The Written Word

        Before we were taught how to write, we first learned how to read. We actually listened to the written word, first when our mother read us bedtime stories and later when we started school.

       We start with the alphabet, then putting these letters in various sequences to make a word, then putting the words into another set of rules and regulations to create sentences, which expands into paragraphs, chapters and finally a book. Of course now we have blogs, newsletters and websites. The general rule still prevails. The conscious writer still pays close attention to the basic rules of chapters, paragraphs and proper punctuation and sentence structure.

      The written word will never go away. It’s how we communicate, it’s how we interact; it’s how we express ourselves. It comes out of our mouth each time we speak. But the most amazing thing the written word does is help us heal, help us reminisce, helps us dream.

        Each time you put your thoughts to paper, you are allowing your mind to take a break. A chance to get those worries, thoughts, and fears out of you, traveling through your fingers onto paper. It becomes reality. It becomes something you can relate to. And all of a sudden you see the obvious and the answers come to you. Those same answers you’ve been looking for all along were right there hiding behind the clutter in your brains.