on writing to lick my wounds

"I look back on most (maybe all?) of my writing and cringe. I see everything I wish I’d said differently, or not at all...and yet I do it anyway. Why?

Truthfully, because there is no amount of therapy, self-help, yoga, acupuncture, or nature walks that give me the fulfillment I get from writing, and the gratification of sharing that with people who willingly read and engage with it. Plainly, I really f$cking love writing."

- Jess Kirby

The crazy thing is that this holds even when you're not nearly as talented as Jess is. I also f$cking love words and composing them into sentences that could mean something one day

I also love thinking via writing and figuring out what the f$ck I actually feel by letting words spill over