Quote of the Day

[hummingwolf]

This one seems appropriate for LJ:

Writing can be a true spiritual discipline. Writing can help us to concentrate, to get in touch with the deeper stirrings of our hearts, to clarify our minds, to process confusing emotions, to reflect on our experiences, to give artistic expression to what we are living, and to store significant events in our memories. Writing can also be good for others who might read what we write.

Quite often a difficult, painful, or frustrating day can be "redeemed" by writing about it. By writing we can claim what we have lived and thus integrate it more fully into our journeys. Then writing can become lifesaving for us and sometimes for others too.

~ Henri J.M. Nouwen

(_metanoia_ has been posting Nouwen quotes regularly over on catholic_quotes. This may be the main reason why I keep the community on my reading list even though I'm not Catholic.)

Comments

[daisydumont.livejournal.com]

that IS perfect today! thank you for putting it here. (nouwen was a wise man.)

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Perfect for quite a few people, yeah. It cried out to be quoted.

[pnksaph.livejournal.com]

So many of the great writers in our history were plagued by any number of demons. I doesn't surprise me that the cathartic nature of writing called to them. And to us.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Seems to me that people in general are plagued by demons. Maybe writers just tell more people about theirs.

[ex-dotificu.livejournal.com]

Ooo, thanks for posting this. What a great quote.

I need to read more Nouwen.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. And me too.