A Grateful Heart
When I began my writing career three years ago, I had no idea what the future would bring. My friends A, C, L and S suggested I write, to express what I was thinking and feeling. I shared my first poems with them; they were positive in their comments, and encouraged me to write more. The more I wrote, the more I looked forward to sharing my poems with my friends. They supported me and my writing, and encouraged me to continue. Months after I began writing, my confidence had grown. One day I asked a friend what he thought about my creating a blog of my writing. He encouraged me to create a blog. With much trepidation, I built my first blog, “Words of Hope.” At first, the blog was private-I only let A, C, L and S read what I had written. I was not confident in my skills as a writer. I did not have the courage to share my writing with anyone else. I then had a discussion with my friend L. He asked when I was going to make the blog public. I told him I did not know; I did not f...