Words


There is nothing in this world that has the emotional impact of words. Words spoken years ago can still be heard echoing in the depths of a person's heart and mind. Sometimes words can even change a persons entire life. It is well known that words should never be used carelessly.

Words - whether spoken or written - can open many doors in a person's life. Words can stir up the very depths of a person's soul. Many wounds can be inflicted or healed just by the right words. Many tears can be gently brushed away by a few simple words of true compassion. By the same token, many tears can be cause by just one or two words. Words can attack, words can betray, words can kill... words can destroy. Words can also heal, motivate, inspire... words can bring a person out of the depths of despair.. words can bring light into the darkest hearts.

I have often thought of my writing as a sort of window into my own mind as well as an outlet for the emotions locked up inside of me. I can understand my own feelings much more easily when I write them down than I can by just thinking or talking about how I feel. Although the words that I write down on paper somehow have much more of an impact to me than the words that I put up on a computer screen. Somehow, for me, there is a sort of magic in the words that are written down on a page.

Sometimes the words are all too powerful... I still have trouble making myself pick up my notebook and write. So many words, so many feelings ... all trying to come out at once getting jumbled up and stuck together in a sort of traffic jam of emotion. The words won't always come when I need them.

There is sometimes a lot of venom in the words I write. I have had a lifetime of holding back on things I should have let go of. Now it comes back to haunt every word I write. I sometimes look back on things I have written and posted on this site for the world to see. There are a few things I feel almost like I should never have written here... things that make me feel almost as if I have gone too far ... shown too much of myself. But I made a promise to myself that once something was posted on this site, I wouldn't take it down - unless it was something that could hurt somebody else. So the words I have already written will remain along with any others I write. There is still so much bottled up inside...

So many thoughts... so many feelings... so many words....


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