4 Benefits Of Daily Writing Changed My Life
Even other people have noticed the change
“I need some of what you have.” I was not in a restaurant or a store. I was at work calmly discussing with a peer our troubling existence caught between a now-defunct data-based system and a new barely functioning system. This problem was not in our control, thus my calm demeanor. My peer was having a more difficult time.
It Started With Gratitude
I have written about my newly adopted gratitude journaling habit. When I started expressing gratitude daily I felt a difference in my attitude. I have come to realize it is more than gratitude helping me cope with the stress of daily life.
It’s my daily writing habit. I started writing a year ago. Between less socializing in person and reading stories on Medium, I became inspired. At first, I only wrote comments about other contributors’ writing.
One day I read a listicle by Nicolas Cole. One item on the list sparked an emotional reaction. It was directly related to a decision I had just made. Since that story, I have averaged approximately one story a week. I didn’t get up the nerve to get behind the paywall and submit stories to publications for three months. I started using social media to follow and read other prolific writers. Could I…