How do you feel about writing
The 500 Words
I have to say that when I started this challenge, I really
wasn’t sure what to expect. I mean, getting a daily email that tells you what
to write? Who does that? I mean, really, shouldn’t I be a good enough writer
that I don’t need someone to hold my hand for 30 days in order to prove it to
myself?
I was wrong.
The prompts/challenges were nothing like I expected. They
were vague and general, and I thought, “What is it that you really want me to
write?” But I have had fun with the challenges, embracing the vagueness and
filling in the blanks in order to make the best of my five hundred words. I
definitely think that I write better on a whim because of it. I’m also getting
at recognizing word count on sight; I know what five hundred words looks like.
I don’t know what I expected, or even if I am right to have
any kind of expectations when I go through my daily dealings. This isn’t the
first time where I’ve been asked to elaborate on what I thought something would
be like. I think I need to learn to have a little more faith and trust the
world a little bit more.
Is it possible to use writing to believe? What about growing
your faith? Or to cultivate hope? Can I really write my way to happiness? I
think that was the real challenge that I embraced 15 days ago.
I have said before how much I love writing. I don’t even
really understand why, but then again, I’ve never really felt the need to
question it. It is my greatest talent. Why would anyone question their talents?
I’m promising myself right now: I will no longer question or forget to
recognize my talent. Writing is my passion, but I really want to be my
superpower.
Superheroes have superpowers most of the time, and they use
their powers to save others and change the world for the better. I want my
writing to change the world for the better. I want to inspire others to
cultivate their own kind of superpower. Is that really such an outrageous thing
to hope for?
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton was the root of my writing
aspirations. I learned that the author was not only a girl, but she was only 19
when she wrote her story. If she could write at such a young age, why couldn’t
I write stories too? Couldn’t I write something that inspires the next young
girl to cultivate her superpower too?
In theory, I can do anything. People have told me this all
my life. I’m not a stranger to ever hearing that sentence, but I don’t know if
I’ve ever believed it. I’m going to start believing it. Why is it so
challenging?
Maybe it’s time to start embracing the challenges and unlock
my true potential. Who knows what can really be accomplished if that happens?
Well, let’s see.
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