- Because you love it
- Because you used to think you had nothing to say
- Because you find words once you get started
- Because you cannot multitask when you write
- Because you are completely in the moment and concentrated when you write
- Because you don’t need to think when you write, you just need to let it happen
- Because there is nobody to talk to when you wake up at 4 are
- Because you don’t want to talk to anyone at 4 are
- Because you feel less lonely
- Because the page listens even to your weirdest thoughts
- Because you can share what you have written with others
- Because you can find words where there were none
- Because you can find consolation
- Because you can express your feelings
- Because you can get feedback from readers
- Because it helps you gain clarity
- It helps you go about your day
- Because you always have something/someone to talk to
- Because it makes you calm inside
- Because you feel creative
- Because you surprise yourself
- Because writing is like medicine, it heals you
- Because it makes you less sad
- Because it makes you happier
- Because it honors the day-to-day ordinary
- Because it helps you discover patterns and connections
- Because it helps you to remember
- Because it helps you to uncover memories you didn’t know where there
- It allows you to buy nice pens
- And wonderful notepads
- Because through writing you rediscover your love for reading
- Because you are never bored as you can pull out your notebook (almost) everywhere
- Because you discovered you love to blog and share your thoughts
- Because it makes you brave
- Because it makes you take a stance
- Because it is the true you
- Because you are not shy when you write
- Because your child is proud to have a mom who is a writer
- Because you love to write with your child
- Because it feels like talking to a very honest friend
- Because you don’t depend on anyone else when you write
- Because it gives you freedom
- Because you discover new sides of yourself when you write
- Because you don’t feel stressed when you write
- Because it makes you care about yourself
- Because it is a vacation for your mind
- Because you don’t need to toss and turn and have sleepless nights, once you have written down what’s on your mind
- Because you can go into action, once you read what you have written
- Because you become aware of what it is you truly want and need once you write it down
- Because you cannot pretend as if everything is alright when it is not, and you have written it down (repeatedly)
- Because you will still be able to do it when you are old
- Because it allows you to dream your future
- Because when you write you are yourself
- Because it is self-therapy
- Because you love the intimacy of reading first drafts to one another in a writer’s group
- Because it makes you visible
- Because people will remember you
- Because people get to know you
- Because it gives a voice to the little child inside of you
- Because it allows you to be a more patient parent and person
- Because it turns you into a better storyteller
- Because you don’t care about perfectionism any longer
- Because through writing you have come to realize that you are great the way you are
- Because you don’t need to be a poet or published author to write
- Because you have something to say
- Because it helps you being a better professional, with more impact
- Because it helps you to express yourself in a simpler and more direct way
- Because it gives you a feeling of accomplishment
- Because it gives you a feeling of control over your life
- Because it is fun to create
- Because it makes you feel alive
- Because your feelings and memories and desires are important
- Because it helps you communicate better
- Because it turns you into a better listener
- Because it allows you to make peace with your past
- Because you can write your own life story
- You can even re-write your past
- Because when writing with your hand, your heart flows onto the page
- Because it can heal a broken heart
- Because you can create your own heroes
- Because you realize that you are the heroine of your own life
- Because you love it (did I already mention that?). Because it gives you a tingling sensation in your belly when words you didn’t know you had inside of you are appearing on the page.
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