I loved this so much Terje, thank you for sharing this. I write because I have always loved writing and still do. I could not wait to learn to write when I was only 6 years old and still find it magic. I simply could not imagine a life without writing.
I love love love the conclusion, "I think the joy of writing is a good enough reason to write." Lately, I've been more focused on the joy of writing than the need to post, and it's been amazing. I wake up, start my day with writing, and suddenly I feel like I am floating for the rest of the day! Thank you for sharing your joy and talent with the rest of us. I loved reading it 💛
I really enjoyed this, Terje. I write because I need a creative outlet from my job and because I’ve always loved words. In another life, I would have liked to be a speechwriter. Thank you for sharing your writing with us.
Bit morbid but we have just found out that a much-loved uncle of my husband’s is dying and doesn’t have long left so I would write about what is really important in life - small acts done with great love, watching a sunset, running sand through your fingertips - and that those are far more valuable than all the money or possessions in the world. It’s a well-worn trope but the older I get, the truer it is and I am annoyed with myself for taking this long to realise it!
Or, perhaps, in writing these comments into this latest 'Terje Thread' you have erected a 'Signpost for Self' Victoria? Go write, polish and deliver the speech: your husband's departed uncle would I'm sure have loved to hear it had he lived to, every bit as much as those others who live on after him will.
I love your description of your inner critic. I like to think that mine has been repurposed in my writing. Not so much in the rest of my life. In my writing it now makes suggestions in the "what's next vein."
I write because I can. I love the concept of creating characters and giving them voices.
Thank you for sharing, Terje. I really love the way you’ve almost personified your inner critic here. I think this is a really fun and tangible way of distancing oneself from that incessant monkey mind. I’m certainly going to start speaking to my inner critic in the same way!
I’d love to read your thoughts on this. A post one day? I am strangely getting less annoyed by the critic. Not sure whether it’s because he is getting softer or my skin tougher. 😁
These days I'm also loving how many women are walking the path of writing as a way of awakening, and as a way to brighten the connections between us. And, in addition to connecting with each other, we also connect with joy. An opportunity to get acquainted with our inner critic and to observe our mind.❤️🙏🕊️
Thank you for sharing your writing. “I write because I am time-rich” was such a new perspective that made me pause. I also like the idea of writing as a path to awakening. 💖
What never ceases to amaze me is the way that serendipity strikes, so often. As it happens I've recently had recourse to reading Margaret Attwood and George Orwell on the theme of Why Write. This post of yours is, I fancy, the third leg of a thinking stool that I can sit and ruminate upon.
Grand post Terje. Only thing I'd suggest is to check that you've chosen limestone country in which to flow your river of words. No problem if the surface bed is dry to the eye, the listening ear will hear the words running, loud and clear, below ground.
I loved this so much Terje, thank you for sharing this. I write because I have always loved writing and still do. I could not wait to learn to write when I was only 6 years old and still find it magic. I simply could not imagine a life without writing.
Nurturing childhood magic - this sounds like the best thing to happen.
I love love love the conclusion, "I think the joy of writing is a good enough reason to write." Lately, I've been more focused on the joy of writing than the need to post, and it's been amazing. I wake up, start my day with writing, and suddenly I feel like I am floating for the rest of the day! Thank you for sharing your joy and talent with the rest of us. I loved reading it 💛
I really enjoyed this, Terje. I write because I need a creative outlet from my job and because I’ve always loved words. In another life, I would have liked to be a speechwriter. Thank you for sharing your writing with us.
Speechwriter - a novel idea for me. If you were to write a speech right now, what would you write about?
Bit morbid but we have just found out that a much-loved uncle of my husband’s is dying and doesn’t have long left so I would write about what is really important in life - small acts done with great love, watching a sunset, running sand through your fingertips - and that those are far more valuable than all the money or possessions in the world. It’s a well-worn trope but the older I get, the truer it is and I am annoyed with myself for taking this long to realise it!
Sorry to hear about the uncle. A powerful message for a speech, one that needs to be reminded to people over and over. If not a speech a post maybe?
I think you could be on to something 😉
Or, perhaps, in writing these comments into this latest 'Terje Thread' you have erected a 'Signpost for Self' Victoria? Go write, polish and deliver the speech: your husband's departed uncle would I'm sure have loved to hear it had he lived to, every bit as much as those others who live on after him will.
I love your description of your inner critic. I like to think that mine has been repurposed in my writing. Not so much in the rest of my life. In my writing it now makes suggestions in the "what's next vein."
I write because I can. I love the concept of creating characters and giving them voices.
I like the "I write because I can." I sometimes answer the "Why do you write?" question with "Why not?"
Thank you for sharing, Terje. I really love the way you’ve almost personified your inner critic here. I think this is a really fun and tangible way of distancing oneself from that incessant monkey mind. I’m certainly going to start speaking to my inner critic in the same way!
Love this! Was thinking about the same thing recently!! And the dialogue with your inner critic is so amusing to read!
I’d love to read your thoughts on this. A post one day? I am strangely getting less annoyed by the critic. Not sure whether it’s because he is getting softer or my skin tougher. 😁
I truly enjoy reading your writing Terje! I wrote this long ago - back in 2015, but it's still true: https://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/09/why-i-write/
These days I'm also loving how many women are walking the path of writing as a way of awakening, and as a way to brighten the connections between us. And, in addition to connecting with each other, we also connect with joy. An opportunity to get acquainted with our inner critic and to observe our mind.❤️🙏🕊️
Thank you for sharing your writing. “I write because I am time-rich” was such a new perspective that made me pause. I also like the idea of writing as a path to awakening. 💖
What never ceases to amaze me is the way that serendipity strikes, so often. As it happens I've recently had recourse to reading Margaret Attwood and George Orwell on the theme of Why Write. This post of yours is, I fancy, the third leg of a thinking stool that I can sit and ruminate upon.
Grand post Terje. Only thing I'd suggest is to check that you've chosen limestone country in which to flow your river of words. No problem if the surface bed is dry to the eye, the listening ear will hear the words running, loud and clear, below ground.