Writing as Salvation for Others

When I retired from teaching college students and being able to give them life lessons from my own life, I wanted a way to still share stories that encourage, inspire, and give hope to others, as a way of showing that we can endure much and still be joyful in this life. I try to write what people can actually use, even in the stories or poems I create.

I lacked parents who shared wisdom about what to look for in a mate, when to walk away from bad situations, or how to overcome trials and keep putting one foot in front of the other until we reach our destinations. I envied bloggers who shared how close they were to their fathers and mothers, who helped them recognize pitfalls so they could avoid them. I realized that I could do the same thing through my blog posts for people like me who had no wisdom-bearers.

I also wanted to build people’s faith by sharing how my spiritual beliefs had helped me through many dilemmas. I didn’t want to proselytize anyone, but demonstrate the correlation between my faith in God and my patient endurance through all I had experienced. In my blog posts, where there is pain, I want to bring hope; where there is despair, I want to encourage belief that a change will come; and where there is lack of self-esteem, I want to inspire others to know that we all are in the world because we are valuable to others. To keep holding on is the message I hope my readers take away from my writing.

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