So, I started this 500-words-a-day experiment on July 1st. I’ve posted on here for 20 days straight, and it feels good to stay consistent. It’s nowhere near my record when it comes to daily posting but that’s okay. I don’t remember how long I’ve gone for before but I should probably check soon so I know what I’m aiming for at first. It shouldn’t matter too much, since I’m trying to keep going indefinitely, but it serves as a source of motivation at the beginning, a previous record to surpass, a milestone. It used to be 1000 words a day that I had to post though, so I guess I’ll really only surpass my record when I double it. Got a second milestone to look forward to already. During this attempt, which I think might be my 4th or 5th, I’ve mainly been discussing the role of an artist within society, as well as how to properly integrate creative inclinations into one’s life without disrupting one’s chosen path. I mentioned how I’ve always had trouble with the idea of following a specific path, instead finding myself completely immersed, after being constantly swallowed up, as it were, by waves of specific interests that randomly follow one another, carrying me through the years of my life. I’m sure it partly feels that way because I’ve been in a constant weed haze for most of it, something I’m only barely starting to seriously work on in recent years. Through all this mess, however, writing has always remained as one of the most important activities for me, because I’ve found that a lot of books have deeply inspired me, so I’ve always been writing in one form or another, with the goal of inspiring others, whether it be writing down ideas for myself to get deeper into later, or posting my thoughts on this blog, or in the form of poems, or rap lyrics for my songs. I guess the reason I’m dedicating today’s post to writing about writing, is because I feel like I need a quick recap of where I’m going with this daily blog thing, of what exactly my reason to write is, if there even is one. If it’s your first time reading my posts then you probably might appreciate a recap anyway, so let’s see if we can get that going. I started Day 1 by posing a question, the question being whether there is even a reason to write. If I don’t have a very specific reason, a very defined topic to write about, then is there a legitimate reason for my writing? I concluded that, as long as you are wondering about life in an honest way, your thoughts are worth just as much as anyone else’s, including those of famous philosophers and spiritual thinkers of the past. We are all born equal as human beings, and nothing, including our specific talents or abilities, makes us better, in an overall sense, than anyone else. We all struggle with the same eternal questions, questions we would call philosophical or spiritual, questions about life and death and the possible meaning of the interval of time we spend in between them, which we call life. With that self-reassurance I basically gave myself the green light to continue my writing, and to let it take me where it will, and I started my newest journey. Tomorrow I’ll continue the recap on where exactly that journey has brought me to. I appreciate you being on it with me by reading this.
If you have a few minutes please listen to my song “love & light.” I wish you all the exact same. Stay blessed.
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