Five Minute Friday ~ Write




One Word Prompt ~ Five Minutes of Writing ~ No Editing

Today's Prompt: WRITE



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Write:
 mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface,
 typically paper, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement

I think you are either a writer or a talker or at least this tends to be true for me. Writing is emotional for me. I think before I write and when I don’t it is often filled with errors. Writing doesn't come easy for me. I often have great mental pictures and ideas but when it comes to getting it on paper I fail miserably. When I write I feel vulnerable and end up over thinking it.

Perhaps it has to do with a science teacher telling me once to "be careful what you write because it can come back to haunt you even after you’re dead!" People may forget you said something, but put it in ink and there is no going back. Well, that is a very negative way of looking at it!

This past week a family member passed away and I didn't feel like blogging at all. Emotionally I had nothing to say and I am still getting back to writing, but one thing I did learn was this, the person who had passed had written a letter to a loved one who had come across it and it meant so much to have those words to read and reread. I even found myself looking for anything the passed person had written. It didn't matter if it was written well or had typos I just want a piece of them.Words mean so much.

This got me thinking. Maybe my science teacher wasn't completely right after all because writing things down is a way of sharing love with someone. We write to share and it is emotional but that is the way it should be. I am a much better talker than writer, but I should still write, especially about the things that matter, because even after I am dead people will have a piece of me left. 

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10 comments:

  1. I agree, writing things down is a way of sharing love!

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    1. Until recently I hadn't given it much thought but oh how it is!

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  2. Love it. So so true... I never thought about it like that before but you're right.

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  3. Ah Whitney! I am so sorry for your loss! Thank you for allowing yourself to be vulnerable with us! I think you are precious!

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    1. Thank you Beth and you are so encouraging friend!

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  4. Perfectly said! Love you sweet daughter.

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  5. Thank you for sharing today. It's amazing how our perspective can shift in the midst of a difficult time. After my dad passed away I didn't feel like writing either...but when I did, it help me in so many ways to process my feelings, grieve, remember, and let others understand my heart. Keep writing! For others, yes! But also for yourself. Blessings.

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    1. You're right for others and ourselves. Thankful that God has given us the written word too.

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