Writing is a safe place to go. You can say and do things that you may never do in life. You can be a starship captain on a mission to Mars. You can go back in time and march with Caesar crossing the Rubicon. You can stand on a hill with the architect that built the pyramids. If you can imagine it you can do it. You can be an introvert, a hermit living in a small cottage deep in the forest, or an extrovert leading a Fortune 500 Company to Dynamic Change.
As a writer, you can do this from a safe place, a room with a leather chair and your favorite authors’ books lining the shelves of your writing room. When we write we do things without limitations. It is like stepping through a door into a realm where the impossible becomes possible.
Often we write about our journey in life, where we have been and our lessons learned, or where we are now. We may see into the future and claim the vision as our own. We can speculate or reflect upon life without fear. We can write about things that have nothing to do with us other than to amaze and enchant us.
From a safe place, we can write of love and the kindness of others. We can walk through the garden gate and smell the jasmine in bloom. We may be a lonely wayfarer walking down a railroad track or sitting atop an Aztec temple hidden in the deepest jungles. We can sit beside Caesar as he plans to go to Egypt to meet Cleopatra or the Saxons attacking a shield wall in the heat of battle.
Yes, we can write about anything that we can imagine. The possibilities are as vast as the spiraling universe or as close as the rose blooming beside the garden bench. We can do that and more on this small page. We can expand it or make it small. We can add spectacular verbal images or make it dark and desolate. We can hear waves crashing upon the shore or the whirling of the desert sand hiding the ancient secrets and lost civilizations.
We can be bold, courageous and dragon slayers. Ah! …. but can we do this from our safe place? Perhaps we must put down our pen and leave our safe place behind venturing forth into the unknown to touch what we have only imagined.
Point Of View
We write from what we imagine and yet we write from what we have experienced. The story must contain both the imagined and the experienced. It is about where we have been and where we hope to go. Lastly, we should never let where we have been limit our imagination. We must believe there is more to learn and unleash our imagination to go where it may.
Great story irs true you have to live life to write about it and grow your imagination.
Thank you my friend. Writing is an amazing blessing that opens many doors
Yes! And practicing being bold, courageous and safe is a great way to grow. Thanks Larry.
blessings,
Cynthia
It is just beautiful Larry💖
The whole essence, it’s all in there.
Thank you!
Excellent post, Larry! You have a way of making the reading a safe place as well. Equally important. I love this forum at BIZCATALYST360 that allows this corner of sharing experiences in a safe way to exist. You are a great example of mixing the ambition, imagination and reality. If we can imagine more we can extend our reality. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
Brilliant said, and all so true – thank you Larry.
I am not a writer, but I do like share my feelings, thoughts and some experiences, as it sometimes eases seeing the suffering (in all ways), the struggles, tragedies, tears, smiles, confusion, love, care, talk, silence, peace, chaos, and amidst all of that, see the rays of joy, simple happiness, faith and hope – simple lessons, it is also my way of reaffirming my own existence.
Chuck Palahniuk once said, “That’s why I write, because life never works except in retrospect. You can’t control life, at least you can control your version.”
Thank you my friend. Loved your feedback and insights.
Thank you my friend
This completely and fully encompasses the reason I write. The freedom of letting thoughts flow through my fingertips onto the page. What a beautifully written piece my friend.
Thank you Raissa.
What a beautiful essay. You’ve captured the essence of why I love to write. Many writers agonize about their writing and this is the medicine they need. I also loved getting such a passionate glimpse of your creative imagination. You have a gift for presenting mental images that bring your writing to life in the mind’s eye. You also made me want to go to all these places. (Well, for the part about the Saxons attacking a shield wall in the heat of battle . . . I confess I don’t want to be present in the battle, but reading about it from the safety of my reading nook would be thrilling. Which is the perfect complement to your main point!)
Thank you again. Growing up on the farm taught me to imagine. When we have nothing imagination gives us everything
I throughly enjoyed the article as it is of interest simply “I love to write”!. It is true that I can put my thoughts which I feel on paper, not knowing if anyone would really be interested in what I have to say, but it is somewhat therapy, speaking and saying on paper what perhaps would not be appreciated speaking out loud. I have been writing since I was sixteen, accumulation of over 30 journals. I teach Classical Writing encouraging my students to write. Thank you
Love your reply Lynn . I totally understand it’s like turning on the faucet that you can’t turn off