'm loving the forward." That is such a great life quote to live by. ❤️❤️
YES!!