Writing...

I was listening to an interview with Amy Grant whose music has helped me through some very rough times, and she was talking about songwriting and it really resonated with me. I thought about what she was saying in terms of writing in general and here's what she had to say:

"It's an amazing experience for any of us to have an idea that we find incredibly compelling... (and when writing...) you have to sit still and think about something. If I'm trying to communicate this thought, first off, what do I really think? What do I really believe? And so I would just say, always be genuine in your writing. And realize that if you say something that matters to you, whether it's happy or sad or an eternal thought, or just something about what you ate yesterday; if it matters to you, there's probably somebody out there that it's gonna matter to as well." (Amy Grant, singer, songwriter)

Her advice has inspired me because so often I feel that when I write, it needs to be something really deep, or about a big event, but perhaps it's time to change my thinking. Perhaps it's time for me to start writing again... simply writing about what matters to me.