Writing for me is as a passion where I get to express myself and process my ideas and thoughts. There are days when I am prolific in my writings and there are days when I don't have the energy to write. They are nonetheless great cathartic avenues of my soul and to send some sort of messages to others. Poetry is the type of writing when I get most creative and I find it easier than making short stories or even thinking about writing a novel.
As of this typing, I have 81 journals or diaries in my possession and I have been writing these since July 2009. It gave me a voice through the years as I experience both ups and downs of life, a roller coaster if you will. Maybe one day I will be able to share some excerpts or some stories other people may be able to relate to.
One of my influences is Anne Frank who wrote a diary while in hiding from the Nazis during World War II. Another one is the Freedom Writers Diary which is an inspirational concept devised by a teacher named Erin Gruwell and the spark of this idea came from her reaction of a stereotypical caricature one of her students drew.
Writing is also an endeavor where I get to discover and explore myself more as well as other things that goes on in the world. It could be current events, anything philosophical or maybe political. It also helps me understand myself and other people more since I am a student of psychology myself. I have been doing this for quite a while and it has always been an enlightening venture.
Some Guidelines in Writing
If you want to write, write as if it gives you a sense of purpose and some meaning in life. I promise you, you will learn a great deal about yourself and the world around you. Write as if it is your life blood. If you want to learn something new, read something and write according to your own understanding. Write anything that catches your eye and you find something extraordinary in this mundane world like how beautiful a technicolor butterfly is or how breathtaking the sunset along Manila Bay is. It will not only open your eyes, it will also open your heart to a world of infinite possibilities if you dare to be creative, if you are determined to let people listen to your voice no matter what kind of message you are sending. It give you courage to put yourself out there both in fiction and non-fiction.
Let me end with a poem I have made just now:
A Wordsmith's Dream
May your pen spit out the ink,
Like your soul pouring out into the sink.
For the world to see what your dreams are,
Only to witness your progress going so far.
You're the wordsmith of your life,
You write down your pain, you passion, your strife.
Dream long, dream hard as if there is no tomorrow,
While you disclose both your joys and sorrow.
Tell your story with your loudest voice,
Be truthful in the dark forest of noise.
Embrace your truth and your words.
Share to the world your inner world.
Be like Hemingway, Poe and Emerson.
Be like Shakespeare and Dante.
Be like Lewis, Dickens and Tolkien.
Be like them, yes, but be yourself.
Make your own name among the greats,
Only with your voice will you settle your fate.
Be a wordsmith of your own life,
Live the dream with perseverance and strive!
May God bless you all!
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