In my own personal opinion, I think that people write for many of the same reasons, but I think that people also write for many different reasons, as well. I stopped and thought for a second: "Why do I write? Why did I choose this or did this simply just choose me?" It sounds really corny to me, but my life seems to have pointed in the direction being that writing chose me. However, I also know that I tend to give things meaning because well, I need meaning in my own everyday life. From a girl who could have done many different things in life; From law to business, but I think that I just sort of fell into writing; That I became a writer, because I “failed at everything else.” That statement is only half-true.

• So I have been thinking about the main reason as to why I write today. Although I have the ability to summarize my reasoning 140 words or less, i just do not think that really gets to the heart of it, not quite anyways. So as I sit at the desk that I have been pondering this idea and what I was going to write about for most of the day. while also contemplating why that I write and why that I want to continue writing, here is what I have come up with this afternoon :
•  I have a voice -

A voice that I think speaks for so many people who often times might just simply feel invisible and un-represented in the world. I think that people who know what it is like to feel different and who also do not quite know how to put it it into words, those people connect with me the best.

• I have a duty -

I believe that each human being has a responsibility to other human beings. I have a special love for human beings who so often go unheard, whose voices often get drowned by the people who are the loudest and to these humans, I believe that my life has take me to a place where I can advocate not only for them, but also for us. My intention was never to speak FOR people, my intention was and probably always will be to speak alongside them.

• I believe in the power of words -

I believe that work must be in the service of mankind. I believe that God or whatever keeps this universe spinning, gives people certain talents and also certain experiences in order to fulfill, to achieve or touch the human heart; Whether it be their own or another persons' heart and in the end- Even if I am only starting out as a writer, I believe that words have the power to change you and I.

I write because I believe that this is part of my calling in life. I write because I have so much to learn in and with the world. I write to hear my voice and to hear the voices of other people. I write to fill a void... To fill many voids. I write for release, I write to find a purpose and I write because I can; But above all, I write because I feel like i have to do so.
And I feel as if I do not write, then who will write the stories that the world needs to hear?
I write because it is my joy, my pain, my fear and it is also my hope.
I write because it is my ultimate destiny.