Take the time to write again

Introspection, introspective writing, self-therapy

Since 2005, I've been writing in notebooks, exploring my thoughts, my poetry and archiving my life. Introspection has always been a part of me, and overthinking has often made me suffer. Writing allows me to take a step back and gain perspective, to magnify the little things, to transcend the hurts, to calm the flow of thoughts, to release the creative flow... 

It's an activity that's been part and parcel of my life since I was 14, and which says something about me and my relationship with the world. For a few years, I lost the healthy regularity of confiding in the silent lines of a notebook. Because I gave myself - not abandoned myself - to joyful love and motherhood. And if I'm honest, life has become progressively ultra-connected on the networks since 2015, YouTube videos, Instagram and so on. It didn't leave my brain available for introspective writing. Entertainment was easier for my brain, which wanted to decompress from the frictions, however trivial, of my life. 

I always wrote, of course, but only when I felt the urgency. Then it meant that the medicine was already too late. Now, for the past two years, I've been taking the time and space to write again. 

« Pregnancy, childbirth, infant care - these major life events have happened twice in my life, and while I've been happy about it, it's also led to a fair amount of chaos, making my days rather hectic. During this period, I neglected my work as a public writer, so I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Every day was like a journey through space (...) » Love letters from Kamakura by Ogawa Ito

Today I'm back in control of my time, with a clear conscience.

Writing is not just another task. Writing is a necessary foundation for our brains. We consume so much short, fast, entertaining content that we need moments when we are aware of ourselves. Moments when the noise of the world no longer takes up all the space. Let's give ourselves some quiet time to reflect and relax.

It's not about performance, it's about (re)getting to know yourself. For me, rediscovering writing has been a way of finding myself. It means taking part in silence by observing, connecting with oneself and with that which is greater than oneself. In a world saturated with noise and images, taking the time to write becomes an act of freedom. Introspective writing is not a refuge, but a step forward - each word reopens a space of awareness and self-presence.

Writing is about reconnecting with that ancient, silent part of yourself that still knows how to listen. Writing, to put yourself back at the center, is a hand extended to yourself, a gesture of care... It's daring to reread yourself with kindness and curiosity. Without judgment. In every sentence you write, there's a step towards yourself, a way of finding yourself whole, free and alive.

What if you gave yourself that writing time again, not to produce, but to be?