I’m linking up with the Five Minute Friday community today. The prompt: true. Take 5 minutes, more or less, and let the flow (and truth) flow freely.
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Writing from a true perspective is conflicting. It’s easy and hard. Simultaneously. Gut-wrenching, almost, yet liberating at the exact same time! How is that possible?!
To be true means that nothing has to be masked behind colourful exaggeration or creative use of decorative adjectives. It is being yourself and ignoring the negative critiques. Honest people will accept the constructive criticism—things that will help with improvement & growth. But fear of rejection and of potential backlash causes truth to be buried deep.
Writing truly is risqué. This is a call to be transparent and open about yourself and your (oftentimes) raw, unprocessed emotions and feelings. Don’t get me wrong—it’s not about completely baring every little detail or over-telling a story. It just means that if you felt anger or _______ (pick your feeling) about something, you’re not afraid to say so. Even if you can’t explain it in the moment.
Truth is liberating. There is freedom in being able to just be yourself. Stress exists when you focus on the struggle to make the best impression. You start second third and fourth guessing yourself. Suddenly everything comes into question. Do I look okay? Will they notice this or that? When you’re able to just be true and not get caught up in the extra, it’s much more relaxing. Yes—please do give your best effort at all times. Yet be yourself.
While the stories I tell and the experiences I share on this blog are authentic, I usually put some effort into making them a bit more attractive. My last few posts, however, have been written from a deeper level of true. Like the ‘scared-to-hit-publish-because-it-might-be-too-much-and-will-my-readers-get-it’ kinda true. Yet those are the posts that make the deepest impact with me.
Because they’re real.