Current mood: creative
Words. I love to read them and I devour books with a voracious appetite. I even enjoy writing. Words, when used properly, have the power to make a child feel like a giant and they have the power to make the powerless feel empowered. The power of words can transform a simple act into an experience in which the reader is fully engaged.
A flat example of writing could be: I ate a juicy orange that tasted delicious. The idea is conveyed that the orange is delicious but the reader has no real idea of what the author experienced.
However a different approach that engages the reader could be: I peeled the skin from the orange and could smell the sweet, citrus scent escape as I revealed more and more of the flesh. I then bit into the orange instead of eating it section by section. As the juice ran from the corners of my mouth and down my hand, I felt like a four year old kid again – savoring the sweet taste of the juice, enjoying the carefree abandon of allowing the juice to temporarily run past the corners of my mouth and even enjoying the bittersweet mix of juice and orange zest as I licked the stickiness from my hands.
Do you want to go out and buy an orange now? That’s the power of words. I don’t have many New Year’s resolutions, however I do plan to work harder this year to harness my ability to use words. I may never have a job with the Florida Department of Citrus but I would like to sharpen my skills so that it could be an option…
I’ll regale you with more words throughout the year. In the meantime, Happy New Year to all who read this. May we all grow and develop ourselves this year.
Petitefreespirit
Currently listening:
Lovers Live
By Sade
Release date: 05 February, 2002