tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post7438011268400412697..comments2024-03-08T09:52:59.827-05:00Comments on Middle Passages: Writing for Release: IWSG March 2018Lizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-9333983884340673742018-03-30T02:46:15.743-04:002018-03-30T02:46:15.743-04:00I would like to see your poem about the Parkland s...I would like to see your poem about the Parkland shootings. I'm sure that it's very moving. I agree that writing does help us plow through the pain. Have a Happy Easter, Liza!<br /><br />JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-6075800513093447512018-03-16T01:39:03.814-04:002018-03-16T01:39:03.814-04:00When I started writing, I discovered (after the fa...When I started writing, I discovered (after the fact) that it was hugely therapeutic. I hadn't realised what I was writing about until it became clear years later and I was like, "Ooooooh!" lol. In many ways it's still therapeutic. Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-48809509716948718222018-03-09T15:14:41.661-05:002018-03-09T15:14:41.661-05:00It's good that writing provided a release valv...It's good that writing provided a release valve for you. When I was young, it worked that way for me, too, but now, when I'm overwhelmed with emotions, my creativity dries up for a while. If I try writing during those periods, my work is way too dark. Not me at all. (Or at least, not the me I want to be.)<br /><br />So why do I write? You might as well ask me why I breathe. It's part of me, and as necessary as food and drink. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-2663334764489050372018-03-08T18:55:43.640-05:002018-03-08T18:55:43.640-05:00It's so true that most writing comes from the ...It's so true that most writing comes from the emotions we are feeling. For me it sometimes comes from pain, but it can just as easily come from joy for me as well and from every feeling in between. Nice post.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-73331528697108703532018-03-07T19:41:33.976-05:002018-03-07T19:41:33.976-05:00I find I can't write when I'm suffering em...I find I can't write when I'm suffering emotional pain or stress. There's lots of evidence that it helps, I just can't do it.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-9871260324625025292018-03-07T12:28:56.636-05:002018-03-07T12:28:56.636-05:00Hi Liza - it's great that you can express your...Hi Liza - it's great that you can express yourself that way ... something I don't want to do, or can't do ... but then I've never wanted to write - having been put down about things earlier on in life - and I was able to express myself in other ways. Now I blog ... and keep it simple there too - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-7488164055305082702018-03-07T10:59:56.224-05:002018-03-07T10:59:56.224-05:00Wow. Good description on the healing power of the ...Wow. Good description on the healing power of the arts, as we produce them, and get our raw emotion out. I'm holding back on writing a letter to a boy whose brother died from suicide. I can barely even type that word here.<br /><br />Blessings to you as you write, process, and share that with others. It will help them.<br /><br />Mary at <a href="http://www.playoffthepage.com" rel="nofollow">Play off the Page</a><br /><br />Mary Aalgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089502829581772836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-48014348533286216862018-03-07T09:17:02.710-05:002018-03-07T09:17:02.710-05:00How wonderful you're able to release your emot...How wonderful you're able to release your emotions through your poetry. I write because the characters in my head won't shut up until I write their stories.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-21739990881587272292018-03-07T09:11:04.504-05:002018-03-07T09:11:04.504-05:00When I was younger (so long ago) and writing songs...When I was younger (so long ago) and writing songs and poetry, they all seemed to spring from my angst and heartache. There was lots of creativity in it. But I've always written prose from a different place, though I'm not sure where that place is or how to describe it.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-52699996071646206312018-03-07T08:09:31.222-05:002018-03-07T08:09:31.222-05:00your post is very moving and made me think. I stil...your post is very moving and made me think. I still don't know why or when I write. Here lately, it's more to just play with words. I enjoy that aspect. Otherwise, I'm adrift.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-60946090320656444952018-03-07T08:07:35.910-05:002018-03-07T08:07:35.910-05:00I no longer keep a regular diary/journal like I di...I no longer keep a regular diary/journal like I did when I was younger, but I still find the need now and then to reach for a notebook and write solely for release. It really does help. Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-88560164172693134262018-03-07T07:25:06.041-05:002018-03-07T07:25:06.041-05:00That's great that you can use your writing to ...That's great that you can use your writing to release the pain. For me, after I lost my husband--the biggest heartbreak of life--I couldn't write or read for a long time. Now that I took a break and have endured the pain I find that I am better writer. And it's okay if I end up just writing for myself.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-36386081672775105532018-03-07T07:13:26.210-05:002018-03-07T07:13:26.210-05:00I so agree. It is pain that bring us to a deeper l...I so agree. It is pain that bring us to a deeper level. I know that is what happens in my own life. For some reason, we awake and become aware of things that we had never seen. <br />Wishing you all the best. <br />Shalom aleichem,<br />Pat GPat Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907885067602758337.post-42618168077219534292018-03-07T06:59:15.676-05:002018-03-07T06:59:15.676-05:00A lot of creativity stems from pain. I sometimes w...A lot of creativity stems from pain. I sometimes wonder if that's why I'm not more creative when it comes to writing. I'm even-keeled.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com