I Am a Writer, So I Write - Daily Rant #21
Let's rant about writing, and get our intentions, focus, and actions aligned. Self-brainwashing can be a good thing!
INTRODUCTION
Dear reader, this is my daily rant, meant for myself and not for you. It’s random, unfiltered and messy. My reality is not your reality. I write these thoughts with the intention to process ideas better myself and mold my mind to my liking, and, with it my world. I share them with you in the hope they may be useful to you in some way. If you’re here, there’s a reason for it.
They have helped me beyond words to find inner peace, connect with the all, improve my relationships, remove mental blocks, heal, and alter my reality in more ways than you could possibly imagine.
My perspective will be different than yours, and that is okay. If you find some ideas interesting and useful, play with them. Build upon them. Ignore and leave out the rest. I would encourage you to make a daily habit of writing such rants - in accordance with your perspective, ideas, beliefs, desires, and personality.
Good luck, though you don’t need it.
I am a great writer
My words inspire, educate, elevate, help, comfort, and entertain everyone who comes into contact with it. I am richly rewarded for my work. Money is good. I am good. It’s okay to be paid for my work. I deserve to be paid for my writing. I bring value to the world and to thousands of people. I do good work, and good work should be rewarded.
My readers are happy to give a little something back for all the value and entertainment I provide them. I give with love, and I receive with love. It is my gift to them; I give it freely, and I receive their gift equally freely. We all benefit from this process: my readers, the platforms I publish on, and I, the writer. I am grateful that we are all happy and get value from it all.
My readers are happy and grateful to have found my words
Everyone who reads my writings is better off for it. I am a force of good in this world. I share my love with everyone through my work, and they feel it, accept it, and return it. This love spreads around the universe like an unstoppable force, elevating all it touches.
When someone is desperate, my words bring them peace and comfort. When someone is searching for answers, my writing provides them aplenty. When someone has hit a wall and can’t see a way through, my words touch him and open the way. When someone is down, I lift them up. When someone is sad, I make them smile. When someone is depressed, I provide a shoulder for them to express it and a way forward - out of the darkness, into the light. When someone is crawling compassion, they find it in my words. When someone desires to belong, they find their tribe in my writing and among my readers. When someone seeks wisdom, I am the conduit thought which the whole universe is invited to provide it.
The relationship between the writer and the reader is symbiotic
When my readers are happy, I am happy. When my readers are doing well, I am doing well. When I feel good, my readers feel good. When I benefit, they benefit. When my readers do well, I benefit from their generosity. When I need a pick-me-up, they provide it for me. When they need inspiration and guidance, I offer it freely.
I feel the oneness with my readers
My readers and I, the writer, are one. We are all brothers and sisters. We are all one family. We are all humans searching for answers, seeking love and affection. We live on the same planet, in the same realm, playing the same games, and desiring the same things at our core. We may be separate in appearance, but we are the same at our core. All of us are light and love, connected on some level. We are one. I am you, and you are me, and collectively, we are the all. We all came from the same stardust.
I provide value through my writing
My value comes in many forms. Sometimes, I share my experiences, lessons, and acquired wisdom in hopes of easing the path for those who read my words. Other times, I share my stories, real or fictional, that resonate with them or take them on a mesmerizing journey through imagination. When I make a joke, my only intent is for my readers to laugh to bring a smile to their faces. If only for a moment in time. If only one person benefits from my writing, it is enough. It is time well spent. I will never know how I affect others, but I trust that if I give it my all, it is enough. Someone out there is touched. I have made someone think, laugh, and realize something new, whatever it is.
I am who I am, and I do what I do
I focus only on my intent and the things I control. I let go of the results and consequences of my work entirely. What other people think of me and my work is none of my business. It says more about them than me. I accept that. I respect it. I can’t please everyone, though I desire nothing more. All I can do is be myself and express it as best I can, pour love and all my wisdom into my writing, and then let it go. It will fly freely in this world, today, tomorrow, for dozens of years time, touching souls along the way.
I love all my readers, even when they don’t love me
I will take the bad with the good, the critiques along with compliments, as I know it’s all part of this business. As I expose myself, people will react. My work and who I am will resonate with some and repeal others. It is only natural. I don’t like everyone’s work either, and there is nothing wrong with that. I take nothing personally and choose to treat it as free marketing, the good and the bad. If I am on the receiving end of harsh words, I feel sorry for the person who was compelled to share them. If they are especially rude, I find the strength within to send them love and acceptance.
Happy and content people don’t go around making other people miserable
Only troubled, tortured souls do that. They deserve my kindness and love. After all, we are all one. I am lucky I did not live the life they lived and became the miserable person they have become. If I were in their shoes and went through what they went through, I would probably end up the same way. I am lucky to have been spared such pain. The least I can do is appreciate my luck and disregard their outbursts, as I know they come out of personal suffering and do not reflect me or my work.
I feel sorry for them and wish them well
I want them to get better, be happier, and embark on a path of light and love. I hope they make it to a better place one day, but it’s not my job to guide them there. I hold no resentments, but I don’t waste time dealing with negativity and darkness. My focus is on the light and the people who like and appreciate my work. My responsibility is, first and foremost, to myself and my people - people I love and who love me.
I can only give what I have
One cannot pour water from an empty cup. I have to take care of myself first. If I want to share with others, I have to first be well, feel well, and have something to give. Just like a mother has to ensure that she survives in order to save her babies, so must I first take care of myself so that I may be able to care for others.
I must tend to my physical health and be strong and energetic if I am to help, inspire, or entertain others. More importantly, I have to take good care of my mental health. My writing, emotions, inspiration, and life depend on it. I want to give to the world, so I have to make sure I have something to give.
I must learn to love and accept myself before I can expect my readers to love and accept me as well. I must believe in my worth and the value of my writing, and then others will recognize it as well.
I draw upon life, God, the universe for inspiration (depending on one’s beliefs)
I am divinely guided. I am open for the wisdom, inspiration, and imagination of the collective to flow into me and through me. I am a tool, a conduit for the infinite wisdom of the universe and everyone in it. Here I am. Use me! I wish to serve. I am open to new ideas. I am open to new stories. I am open to new inspiration. Guide my every word. Speak through me. My mind is your mind. My pen is your pen. Let the light of the universe (god…) shine through me. I am love, and I give love! I am the perfect, willing, receptive conduit for infinite wisdom to express itself.
I always receive inspiration
I always have brilliant ideas. I know exactly what to say, write, and do. My imagination has no limits. My ideas spring to life at the right time, in the right way. My words reach those they must touch. I can intuitively sense exactly what to write and what to do. I am in the flow, riding the waves, receiving inspiration and wisdom from everything and everyone.
I am one with the universe, and the universe is one with me
We are all one. I always know what to say, write, and do. I often go into the silence, empty my mind, and listen for inspiration. Ever watchful for the whispers of the all, wanting to express themselves through me. Everywhere I go, everyone I meet, everything I see, hear, and feel inspires the writer within me.
Words flow effortlessly, and I can hardly keep up with my inspiration. I love writing. It fulfills me to pour words onto paper (or computer), regardless of who ends up reading them. That part is not up to me, so I let it go completely. Those who need to read my words will find their way to them. It is done!
When I press publish, my work is done
I focus only on what I control. I take good care of myself. I sit down, and I write. Once the story or article is complete, I let it rest for a while. Then I go over it one more time, improve what I can, and then I press publish (or send). My work is done. I have done my part. I can rest now. I feel no need to double-check everything. I feel no pressure to hunt for any missed typos after publishing.
What is done is done
It’s out there now. My words, ideas, and stories will fend for themselves. It’s none of my bussiness how they are received. I am who I am, and I do what I do. I cannot please everyone and I don’t even try.
I gave it my best, and I will keep improving
That is all I can ever do, and it is enough. I am enough. My writing is good enough. My editing is good enough. The right readers will find me. They will share my work with others because they find value in it. They enjoyed it, and they want others to feel the same joy as well. My words will go and fill the aether with my love. Those who want it can take from it. Those who don’t are not obligated to.
I express who I am. I express my thoughts, feelings, and opinions. That is all I can ever do - be who I am and do what I do the way only I can do it. How many people read it, how they perceive it, and how much money, if any, I make is out of my hands. If there will be something for me to do, I will know it. The right doors will open. The right people will find me. Everything will be okay.
I am a writer, so I write. The rest doesn’t concern me. So be it.
Rant over
Don’t just read my rants, write your own!
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