Last week was my first foray into joining writers everywhere as they wrote without worry or hesitation. The feeling in a word...FREEDOM.
Sometimes you just have to let go, and the writers who meet up at Lisa-Jo Baker's website and blog for Five Minute Friday engage in letting go once a week starting with a prompt from Lisa-Jo. Once fingers finish typing away, the joy of sharing and blessing begins.
Join this wonderful group. You will be glad you did. There really is only one rule, visit the writer before you...read...encourage. But if you are like me, you wont be able to stop at just one.
Enjoy and learn more here.
Today's prompt is:
WRITER
GO...
Imagine my horror at the word "writer."
My dreams and my fears all poke in my mind at the very thought of the word "writer."
Writing has been my peace. Writing has been my comfort. Writing has been my therapy.
It has also been my agony. Well...not so much the writing. The empty screen in front of me. The need to fill it with the fleeting idea that was so strong when I woke up and now is just tickling the edge of my mind. Aggravating when things aren't working. Fulfilling when they are.
My joy.
My act of worship.
My prayer.
My way of being me.
My big ole world is all wrapped up in a ball of anxiety and thrill.
The ups and downs.
The nightmares.
The fantasies.
My dream come true some day. IF....
If I choose to type anyway.
If I choose to get up and get uncomfortable.
If I choose to dig deep when need be.
If I open the door and let someone in.
If I choose to give my whole heart's desire to God.
...STOP
I did this prompt tonight because it has been a crazy long week. This week was my radio station's gift drive. It is that we share God's vision with our listeners. It is a time of long hours. Because I had to be in the office at 6 am, and my head was filled with how things would go on this final day, I decided to hold of on Five Minute Friday. I thought for a moment about holding off until next week. But I began this journey last week, and there was no way I was going to let one long week pull me out of it. I'm here, and I'm happy because I am a writer. :) Nice to say that.
I hope that you have a wonderfully blessed weekend, and that you get the chance to meet some of the other writers who are sharing their hearts this week. I gave the link up top, but it is worth giving again. Join us here.
Whenever I read your posts about writing I always feel like you're saying my own thoughts outloud. Looking forward to checking out the others. Have a great and restful weekend.
ReplyDeleteAngela @ Time with A & N
Awww thank you so much! I am definitely looking forward to a good sleep in. Although I have to admit, I was pretty happy about getting up at 4 am. I keep thinking that if I continued that, I could get so much writing done. Then again...I dig the sleepy. :) Thanks for stopping by Angela!
DeleteYou ARE a writer! Thank you for sharing. I love the FMF community and I am really loving reading what others have to say on this week's word. Funny, when I first read "writer" my first thought was, "well, maybe I will skip this week!" I love how you captured all the many facets that being a writer is to you. I really enjoyed this. Keep up the great work!
ReplyDelete-jayna (from www.jaynaspurplecrayon.weebly.com)
Thank you for visiting Jayna. I enjoyed stopping by your blog. I was also very envious when I read you live in New England. I lived there too (RI & ME) and I miss it terribly. Of course I never would have thought I would back in the day.
DeleteThank you for sharing your encouragement. I so appreciate your visiting. I am crazy about the FMF community, and I am just getting started. Today's prompt has been an exceptional delight.
Well said. It sure is a hard journey but so great too. I have gone back and done a five minute prompt a day. I think I have 3 more years worth of prompts to do! But it is good to get things flowing every day.=) http://bellesbazaar-heather.blogspot.com/2014/04/writer-5-minute-prompt.html
ReplyDeleteOh Heather, I love that you have done a different prompt a day. That is quite a challenge! I love that idea! Maybe now that the fund raiser is behind me, I can try that myself. Thank you so much for coming by! I look forward to reading your work today!
Delete"Writing has been my therapy." That is certainly true for me. It is so much more too.
ReplyDeleteI have a friend who is in a band and is constantly writing songs. She said the songs always allow her to feel what she is going through in a different way. I think I feel a lot through my writing and I also get a handle on feelings too. Thanks for stopping by Cheryl. I was very encouraged by your visit. :)
DeleteKelly - So glad I came by to visit from FMF. Love your site. I get your take on writing too....It is an act of worship, isn't it....those words just really spoke to me. Thank you for spurring me on to keep at it.
ReplyDeleteGood evening Kelly! Thank you for coming by and offering encouragement. I am definitely realizing more and more that truly everything we do we can do as our act of worship to the Lord. I think of that song by Steven Curtis Chapman where he says "Do everything you do to the glory of the one who made you." Thanks again for visiting and commenting. I really appreciate it so much.
DeleteHi Kelly! Thanks for stopping by my FMF piece on "writer" and leaving your encouraging words. I love your "If..." column and what COULD and DOES come when we sit with even 5 minutes, bare before the Lord, writing just as He's designed us. Thank you for sharing your heart here. I've been on FMF here and there, but you've encouraged me to "type anyway" and "get uncomfortable."
ReplyDeleteI pray that as you sit faithfully with Him, pen in hand, the words will come and breathe life to not only those who read, but to you as you scribe. Blessings!
Adrienne thank you for taking a moment to read and share your encouragement. You have given me such a wonderful gift. Please keep writing, you truly have a way to the heart. Thanks so much for coming by. I truly am touched that you did. God bless you. :)
DeleteHi Kelly! Thanks for stopping by my FMF piece on "writer" and leaving your encouraging words. I love your "If..." column and what COULD and DOES come when we sit with even 5 minutes, bare before the Lord, writing just as He's designed us. Thank you for sharing your heart here. I've been on FMF here and there, but you've encouraged me to "type anyway" and "get uncomfortable."
ReplyDeleteI pray that as you sit faithfully with Him, pen in hand, the words will come and breathe life to not only those who read, but to you as you scribe. Blessings!