What’s Worthy, What’s No
Consider these things: subject matter, topic, theme, idea, purpose, notion, thought, feeling, sensation, real, imaginary, interesting, dull, organized, helter-skelter, etc… When we sit down to write how often do we get caught up in the verbiage that defines the process. Do we need any of these things to start our creation? How often do we worry about whether or not what we are writing is worthy?
Consider the fact that many poems never get written because the poet gets bogged down in the morass of over thinking and over analyzing the act of writing. If we could ease off from the judgment, step away from the inner critic, and simply trust that whatever we write has some value—even if it is only that we have fulfilled our creative urge for the day—then our accomplishment is great.
Consider the reality that most of what we commit to paper or computer will never be read by anyone else, nonetheless see publication or gain recognition. That doesn’t mean that our efforts are wasted or that our scattered words are undeserving of attention and appreciation. When we discover that state of mind where we can truly honor our own attempts, no matter how large or how small, then we achieve what no one else can ever give us: confidence.
And confidence, I’ll wager, writes more poems than talent, brilliance, genius, intelligence, inspiration, education, or even an intimate relationship with the Muse.
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