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<\/a>Getting it down in black and white<\/p><\/div>\n
Perhaps writing it down makes it more real. Perhaps it\u2019s a way of \u201ctrying things out\u201d before I make up my mind. It might even be part of the decision-making process. I\u2019m not sure exactly\u2014but I know that writing help me quite a bit.<\/p>\n
It helps me think clearly. I have to choose the words as I write them down. Am I feeling \u201cabandoned,\u201d or just \u201csad?\u201d Do I want to do something about it or just be heard? What word describes the situation: \u201chopeless,\u201d or \u201ccomplicated.\u201d<\/p>\n
It helps me size up all the possibilities. Is that my only choice? Really? Or is there almost an endless list of things that I might do or say? Which is the best alternative for everyone concerned? What are the plusses and minuses with each option?<\/p>\n
It helps me validate the truth. Is what I believe right now the truth? Am I sure? Is this belief helpful or harmful? Can I choose to believe something different? Am I freer with or without this belief?<\/p>\n
It even helps me move on. Sometimes just writing it down has the powerful effect of softening and distancing. It\u2019s as though writing about pain helps me work through it. As I put down thoughts of discord or disappointment, they don\u2019t seem as big as I thought they were. As I write about my emotions I seem them already starting to shift\u2014I show how temporary they are. I see that things that happened don\u2019t define me any more than the words on the paper.<\/p>\n
Best of all, writing helps me to make changes. I can prototype them on paper. I can try out new ideas, new thoughts and new descriptions of my life. I can write out affirmations of how I want to think, feel and live. I can live, in advance, the way I want to live through the power of my mind and the power of my pen on paper.<\/p>\n
If you haven\u2019t, try writing for a change.<\/p>\n
It may start a new chapter in the book of your life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sometimes I just have to put it in writing. When I\u2019m faced with an important decision to make, when I am experiencing an overwhelming emotion or when I\u2019m picturing my life differently, I take pen in hand. Perhaps writing it down makes it more real. Perhaps it\u2019s a way of \u201ctrying things out\u201d before I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atchoice.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atchoice.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atchoice.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atchoice.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atchoice.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/atchoice.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105,"href":"https:\/\/atchoice.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions\/105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atchoice.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atchoice.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atchoice.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}