The more I write, the more I see that the first word is the hardest.
I wrote this text on the 30th of September, 2024. It was a day when nothing unusual happened in my life. I wanted to write something, but did not know precisely what I wanted to write. That’s how I wrote the title of this text. Indeed, writing the first word is the hardest. While writing the sentences above, the flow of words started to erupt out of my mind like a mountain spring with fresh water. The truth is that I’ve been writing in the English language for more than seven years (the first text in English I wrote in May 2017). Almost every time I sit and want to write something, I am simultaneously terrified and amazed. Why?
I am scared because I often think I’ve already written everything I wanted to communicate.
On the other hand, I am stunned because I am always wrong. Even if I think that I’ve already written what I wanted to say, it appears that I still have many things to say. If you desire, my Dear Friend, to transform your thoughts and ideas into written words, but you do not know how to do it, I have one solution for you. Start writing as if no one ever would read your text. The truth is that I always write to an imaginary Friend, whom I do not know precisely, but with whom I want to share my ideas. Write your flow of thoughts. The beginnings are always hard. For most of my life, I had a desire to write, but when I started to think about it, my inner naysayer was telling me something like this:
About which topics do you want to write? What special ideas do you have to offer to society?
Now I know that my inner naysayer was wrong, and I am lucky I overcame myself. I can build a better future with words of wisdom.
