Creating a cybercorner for myself is no insignificant feat. I have a few friends to thank for encouraging and challenging me to break out of the protective shell of privacy I've hid in all these years. Inertia and fear have kept me rooted in the mentality, up to this point, that I write, but without risk of baring my soul to the world. But, as any artist who's been broken along life's path knows, perhaps the most frightening feeling is closure of one's expressive outlet and creative censorship.
A friend tonight put into clarity a question I've wrestled with since entering this period of artistic dryness and apparent 'voicelessness.'
"You can't ever be disconnected from your voice -- even in real life," he reassured me. "When a boy's voice gets deeper, he's not disconnected from his voice; it's just changing. (The) writing voice is the same. It may feel disconnected but its just changing, like everything else. Everything and (every)one evolves and feels lost while evolving."
Here's to the growth journey -- personally, professionally, and artistically -- of embracing my evolution. From shy writer to empowered artist, are you in?
Maturational theory in psychology explains why we feel lost when we grow. Our minds are expanding so that new sets of skills can be learned. The void in between what our mind has already established and the new boundaries of what we can grow into, causes us to feel anxiety. Uncharted ground in our minds is where the lostness comes from. Writing helps people mature at a faster pace, as does physical exercise. You are on the right path! I'll be following you along the way. Love, Claire (Noelle Frost)
ReplyDeleteI love the psych tie-in, Claire. Thanks so much for your visit, encouragement and for following! Love to you :)
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