The Why of Writing

A reflection on the value I have found in my own life and why I recommend everyone tries it.

I wish that there was some easy way to talk about life and pursuing happiness but it always typically comes to come across like you're a preacher or occult leader.

Yeah this is something that we all think about and deal with battle with fight the reality is it's a lot easier to say it than to accomplish it and I'm speaking from experience this has been a very hard week for my family for myself and I know for many others it's not even particularly for any one particular thing It more so has to do with the constant bombardment of life and its trials

Creatives how do we face these trials what's a healthy way to deal with them that causes no harm to others to where it doesn't cause any existential crisis for anyone else but to where we feel like we've made some sort of progress?

I didn't really think that this article was going to go in this direction but here we are. I'm a big proponent of writing. Yes, I know, that's a surprise to everyone: Aaron likes to write. Well the fact of the matter is that I find it cathartic. I also find it as a way to drain all of the feelings, all of the thoughts, and all the misplaced energy into a work.

Subscribers might know me for all these flash fiction pieces, but before I made my return to Substack (which I had originally started a couple of years ago) I talked a lot about creator's mental health because I think it's so important. This doesn't minimize anyone else's mental health but I find a focus lacking on creators and typically we write from a place of brokenness, and a place of sometimes darkness.

There's a reason that we’ll come across stories that either toe the line, or push over the edge thoughts, feelings, and circumstances for so many of us creators. It comes from a very real place. I encourage everyone, even people who are illustrators, painters, and sculptors to also write. You don't have to write anything fancy You don't even have to write anything for anybody else but at least chronicle your feelings and your thoughts. That same thing that you're putting into all the other work you're doing; write it out, because you never know if someday you want to utilize it for something else. You never never know if someday you need to look back on it and reflect.

If you need to just empty out your brain, a pencil and a sheet of paper can go a very long way. The wildest part is that for writers and world builders, sometimes you get some amazing creations out of it. I am a proponent for writing, not just because I am a writer, but because of the value it provides in everyday life, critical thinking skills, and understanding of self.

Do better. Be better.