tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500634.post4919130384338131379..comments2023-10-16T06:34:20.957-04:00Comments on La Belle Dame de Merci: The 2012 Blogathon Begins: Writing to Help Others...and OurselvesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12165335580241212248noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500634.post-68455533821076520502012-05-02T18:08:39.876-04:002012-05-02T18:08:39.876-04:00This is a great post. I love "scribbling out ...This is a great post. I love "scribbling out a trail of breadcrumbs"!<br /><br />I think writing is good for our thoughts (and general interior health) probably the way exercise and labor are good for our muscles.<br /><br />Thanks for outlining all these reasons. I suspect people who don't write that much only know the difficulty, but not all the rewards.Eirikrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500634.post-36095261198694532442012-05-02T16:29:54.540-04:002012-05-02T16:29:54.540-04:00Thanks for the comments, y'all!
John ~ lol, p...Thanks for the comments, y'all!<br /><br />John ~ lol, perhaps! I think too that writers write to be understood and to be known.<br /><br />Laura ~ so sorry to hear about your divorce! What a painful time! Glad that writing helped you get through ~ did you write a book about your experience or just journal for yourself? <br /><br />Tia ~ so true! I think it was Byron who said, "I write to empty my mind so I don't go mad!" Glad to see you back on the 'Thon!<br /><br />Aleksandra ~ first of all, cool spelling of your name! 2nd, great to have you on Blogathon! And you're so right ~ sometimes only the thought that someone, somewhere might benefit from something I write keeps me hitting the "publish" button.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165335580241212248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500634.post-24164776031347099442012-05-02T14:19:38.205-04:002012-05-02T14:19:38.205-04:00For me, writing is very much a way of "thinki...For me, writing is very much a way of "thinking". The impetus that keeps me writing is twofold: the desire to understand and the desire to communicate. Perhaps that goes with being a teacher.John Janarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18099208434329686446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500634.post-37213299855020902302012-05-01T23:44:57.224-04:002012-05-01T23:44:57.224-04:00I wrote my way through my divorce. It helped a lot...I wrote my way through my divorce. It helped a lot. I organized my feelings and realized I was thinking and feeling more than I thought I was - mostly I was just feeling numb.Laurahttp://wordgrrls.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500634.post-54355708540737604032012-05-01T20:50:55.602-04:002012-05-01T20:50:55.602-04:00Love your thoughts on writing. Sometimes I can'...Love your thoughts on writing. Sometimes I can't put my finger on why I write, just that I have to!<br /><br />Glad to see you around for Blogathon!Tia Bachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336780518125138789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500634.post-69683528055142207822012-05-01T18:09:51.971-04:002012-05-01T18:09:51.971-04:00There are so many reasons to write and I completel...There are so many reasons to write and I completely agree with you that writing is a precious gift we give to ourselves and, of course, to our readers. Even the idea that something I wrote could actually help someone gives me the willingness and the strength to work harder.<br /><br />Or, as you said it "oremus pro invicem". :-)Aleksandrahttp://linguistblog.comnoreply@blogger.com