My thought process

“My ideas flow so rapidly that I have not time to express them──by which means my letters sometimes convey no ideas at all to my correspondents.” - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

When I write, I usually do a sort of free writing where I put down my ideas and then as I read what I’ve written I think about how other people will respond and then I go back and re-write which consists of my thinking about what information I want to get across while considering the way my message will be read.    I sometimes think too much about how others will perceive my meaning whether it is in my writing or in my verbal communication.  I don’t necessarily think that’s a good thing.  I believe we should be aware of how powerful our words are and use them carefully but I also believe we should say what needs to be said and if someone takes it the wrong way, it is unfortunate but we must be true to ourselves and do what is right. 

Sometimes I don’t change my words even though I realize what I’ve written may be viewed in a different way than what I intended because I feel that those words and that message is truly what I want to convey and my hope is the reader will look at it again and read it from a more objective perspective.  I am much more confident and comfortable with the written word than the verbal because I have the ability to edit. 

 

Hopefully this is my last blog.  Bye.