Burdened With Glorious Perspective



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What is your perspective on the world?

I stare at the writing prompt in my devotional book, utterly stumped. The question is so broad, I don't even know where to begin. My mind is a total blank.

I know that I sometimes see the world differently from people I know. I often feel out of place among my peers because my worldviews are not like theirs. But what ARE my worldviews, exactly? And how on earth am I supposed to communicate them to others if I can't even understand them myself?

All too often I cannot find the words to express what I believe or how I think. And I like to call myself a writer!

But maybe I'm doing it backwards. I can't come up with words to say what I'm feeling, so I store my emotions away, hoping that if I just ignore them, they'll eventually go away. (Because that's just the perfect way to handle the situation...)

Recently, I discovered a quote that beautifully addresses what I'm dealing with:

 I write because I don't know what I think until I read what I say. -- Flannery O'Connor

Maybe what I should be doing is just writing for the sake of writing. Stop worrying about whether or not it's any good, or even if it makes sense. Stop wondering whether or not people will like it if I ever let them read it. Just write.

So that's the point of this blog: "The random ramblings of an aspiring author." I need a creative outlet, but even more, I need motivation! Hopefully this blog can serve as both.

Maybe no one will ever read it, or those who do read it will think it's the work of an amateur, but that's okay. The greatest writers were amateurs to begin with, but they kept writing and honing their craft, and that's exactly how they became great.

As for me, I am burdened with a glorious perspective that I do not yet fully understand. I'm young and inexperienced and more than a bit raw around the edges. But I have decided that I'm not just going to sit around anymore.

I am going to write.