“You can make anything by writing.”
― C.S. Lewis
--yes it has been a hot minute...i know you have been waiting on the edge of your seat waiting to see what i will come up with next...or rather you thank your lucky stars that i have shut it for a few minutes...either way i am back at least for 2 more for 2013...& then who knows for 2014...we shall see what it brings...
...i have written probably not one but several posts about words, stories, pretty much all topics that cover or touch the concept of writing...maybe b/c i love to write if for no purpose than to fill the page & hoping that with all the words i use; one word or one phrase might touch you in a way that helps you to look at the world in a new light or even to bring you a little bit of me, or to provide you a break from life; hopefully at the end of each read, you smile, or you laugh (but most likely i'm sure you shake your head; thinkin where does she come up with this)...either way thank you for reading one, five or all...it makes my heart smile...now for the post (i know i am not done running my mouth or the keyboard)...
where am i going with all of this...you will be glad to know several places...lets first start with your story...i am a big fan of creating your own story; however i always say don't forget the author; what do i mean, God...let him be the author why?; because He already has one of the best stories written just for you...and He wants you to create it, make it come to life; show the world all of you and what you can do...the key is you have to be willing to see what He has written for you...the outline is set for you; just fill in the rest; make your story, your adventure come to life; so when it comes to the end of the story, you can say thank you for the ride...
...we are the creators of our own story...now how you choose to convey your message is up to you...are you a computer writer or a would you prefer a typewriter??...hold on a minute, i am going some where...
a typewriter -- remember back in the day when computers were not a household commodity; where you were even lucky if your school had them & computer class was a requirement so you learned how to type...(yes i was part of that era; for those that don't remember; thank God for google; go ahead and google typewriter)...with these typewriters; some were fancy enough that had the backspace key but most of the time you pulled out the white out; waited for it to dry and then went back over it; there was even the times when you might have to retype the same paper several times because there was no amount of white out to fix the hot mess your paper turned into...getting the picture...SO if you choose to create your story on a typewriter then you know that it might not look perfect and you are ok with it; you may have to redo (white out) or start all over; however it is not the end of the world; you learn and fix the 'mistake' and the next time you type it out; it looks that much better...you didn't stop; or give up; you pushed through the mess and made a better version...SO...can you handle creating your story via a typewriter??...
the computer -- when computers came around our lives became a little easier...households all over had 1 per house and i am sure even now some households have 1/person; most public facilities (schools, libraries, etc.) have computers for anyone that needs access to one...in fact most smart phones have the capabilities to function as a computer...so basically when you open up your computer, open up word, and start typing, you can instantly start creating your own story...and when you mess up, you hit delete and the mistake is gone (like i do a million times when writing a post) or you highlight the word and cut it out & the best part of all computers have a cut & paste option; you can move things around; insert where you think it fits best or just cut it out completely...SO...would you rather create your story via a computer??...
...so we get to be the creator of the story that God wrote for us; we get to be the main characters and see how it all plays out...& then you get to write or make the story come to life and share it via a computer or a typewriter; while a computer makes it easy for mistakes to be cut out & not even seen as if they never happened...(& not to mention we probably can share it and write it in half the time it takes to write with a typewriter)...A typewriter leaves the marks that make our story that much more interesting; that allow for us to see the marks that allowed us to get to the finish product...allow us to see where the mistakes led us...& the mistakes that may have looked like a hot mess for the moment & may have appeared that as if we might never finish a part of the story, but in the end it allowed us to make the greatest story ever, the story of US...which is not perfect; where one can witness all the mistakes & joys all blended into one; that is life, that is the story that God wanted us to create...
how will you write your story???
“you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.”
― Stephen King, On Writing
