The Power Of Writing

Let’s be great, let’s be the best version of ourselves, forever.

It is a challenging time but everything is going ok. I am learning every day. There is always so much to learn. I am 33 years old now and I still feel like a baby on some days. It is exciting.

At times it is humbling but, all in all, the realisation there is a lot more to experience and know is exciting.

I am late again to write a Monday piece for Medium, I am just free-styling right now.

I will just hit on a quick topic on my head.

The importance of writing

I was introduced to journaling when I was in Form 4 (Grade 10) by my English teacher at the time, Mrs Obi. It was 2004 at the time and she spoke about keeping a diary. I didn’t know what she was talking about, a diary was for girls anyway.

I don’t quite remember how the topic came about but Mrs Obi talked about how helpful keeping a journal is.

In some ways I can say that is one of the days that changed my life. Writing, in all its forms, is truly everything to me and it is one of the major reasons I am here where I am today.

Writing is important in all ways. When I first started journaling it was just a diary that I tried to keep every day. I would write down my thoughts, my goals, my feelings… and which girl I had a crush on. It was therapeutic and it guided me, and that remains true to this day.

It’s almost 20 years of journaling for me now.

There have been some lean or empty periods where I didn’t write for a while, but now it is truly a part of my life and I write every evening.

As said, it is therapeutic. Obviously, it is always best to speak to someone but the next best is to spill your thoughts onto paper. It is better than keeping things inside.

Think on paper, Brian Tracy also said. Journal writing extends to writing down your goals and targets, be it health or life achievements. It helps to keep track of your goals and it helps crystallise things. Many people say it: there is a magic as the words leave your head and transfer onto paper through your hand and pen.

You see what you are thinking and wanting. It can motivate you, and it can sober you. Sometimes you see what you have written and you think: ‘nah, that doesn’t look so smart.’