A College Realization

Hello my lovely people,

Hopefully there are still a few faithful readers who are following this blog even after my long absence. ;)

So...... the reason that I have not blogged in nearly a year is because I have been away at Bible college. It kept me pretty busy but it also helped me to realize a few things about myself.

I used to think that I didn't like the act of writing. But you know what I have realized? Though I don't like writing certain things, particularly school assignments, there are some things that I do enjoy writing. I love thinking through things and being able to explore topics on paper (or on a computer). I am not great at expressing myself through speech, so writing is an excellent way for me to convey my thoughts. Writing is a powerful medium by which we can express our thoughts and feelings in a way that other people can understand.

A simple thing that I have realized is that if a subject interests me, then I enjoy writing about it. I had a couple of literature courses at college and I actually enjoyed writing a lot of the papers for that class since they allowed me to delve into the theme of the stories. I love stories and I love exploring literary themes. Maybe this is why I'm a writer :)

Having to write papers for college has definitely helped me in my writing. I have had to learn how to expand upon a thought and write significantly more than I did before I went to college. College has also helped me to realize that I do enjoy writing, when it is on a subject that I enjoy.

There is such beauty and power in words. Words can be used to hurt or to heal, to destroy or to create. Those people who can string words together in meaningful and enchanting ways are truly magicians.

So that shall be one of my goals, to become a word magician.



~CH~

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