You end up writing when the need to write is
stronger than the fear of rejection,
when curiosity and your desire to discover
something new about yourself and the world--
and what you think and feel about it all--
is stronger than your fear of failure.
You end up writing when your voice,
telling you that you must write,
is stronger than all the voices in your head
telling you to stop.
You end up writing when you cannot
not write, when it feels as essential to
staying alive as breathing, and when writing each
word, your hand shaping each letter on the page,
is as vital and life-affirming as
taking a breath.
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