
Pers
onal Growth Through Writing
From, “5 Seeds for Growing Your Writing and Writing Your Life” Your Most Important Relati
onship
The greater voyage of living begins with the intenti
on to form a relati
onship. A relati
onship with yourself. Writing is a profound tool for doing so, but to be effective it requires the formati
on of another intimate c
onnecti
on.
One with the page. From a practical standpoint, it’s easy. The
only tools you need are a pen and paper. But to create a relati
onship that h
onors both the art of writing and the path of pers
onal development, more is required. The tools &ndash the pen and paper - are of no use if two other elements are not present:
Commitment and Permissi
on.
Be certain…I do not utter these
words lightly; I know from experience the quiver they stir in the gut, the sweat they bring to the hands, and the turning away from many an adventure that has been d
one in their name. Still, they are the compani
ons you must befriend if you are to become a traveler
on this journey, if you are to come to know and grow yourself through the act of writing.