Opening a Deep Well

 

Lately, it's been difficult for me to write. Instead, I have been sharing writings of others on my blog. These various authors have encouraged me,  inspired me, or I've identified with their feelings and emotions or they offered insights that I treasured to share.

Over the years, writing has been therapeutic for me. When I read this quote from Henry Nouwen this morning, it encouraged me to continuing writing, even if it's only in my journal for no one else to read but me. 

I hope, in the near future, some insights will emerge from the deep well that I will again share. 

 

Until then, may this quote from Henry Nouwen encourage you to write.

"Writing is not just jotting down ideas.  Often we say:  "I don't know what to write.  I have no thoughts worth writing down."  But much good writing emerges from the process of writing itself.  As we simply sit down in front of a sheet of paper and start to express in words what is on our minds or in our hearts, new ideas emerge, ideas that can surprise us and lead us to inner places we hardly knew were there.

One of the most satisfying aspects of writing is that it can open in us deep wells of hidden treasures that are beautiful for us as well as for others to see." - Henry Nouwen