What does writing mean to you?

By sofs
@sofssu (23662)
March 4, 2019 9:33pm CST
I love to write my thoughts, I guess I did that ever since I knew to write. I just write my thoughts randomly, sometimes from these are born some form of poetry, at other times it just makes me feel like I have down loaded what was heavy on my mind. Mostly, I like to write when I am happy . I love happy poetry and cheerful short stories. Sometimes scribbles and doodles around a word I am contemplating on take a form of art. Most often I find great joy in writing, especially those thoughts that come up when I am in my garden or taking a stroll in a park or some calm place. What is writing to you? Is it a hobby? Is it therapeutic? Is it your bread and butter ? or.....
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@andriaperry (117146)
• Anniston, Alabama
5 Mar 19
Its an outlet for me, whether writing books, blogs or here.
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@sofssu (23662)
5 Mar 19
@andriaperry So its therapeutic for you I guess.
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@RasmaSandra (80783)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Mar 19
Writing is my way of making a passive income online. I also write for various sites to get some money and I write poetry and blog. I have two books of poems published.
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@sofssu (23662)
5 Mar 19
@RasmaSandra I know, I have seen you on various sites as well. Are your poetry books ebooks or they are normal books?
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@RasmaSandra (80783)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Mar 19
@sofssu they are through Amazon under my name Rasma Raisters and in both Kindle and paperback one is Poetic Thoughts Fly and the other more recent On the Wings of Love.
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Mar 19
@RasmaSandra Wow, interesting let me see if they are available on kindle unlimited. On the wings of love is also the name of a poem i once wrote. Amazing.
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@celticeagle (168334)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Mar 19
It has changed over the years. I remember when I was fifteen and began to write in earnest. I was so excited and had thoughts of "the great American novel". But, through the years I have gone from avid reader to having a cataract that makes it impossible for me to read much anymore at all. I was writing some articles and enjoyed that but all that has changed. Now my depression is such that I can't keep track of things in my head that well and so serious novel writing is beyond me now. Getting old is the pits.
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@sofssu (23662)
5 Mar 19
@celticeagle I am so sorry. That is a very difficult place to be in. I guess we are all going to get there someday.
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@sofssu (23662)
5 Mar 19
@Shiva49 you put that so nicely. I still keep trying.. Maybe its worth the effort to bring out the best seller in you.
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@Shiva49 (26776)
• Singapore
5 Mar 19
I do know I have a best seller in me but it may never see the light of the day! Each life has experiences that are worth sharing, but how well we can convey that matters. One world class athlete confessed he was lucky to be at the right place at the right time and that there were many others more talented than him - siva
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@jobelbojel (36025)
• Philippines
5 Mar 19
Writing is a way for us to express what we feel, what we think.
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@sofssu (23662)
5 Mar 19
@jobelbojel True, but what does it personally mean to you?
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Mar 19
@bcfha90 Yes, we agree.
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@jstory07 (139996)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Mar 19
I like to just write about different things when they happen.
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@sofssu (23662)
5 Mar 19
@jstory07 Some kind of journaling or documentation I guess.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
5 Mar 19
I enjoy writing lists of things to do. lol. It’s therapeutic when checking them off.
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@sofssu (23662)
5 Mar 19
@DianneN Hmm.. Haven't done that in a while. Time to do it again I guess. they used be on the front of my laptop for years,
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
5 Mar 19
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@pumpkinjam (8769)
• United Kingdom
5 Mar 19
Writing is a lot of things to me, and I would love it to be my career/sole source of income! I do write professionally but don't currently get enough work for me to give up my 'proper' job. I used to write a lot of poetry. I still write a little but, it seems, I wrote more of that when I was at a more negative period in my life. Now, I write a couple of articles for various businesses and websites while working on a long-term project of my own.
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• United Kingdom
6 Mar 19
@sofssu Yes, I am a part-time freelance writer. I don't think we're allowed to link to our own sites on here but I might find a couple and pop them in a discussion another time. It's really hard to take up writing as a career, especially if you are not in a position to take the risk of leaving another job. I've been doing it for years and get trickles of work. Very few people/companies want to pay what writers are worth.
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@sofssu (23662)
7 Mar 19
@pumpkinjam I totally agree with that.. I write on third party sites. But they pay you peanuts.
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Mar 19
@pumpkinjam Its more like a part time job for you then. I'd love to read some of your poetry. I would love too to take up writing as a career, but I really need to upgrade myself.
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@LadyDuck (472078)
• Switzerland
5 Mar 19
I write a sort of diary every day. What I did, what we had for lunch and dinner, the weather. It's nice to go back in time and see what you did in the past.
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Mar 19
@LadyDuck It is very therapeutic as well.
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@LadyDuck (472078)
• Switzerland
6 Mar 19
@bcfha90 It is interesting to read and remember.
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@LadyDuck (472078)
• Switzerland
6 Mar 19
@sofssu It also came useful a few times to check what we did and where we were on a specific day.
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
5 Mar 19
That is a very good question and one I'm struggling to answer with any clarity. I suppose the only way I can put this is writing is joyful, stimulating, frustrating and depressing in equal measures. I'm glad I don't rely on writing for my income otherwise I'd probably have some sort of breakdown.
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@sofssu (23662)
5 Mar 19
@WorDazza I totally agree with you..it can be all that. I have felt frustrated and cried over stuff i just couldn't get right.. It's there in your mind and still it won't come out the way you want it to in words..
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@sofssu (23662)
5 Mar 19
@WorDazza or just delete, rewrite, edit until you see what is there deep inside you on your screen.
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
5 Mar 19
@sofssu Absolutely! Sometimes you just have to go away and come back to it later.
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@innertalks (22093)
• Australia
5 Mar 19
Having tools that you like using to write with helps too at least for me it does.
What do I get out of my writing? I used to hate writing, when I was at school. Then in my later life, I moved to liking it for a while, for a period of around fifteen years, I suppose, until now again, it's more love/hate now. It's more of an effort now than it was in those 15 years of passionate writing. Writing fulfils many credentials of a person, linking himself or herself to different facets, to be experienced in different ways. This constant change and new felt creativeness from writing is what spurs on most people to write. When you are being creative, you are most alive, and you feel good about it too. Photo Credit: The photo used here was freely sourced from the free media site: pixabay.com Having tools that you like using to write with helps too, at least for me it does.
@sofssu (23662)
5 Mar 19
@innertalks I agree with you creative writing makes me come alive, gives me a kind of satisfaction that none of the other things i do seems to give me. I hope you keep writing though its is more of an effort for you now.
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@innertalks (22093)
• Australia
5 Mar 19
@sofssu Actually, yes, when I am feeling a bit down, it gives me such a lift of satisfaction too, that nothing else quite matches either.
@Shiva49 (26776)
• Singapore
5 Mar 19
Now I am only here and make do with the culture of the site. In a way, each site has a soul and we have to fit in than strike a discordant note when we do not align with its ideals. Though I stick to my topics, it is more of tweets at times here! I try my best to go with the flow. I know Steve, it is not easy for you too - siva
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@Shiva49 (26776)
• Singapore
5 Mar 19
I think I had a flair for writing since young and had won some competitions when in college. Then it had to take a backseat as work and family commitments consumed my time. I could stretch my legs only during the last ten years and took to online sites to air my views. I love the tête-à-tête with the like-minded. It was in greater depth in few other sites. No short stories or poetry though tried the latter due to the promptings of a few - siva
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@sofssu (23662)
5 Mar 19
@Shiva49 I am glad you have gotten back to your first love, writing. I agree its lovely to meet and just talk to like minded people.
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@innertalks (22093)
• Australia
5 Mar 19
I also tried my hand at poetry, and short stories, on some other sites too. I have written a few here too. This site is pretty much a free for all. We can write what suits us, and find our own niche of sorts too. Senryu: About life purpose We all have a gift Some bloom late, some bloom early. Life purpose gives life.
@Shiva49 (26776)
• Singapore
5 Mar 19
@innertalks Nice Senryu. It is indeed sad if the gift lies hidden all our lives. Thankfully, we have an avenue now to express ourselves and even share them. Everyone has a story to tell and the best are not told even - siva
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@mrki444 (15149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
5 Mar 19
I never felt my self like writer and I rare read books but writing helps me bring money into house.
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@sofssu (23662)
5 Mar 19
@mrki444 very practical.
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Mar 19
@mrki444 Two areas I avoid.. not the first one so much, but the second I am allergic to.
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@mrki444 (15149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
5 Mar 19
@sofssu I write mostly about technique or politics.
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@dya80dya (36769)
5 Mar 19
Sometimes writing is therapeutic. My therapist taught me to write my worries on a paper. Do you think this is a good idea?
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Mar 19
@dya80dya That is an excellent idea. I also teach my clients to do that. it is not only effective but it stays with you as well.. I mean you wont have people talking about your issues.
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@sofssu (23662)
11 Mar 19
@dya80dya Well crying is very therapeutic too. you need to know how to deal with those emotions or it will indeed make you depressed. Perhaps you should focus on the better things if you feel this way. One pill doesn't cure all. The same technique doesn't work for everyone the same way.
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@dya80dya (36769)
6 Mar 19
@sofssu Really? Today I made this exercise. I wrote my worries. And I started to cry. It made me more depressed.
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@Liat_S (49)
• Israel
5 Mar 19
It frees the mind That's how I feel
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@sofssu (23662)
5 Mar 19
@Liat_S it sure does, I agree.
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Mar 19
@Liat_S English isn't the mother tongue of most people here.. me included.
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@Liat_S (49)
• Israel
5 Mar 19
@sofssu my problem that my language is not English and it's hard to explain the feelings not in your native tongue.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
5 Mar 19
I don't consider myself as a writer.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
6 Mar 19
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Mar 19
@Sreekala You don't have to be a writer to write, you write to become a writer I think. LOL
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@allknowing (137822)
• India
6 Mar 19
I like to share my thoughts and what better way than to putting them down in writing
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Mar 19
@allknowing So true, What is the point of keeping those to yourself.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
5 Mar 19
To me it's a hobby and an outlet. I didn't write at all until I was in my 70's.
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Mar 19
@jaboUK I agree totally. It is a great outlet and an amazing hobby as well.
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Mar 19
@bcfha90 Not just boredom, for other emotional problems as well. I come here to de stress.
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@norcal (4889)
• Franklinton, North Carolina
5 Mar 19
I have always used writing as a kind of therapy. When I write it down, it not only unburdens me, but it helps me to clarify exactly what the problem is. Sometimes, when I've written it down, it doesn't seem so awful as it did spinning around in my head.
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Mar 19
@norcal You explained the therapeutic process of writing very well. I totally agree with you. At times you would hear my exasperated voice in poetry here.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
5 Mar 19
@sofssu My Lot helps me make some money I need.
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Mar 19
@Hannihar Yes, it does .. I am grateful for that.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
6 Mar 19
@sofssu So am I.
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@Janet357 (75646)
5 Mar 19
Just for fun or hobby. Not as bread and butter.
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@sofssu (23662)
6 Mar 19
@Janet357 Hmm.. that is great too.. no stress at all.
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