Writer's block?

 I had been meaning to write something down for the past couple of weeks, however, I ended up deleting over half of the drafts. I started envying my younger self who used to write anything (which seems really kiddish at this point) and yet felt so confident.

At first, I inferred that it was a writer’s block, but I soon realised it wasn’t that my thoughts didn’t take shape; rather, it was the nagging voice at the back of my mind that wondered whether what I wrote would make sense to others, or if it would be too generic.

The hesitation and doubt were an invisible barrier that prevented me from writing my heart out, which compelled me to resort to writing more objective pieces.

A bit more thought made me realise that it wasn’t just about writing, the same issue extended to all areas of life (at least for me). There was this constant strive for everything to be in order, to be perfect and to be accepted and in turn, I wasn’t ever happy with any form of self-expression be it through writing, art or anything else.

Well, devoid of interest in all my hobbies, I passively resorted to the internet. But ironically it was filled with an overflow of people being themselves ( and also a lot of fakeness but that’s a completely different issue altogether). I spent time reflecting on all of this and came across works that resonated with me. It was almost a eureka moment for me – I had  been neglecting the power of creativity, of simply being original.

I started reflecting on the past years when everything felt so carefree. When what I wrote or how I expressed myself were just bursts of imagination, random thoughts without filter.

This sparked a shift in me as I began to cherish how authenticity was more important than approval, and especially now with the integration of AI that is replacing human creativity, any small step into preserving what we truly felt mattered the most.

We might not all be artists in the traditional sense, but that doesn’t mean we don’t create.  All our thoughts and ideas hold some value, and no matter how small but it does matter and I felt that perhaps now more than ever, it was okay to embrace and share the raw, imperfect thoughts :)

                                                                                                                                                  ~ Khushi_M

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