TranscendingThoughts

I feel that I have lived most of my life on autopilot, just blindly living it for the wrong reasons. I have always listened to my family or those around me who I respected and thought "what they say is what I'm meant to do with my life."  Think about it, all throughout our lives up until a certain age, our parents are the ones making the choices for us whether we realize it or not.  They are the deciding factor in how we live our lives underneath their roofs.  This is the main reason why children move out of their parents houses... to live THEIR OWN lives.  I must admit, that when I turned 18 and began college, a new realization came over me.  I didn't have to live for others, but for myself.  Yet, I had no idea what I wanted to do and was still being controlled by my parents. When I went to University, I began with a Psychology major.  I love seeing how others think, even though I do have a different mindset than most people.  I wanted to try to better understand

Struggles come in many different forms and guide us in many different directions. For those of you reading along with my thoughts, you can see I have many internal and external struggles.  Yet, they have all pushed me closer to one realization, that I am a writer... a person who speaks their mind through the written word rather than a spoken word... and a person who is never afraid to take the unconventional route.  It does not matter to me that many won't understand why.  All they need to know is that it's my choice.  Struggles and the creative process are close friends.  Why you ask? Because the greatest artists, writers, and musicians all had some life-changing struggle that allowed their curiosity and creativity to blossom.  Through these struggles, they grew more as an artist, but more so as a person.  When you experience things, you gain wisdom that allows you to view the world under a different microscope.  Although there may be others that share a similar viewpoint

Whoever says writing is easy is a liar.  Writing isn't as easy as it seems, but I guess it's a good thing that I am not afraid of challenges, right?  Writing as challenging as it is is cathartic and a great method to vent and express myself.  I'm choosing to live in silence once again, so in short, all I have is written words.  Or so I thought.  Reverting to be a person that stays in the background instead of babbles in the light was an easy decision for me.  I thought that writing would be easier because I am thinking more than word vomiting.  Well, I was wrong.  I still have writer's block.  I just embrace it as a part of the process. I wanted more variety to who I am as a person.  I know I'm a writer, but what else am I? Being a writer means that you have a logical gene and also a creative gene.  I thought, "I creative so what else can I do?"  Here are some of the other methods I have embraced in my period of absence from writing. Drawing  I us

My name... Is Kat. I have been through many struggles in my life. And at this moment, all I can do is look back and in an outside perspective thank the universe that those hardships happened. Life is about growing.  Growing takes time, it is not something that happens in the span of a few minutes, hours, or days, maybe even a year or two.  No. Growing takes at least a few years. I believe that we do not appreciate the growing pains until a few years later.  Even when we are going through the process, we do not necessarily see our growth.  It's only when we look back that we acknowledge how much we have grown.  Often times, it is too late and we begin to have regrets.  We miss the opportunities that were given to us in those moments.  We often take them for granted.  Maybe we even don't think that we deserve them. But trust me, you do.  Everyone reading this. You deserve to acknowledge that you are growing.  Even if you don't see it yet...even if the people aroun

I have been nominated for The Blogger Recognition Award and would like to take a moment to personally thank Diana  @thislifeasD  for nominating me.  Please check out her honest and insightful blog about varying topics here . About the Award The Blogger Recognition Award  is given by bloggers to other bloggers. This award is an avenue of acknowledging the hard work and talent of our fellow bloggers and allows their stories to be showcased and shared amongst a wider audience. There are just a few rules that the nominees must follow Thank the blogger who nominated you and add a link to their blog. Write a post on your site displaying the award and describe why you started your blog. Write two pieces of advice for new bloggers. Nominate and notify 15 more bloggers. Why I began Transcending Thoughts I began writing as a means to express myself without showing others.  Writing in secrecy, it was my escape from myself and the world around me.  Writing allows me to ga

Fears have the ability to take take many forms.  I believe fear is like a plant that has a root and spreads to other insecure parts of your mind.  In fact, I personally think that when the root spreads, it creates a cage that is often difficult to push through, but is ultimately worth it.  I often experience this when I am writing.  Sometimes on Twitter , I engage in #vss365 (very short story 365).  I usually participate in these when I have writer's block and am having difficultly trying to find topics to write about, so usually I just try to create my own.  A few mornings ago, I stumbled upon some ads on youtube about writing and I must admit that I felt inspired by the preview.  A particular quote from world renowned writer, Margaret Atwood, writer of The Handmaid's Tale and Alias Grace, made me think about myself as a writer, " If you want to write and are struggling to get started- it means you're afraid of something."  I paused the ad, reread her words care