It is I Love to Write Day today. No, really, there is a day set aside for that though I do love to write today, and everyday as well!

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So Why do I Love to Write?

I wrote about why I write earlier and those reasons remain true.

Writing lets me look at my thoughts concretely and to sort through them, take them apart, and put them together again.

Looking for Order

In essence, writing helps me untangle the chaos of messy, helter-skelter thoughts darting across the mazes of my mind. It gives me a chance to say the things I couldn’t in the moment.

Maybe it’s because I didn’t have the time to piece my thoughts together. Or perhaps they stayed deep in that maze, only coming to the forefront much later, with that all-too-familiar feeling of “I wish I’d said that!” And maybe some things felt too difficult to be said aloud.

Writing gives me the leisure and freedom to pour these thoughts onto the page. Flannery O’Connor perfectly captures this feeling:

“I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.”

Sharing Secrets (Maybe Not!)

I also write to share stories—little discoveries, moments of delight, or things I’ve done.

Take this past weekend, for example. DH and I revisited a place we’ve been countless times before: Madronia Cemetery, just a short walk from home.

Each visit brings something new. Sometimes, it’s a freshly added memorial stone; other times, it’s the quiet reverence of a family honoring their loved ones.

But this time, I stumbled upon something else—a name I recognized: Thomas Kinkade. Yes, the famed “Painter of Light” is resting right in our neighborhood cemetery!

How had I missed it before? Then I recalled that charcoal-black squirrel darting along the same path on previous visits. Whenever I saw it, I was distracted..

Simply Because

And then I write simply because, or like Gloria Steinem says, “Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don’t feel I should be doing something else.” (Though reading is also one of those activities, for me)

Ultimately, I write because it brings me clarity, joy, and connection—both with myself and with the world around me.

The Bookish Five: Write Me a Love Story (I’d Love to Write One!)

(1 & 2) Book Beginnings and First Line Friday

BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAY is hosted by Rose City Reader. What book are you happy about reading this week? Please share the opening sentence (or so) on BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAY! Add the link to your blog or social media post and visit other blogs to see what others are reading.

Happy Friday and welcome to the FIRST LINE FRIDAY, hosted by Reading is My Superpower! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line.

3 Friday 56

THE FRIDAY 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice (currently by Anne at HeadFullofBooks) To play, open a book and turn to page 56 (or 56% on your e-reader). Find a sentence or two and post them, along with the book title and author. Then link up and visit others in the linky. 

4 Book Blogger Hop

The purpose of THE BOOK BLOGGER HOP is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, and befriend other bloggers. THE BOOK BLOGGER HOP is hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer.  

Do you like to annotate your books or leave them untouched?

I leave them untouched but I do love to inscribe when/where/why I got the book on the front cover page. But I do love finding old books in used book stores that have some annotations or footnotes within!

5 Books You’ll Love to Write (In)

• Letters to My Love: Write Now. Read Later. Treasure Forever
• I Love To Write Day Creative Writing Journal
• I Wrote a Book About You
• The Happiness Project One-Sentence Journal: A Five-Year Record
• 52 Lists for Happiness

And Now, the End of This Post

Dear reader, have you read any of the listed/featured books? Which book would you pick first to read? Do you have any recommendations for me? Do let me know.