Write, read and speak.

One of the marvels of writing, I find, is what unfolds when one has finished writing and begins reading. I have recently gone to write a letter, a blog post or a postcard and been unsure of what to write. Yesterday I realized that the problem was not what to write, but thinking about what to write.
I was once told "don't think, just write" and over the past few years I have come to realize that's true. The easiest way to create an intricate balance of words and emotions is simply by letting go and allowing your heart to take full control of what is written. Naturally things will have to be altered or edited, but- for the duration of writing the passage- the simplistic (and, admittedly, cliched)  idea of allowing your heart to do the writing is probably your best shot.

Writing amazes me. Writers amaze me. The way that just one passage of text, looking so plain when viewed as a one, can be so beautiful, so heart wrenching or just completely hilarious; the way that just one person's writing can change a nation, change the hearts of millions of people perhaps without even a common interest and unite them in one piece which they could all read again and again, for the journey of the words.
Another thing which intrigues me is language- how beautiful it can be when it's just stripped back. Just words strung together cleverly, the way they're delivered or the times at which they're said can move an auditorium to tears. I don't why. I just know that it's amazing.

I love meeting and speaking to writers because they're not dramatic, but more naturalistic. They know their words and they know how to use them. They don't over annunciate, but nor do they run words together. There's something in the way they speak which sends clarification and confidence to the listeners. Authors speak, just as they write, marvelously.

I don't know why I love language so much, it just really interests me; exploring where to put words, discovering new words and just learning about language.

I also love writing. I don't pride myself on all of my writings, but sometimes I feel something when I'm writing and realize that it's actually something I could probably use to help others- again, I don't know how.
I don't know a lot of things, but what I do know is this: language and writing are beautiful arts, and if everyone was more careful with words and treated language more delicately, there would be a world ready to transform future generations through both.