Find Your Words

Written by Barb

I spoke with Hercules before lighting the firepit. He’s my neighbor and ‘good choice’ guru, but he’ll tell you it’s because he’s made a lifetime of not so good choices that he can offer better answers today. He said, “Barbara, if you want to light your pit, then you should do it. Just drop a hose nearby.” I mentioned writing about him in a Blog and our conversation went something like this…

Him: I didn’t think you were Blogging anymore.

Me: Yes, I renewed my website for another year.

Him: But, the last time we talked you were going to stop Blogging.

Me: I tell myself that all the time.

Him: Well, I stopped reading the Blog because you said you were going to stop. I’ll go find the Blog.

Me: Awesome. You are Hercules!

He laughed and said, “Barbara, it’s from thinking I was Hercules all those years that got me in the shape I’m in today!”

Hercules supports my crazy ideas and doesn’t mind that I write about him. When I first met him it didn’t take long to realize how much wisdom he holds and I told him, “You should write a book!” He laughed, and shook his head, but now he lives next-door to someone who will.

I ran across a Blogsite where a man stopped Blogging last year and wondered if he lost his voice, but blogging helped me find my voice and refines it. My disclaimer is, “If you’re in my life, you’re probably going to be in a story.” The blogger who lost his voice was in a season where family was involved in every storyline, and he didn’t feel it was solely his story to tell. As writer’s we get to tell our side of the story.

Finding your voice is a path paved by alphabetized keys, or pen to paper. This Blog began in 2014, and you’d never know by reading it that my divorce was one of the nastiest times of my life. As a writer, we get to choose the parts we want to tell and can uncover the good parts if we want to badly enough. I’d venture to speculate the blogger who lost his voice didn’t lose it, but instead someone voiced their opinion about his writing and silenced him.

We have a voice and writing is practice for finding it. You haven’t lost your voice my darling, but you may need to sit with yourself in front of the blank page until you find your words.

13 thoughts on “Find Your Words”

  1. First, I love, love, love that quote! How true.
    I think when we’re writers, we write, whether now, sooner or later. have some medical stuff on my plate, and writing my blog seems a bit too big, but I’m loving posting on Instagram, and for right now? that’s what’s good for me. And that’s how it is for you, and the man who stopped blogging and many others.
    What we do, we do, and what we can, we can. 😄

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  2. Hi Barb,
    Well said! I love that Anne Lamott quote.
    I never share my blog with anyone I know as I am afraid that if I know my audience, it will impede my freedom to say anything I like.
    Thanks heavens to finding a Hercules in our lives.
    Blessings to you!

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    1. I get it Ana. My hope is they feel special being written about. Out of all the choices of what to write, we chose them. I do thank God for Hercules. 😊 Thank you Ana and many blessings to you! 💖

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  5. I closed my blog down recently as you know. But I’ve not stopped writing. When I feel like sharing with the world I’ll create a fresh new blog! Thanks for the continued support and inspiration! 💖🙏🏼😘

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    1. Ahhhhh…..it’s so good to see you here. Like a breath of fresh air! I’m glad you haven’t stopped writing and would love to hold a book with your name on it. We need Cowgirl Wisdom, and if you choose to start a new Blog, I’ll follow you again. I’m here for you! 💖

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    1. I don’t know LA because I don’t look to those around me for inspiration very often. People are inspiring, and they often remind me of something to write about but it doesn’t always include them. I receive most of my inspiration from taking a long walk, or within my environment. You know I could write about Chemex all day long! 😂

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