Writing in the Dark

I love writing. I used to do it much more often, but I find it much more difficult now for many reasons. 

One: It's hard to be brutally honest when you have people so closely connected to you, like a spouse. Sometimes, it feels like honesty has to take a back seat to ensure that there is no harm done - even if no harm is intended, harm can still be done. 

Two: I find it harder to write when I am happy. At least lately - it's hard to find both time and the right words. My writing has a tendency to thrive in the dark spaces of the heart - hence why I worry that some of this writing could do harm, unintentionally. 

Three: Time. There is never enough time and always something else to be doing. But sitting here, feeling the keys under my fingertips...feels so right and wonderful. 

So, I have created this new blog in order to write what I need to write from the dark spaces of my heart. I am hoping to find a way to make this more or less anonymous, to remove my fear of unintentional harm. My hope is to also eventually open the blog up to guest posters as well. 

I invite you to join me on this journey - wherever it goes. It will probably be dark. It will be uncomfortable. It will be raw. But I also hope it will be really good. 

If you have an interest in being a guest poster in the future, feel free to leave a comment below and I will reach out as soon as I am ready.

Let's explore these dark spaces, and see what we can learn from them.