Write When it's Time

The Spiritual Cycle of Expression
by Robert S. Cosmar

There is a time to write and a time to rest from it. A cycle of creative expression exists in all things and this has to be accepted. It's very rare that one doesn't have to stop once in awhile and realize the time of writing is over for the time being. It would be great to continually express our feelings and thoughts as they pour through us, but then when would we have time to learn and reflect on all we have written?

The dry times, those times when we feel we've hit a wall are merely approaches to the next layer of our preparation to know ourselves more deeply and honestly.

Writing is mostly self-revelation and self-confession. We write what we actualize through creative channels and we wait to write about our pain as we discover that we are not yet a complete person. Fear, limitations, frustration, and even depression continually confront us on our journey to wholeness. These limits to our free expression are the barriers to our true knowledge of self. They hide our true identity and hold us back. But they also reveal our excuses and reasons for failure to grow in awareness of ourselves and our reality.

Until we are whole, this cycle of 'create and wait' will always be there. Enjoy the flow of self as it passes through you and nourishes your heart. Then as the dry days come, as they eventually will, accept them and look at all the excuses, fears and blockages you have accepted to existence and yourself. The more you relax and witness them, the sooner they can pass and reveal the next gift that they are bringing you.

A very special thank you to you, Robert, for writing this article. Besides being my love, you are my best friend. I could read the thoughtfulness in each line and I know you wrote this because you've been watching me experience the 'dry days' first hand. I understand it now, and I'm certain this article will help others, as well.

Namaste and much love,
CJ