"The importance of a writer is continuous...
His importance, I think, is that he is here
to describe things which other people are
too busy to describe."
James Baldwin
One topic can be distributed to ten people and each person will reflect a personal attitude. Even writers who support the same subject matter, will report in differing ways. The reader of the ten documents will absorb the information through his or her own filters. Thus the story unfolds.
Each of us have a right to tell our own story without fearing whether or not we will be believed, judged, or supported. When we write our history, we validate our existence and a sense of self-confidence and compassion forms. What we have kept hidden no longer holds us back from growing and expanding. We are released through the telling of the story.
Those who read our stories are drawn to our experiences as they can identify with certain incidents or are curious. Although every story is different, there is a common thread that wraps us together. Not everyone chooses to explore personal development, but they can reflect and learn by reading the written word. Those who write extend the experience to those who are willing to learn. There is power within all words whether they are written or read.
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