Writing
I used to write as a form of therapy. Having a creative outlet is a necessary and useful thing for me. Whether it's artistic or rudimentary, it allows me to express myself and use my creative talents to produce a piece of work. When I'm done, I have a tangible creation that I can view and absorb. It's everlasting and beautiful. Recently, I read through my work in a creative writing class during college. Some of the text was so insightful and somewhat whimsical that I forgot it was my own writing. For a long time now, I haven't written a thing. My motivation somehow evaporated. A key to good writing involves thinking about the reader and constantly evaluating the words you string together from the perspective of this ambiguous other. I became so focused on this that I lost myself in my work. Balance will always be a point of focus in my life, and it is my belief that this is the key to peaceful, profound living. It is my goal to pick myself off the ground and