I love to write.
I write to release. I write to feel. To organize. To express. To knead the doughs of my ideas. To give myself space and time to test out the words that might express what happens within me.
Writing has always been more than a practice for me. It is liberation. A tool to explore, release, and discover. Sometimes I share what I write; other times, it stays with me, quietly holding space for what needed to come through.
I enjoy playing with words—their subtlety, their sharpness, the way they can carry both ambiguity and clarity. I love how frustrations can pour out of my body, through my fingertips, touching the keyboard or pen as if wringing emotions into tangible form. On some days, writing lights me up; on others, it calms me down. Always, it transforms me.
Have you ever paid attention to what writing does to your emotional state? How the very act of stringing together words can shift something within you? Have you noticed the effect the words you choose have on the way your life unfolds?
Your words are filled with power. They can open doors or slam them shut. They create your reality.
When you honor your words, you honor your essence. You begin to craft your life intentionally, speaking and writing yourself into alignment with your truth.
Yet, there are moments when words fall short. After intense experiences, I sometimes need to pause. To sit in the quiet. To resist defining what I’ve felt. In those moments, words can feel like boxes, shrinking the vastness of an experience into something too small. But even then, I return to writing. Not to explain or summarize, but to dance on the page with all the edges and rawness left intact.
And it’s not just personal. Science agrees: journaling is a profound tool for emotional regulation and self-awareness. Studies have shown that expressive writing can reduce stress, improve immune function, and even enhance problem-solving abilities. Writing allows us to process emotions, gain clarity, and integrate our experiences more deeply. James Pennebaker, a pioneer in writing therapy research, found that even 15 minutes of journaling for just a few days can create measurable improvements in well-being.
Through writing, we gain a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world around us. We build bridges between our inner and outer realities. And most importantly, we practice honouring our word—the promises we make to ourselves and others, the agreements we choose to live by, and the truths we’re willing to stand for.
I invite you to explore what honouring your word means to you in two ways, come join our Honouring the Masculine retreat or explore the:
Journaling Prompts to Explore Honouring Your Word
Reflect on a moment when your words created a meaningful change in your life. How did it feel to speak or write those words?
Write about a time when you broke a promise to yourself or someone else. What did you learn from that experience? How can you honor your word moving forward?
Free-write for five minutes on the phrase, "My word creates my reality."
Whether you write daily or just once in a while, your words have the power to transform—to shape your inner world and ripple into the outer one. Give yourself the gift of writing, and let it guide you into deeper connection with yourself and your truth.
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