When I was young I wanted to be a writer. I became a nurse instead. I don’t regret my decision, I just want to make a different decision now.
I started writing again a few years ago. Mostly to process COVID and find my voice
Not sure what I am doing yet. But it feels good to try.
I get that, but I feel aimless
As a nurse, my “purpose” and “job duties” are well defined
As a writer, I have not found a purpose yet. My “job duties” are to keep writing and submitting to contests that give feedback 🤷🏻♀️
I don’t Need a purpose to write
But I don’t know how to function without one
This rings soooooo true. The writing work carries me away from all the now stuff. It is a refuge, not at all without its own dramas and hurts, but, at least there, I might be able to solve the problems and anoint the sore spots.
The hurts in writing, I think are part of why it works for this. You may not be engaging with the tragedy of the day but you are engaging with something with heft & substance so there is still meaning to be found/created
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I started writing again a few years ago. Mostly to process COVID and find my voice
Not sure what I am doing yet. But it feels good to try.
As a nurse, my “purpose” and “job duties” are well defined
As a writer, I have not found a purpose yet. My “job duties” are to keep writing and submitting to contests that give feedback 🤷🏻♀️
I don’t Need a purpose to write
But I don’t know how to function without one