100 Entries On Medium Saved My Life

Friday Flow 7/16/21- How Writing Offered Me A Life Raft

I used to write. Now I’m an author and storyteller.

Today is my 100th entry on Medium. What started as a therapeutic journey has become a place where others can recognize where they too, feel lost and separated from the parts within, calling to be heard and seen.

My Friday Flow is a place where I find my way back to my heart’s center. It’s where I crack open everything I am meant to be in those moments of doubt. It’s where my fears turn to curiosity. It’s where my darkest moments transform an abstract world into a vivid canvas of infinite possibilities. And it’s the only place I write raw and unedited.

Every word, verse, and story means something to someone. So if you are reading this journal entry and find yourself wondering why it’s so hard to open your heart when you need it the most, these words are for you as much as they are for me.

I remember those days where I felt so worthless. I have no words to describe the pain because I felt so alone. Overwhelmed by the life changes that unexpectedly happened, I came to a dark place, and I wanted to die. Until I found writing.

Each morning when the pain and suffering came, instead of drowning in a sea of false beliefs, I sat my ass down to write whatever…