Tell your story…
Mostly I started writing when I started therapy. I used to write about myself, to keep track of myself. It was my way of communicating with myself.
I think that clear writing means clear thinking. Whenever I started to feel confused, having a rush of thoughts and emotions I started writing. A lot of times they didn’t make sense, but with time I started working with myself more and of course editing. What I would write over time became more and more clear to me. That was particularly good therapy for me, to help me think, envision the moment and the future self and actions.
Later on, a pandemic hit the world, everything went online, so I missed communicating with others more. To me, that was a very big change, since I’m a very outgoing person, extrovert.
I felt the need to communicate with others more in the meanwhile. The way I coped with this need inside me was telling my story, which is compounded by millions of stories inside. Every once in a while, I share a story of my everyday life that impacts my life. Hoping at the same time that it will positively impact yours too.
What I wanted to say today is Cheers to everyone telling their stories. I learned so much by not only living my stories but also being able to relieve it and give form in another way now, by writing for it. By taking time to really think about it, analyze. What happened indeed, how I reacted to it, how others reacted to it, what I learned from it, how it impacted me.
Telling my story through writing for me is like therapy. I get to go there, in those moments like a third person, and absorb but now grown from it not caught in the moment.
I have so many things to tell you, especially when I became aware of my story and acknowledged to myself the truth of what was/is happening. Acknowledging that: Yes those things are happening to you, they are not beautiful, I don’t know if they will go away, you have no idea how to handle it, and it’s okay. Just sleep and wake up the next morning. Things will unfold day by day.
I invite everyone to tell their stories, we could all learn and grow from sharing with each other. Let’s bloom in diversity by sharing our stories.
