Why Write?

I have been asked not to write. Told I muddied the water of understanding.

Why then would one continue to do so to the consternation of people that matter?

Why indeed? It was in the Henri Nouwen Daily Meditation for today that says it precisely. When I was asked, could I say it? No...but this is why:

Writing to Save the Day

Writing can be a true spiritual discipline. Writing can help us to concentrate, to get in touch with the deeper stirrings of our hearts, to clarify our minds, to process confusing emotions, to reflect on our experiences, to give artistic expression to what we are living, and to store significant events in our memories. Writing can also be good for others who might read what we write.

Quite often a difficult, painful, or frustrating day can be "redeemed" by writing about it. By writing we can claim what we have lived and thus integrate it more fully into our journeys. Then writing can become lifesaving for us and sometimes for others too.