Speaking to the writer within

Sometimes you are not ready to write a piece – a poem, a story, a novel, or perhaps an essay. Maybe you have a line or two, or an interesting thought or image, but that is all. And you write them down. And it is good that you write them down. But the word fragments seem yet too germinal or embryonic at this point, too small to tell a tale or to have reached a maturity of completeness or conveyed-ness of meaning just yet. The toss of words cannot yet support a story or an idea complete. It needs time to maturate within you, to grow and flower and come to fruit in your days, and then it will come full and you will taste its sweetness. It needs time and the seasoning of your days. So, write the words and live expectant of God’s good hand upon your work.

Henry

Author: henryalewis

Henry Lewis lives in the Minneapolis area with his lovely wife where he writes and plays, and dreams of trails. He is just beginning to share his writing with others. His first published book, "Getting Amazing Things Done", shares his lifetime of insights on What Successful Project Managers Know and How They Lead People to Do Amazing Things. Henry's newest book, "Laughter Near the Edge of Heaven", are his Confessions of a Trail Runner. This work captures his twin passions of trail running and unpacking the things of God in the natural world. He takes us along the trails as he travels the world. View all posts by henryalewis