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RE: Is my writing serving others? (Could it? Should it?)
I used to write only for myself, and I knew this because they were notebooks that no one read. Then I discovered that writing for myself or for others has different implications, as writing for myself gives me a freedom that could be compromised if I tried to write for others.
From the moment I publish something, I lose the privacy that makes it mine alone. So, in a way, I only share what I'm willing for others to read. I know some will connect and others won't. I like it when at least one person who reads what I write tells me something interesting that helps me see something I hadn't seen before. And that's great if it happens—sometimes it doesn't, haha—but when it does, I love it.
I think you can still keep that freedom, even when your writing ends up reaching someone else. You don’t have to cater or edit for anyone else’s expectations. You start from within -your feelings, your truths, your view of things.
Then you shape it a little - just enough for someone else to maybe see something in it too. Nothing’s compromised. It’s not selling out. It’s just letting someone walk with you a little.
It's magic.