Every morning, after I’ve been for my walk, I sit with a cup of tea and read my meditation for that day from a book I bought over 20 years ago – 365 Daily Meditations by Deng Ming-Dao . The one I read today seems very apt for those of us who love the process of writing, so I’d like to share it with you.
WRITER
She withdrew into herself,
First writing just for one,
Then touching thousands.
She incarnated ghosts, hurt and joy
Into paper-and-ink stories of wonder.
One author said, “I can get rid of anything by writing about it,” meaning that the process of exernalizaton could liberate the pain in his soul. That realization produced a delicious dichotomy: to free himself, or to hold on to both joys and tortures by remaining silent about them.
Writers write because they must: They need to express something from deep within themselves. They hear voices that others do not. They listen urgently, and they must communicate what they hear.
Diana Cranstoun 
Diana, a profound post – and a wonderful, inspirational verse included. Keep walking and writing, my friend.
Thanks for the comment, but apart from the intro at the beginning, it was all from the meditation book. But I will keep both walking and writing.