I came, I saw, I wrote

So today is the 10^th day of a 500 words a day writing challenge that I am a part of. I am supposed to write about writing. So if you would have asked me a year or so ago if I was a writer I would have told you that I wasn't. I wrote in a journal some when I was younger but besides that I didn't do much writing. I never thought I would be blogging, but I started reading some blogs several years ago and I enjoyed looking at the photographs and reading about each blogger’s family, adventures around the world, things that were important to them and how they survived in this world that we live in. 

I was inspired to start my own blog and write about things that matter the most to me. Family, faith, wildlife (or any animal), a good cuppa (yes indeed I might write a post just about having a good cuppa!) photography, life lessons and much more. When I first started writing I wasn't sure how it all worked. After some practice it became much easier for me to write. I enjoy writing on my blog as I can express my thoughts about anything from the Rhinos in Africa whose lives are in danger from the harmful poachers, a book that I have recently read, someone who inspires me or teaches me a life lesson or even something that makes me happy. I can share those things with family, friends, or maybe someone halfway across the world who I have never met before. 

 I am able to freely express myself through words and hopefully as I write I am positively impacting someone in the process. I know as I write it won’t always be easy, but I plan to continue and hopefully learn heaps as I go. I think that if someone else’s words can inspire me to write, I can hopefully inspire others with my writing.  So far with this challenge I been able to write more this month than I have written in a long time. With school, work, and other distractions in my daily life I was slacking in the writing department. It is so easy to get caught up in everything around me ,but I am enjoying this time spent away from everything and just simply writing( and of course listening to music) daily. I know some people who are doing this challenge are writing books and such, not saying that I will but not saying that won’t either ;). 

It has been a great experience so far and I am looking forward to completing this challenge and continuing my writing even after it is over.  Thanks Jeff Goins for giving us this challenge and your encouragement along the way.  If you would like to join this challenge http://goinswriter.com/my500words/, check out Jeff’s new book The In-Between (I’m reading it now, I’ll review it later), or just visit his blog  (It’s awesome!) you can go here http://goinswriter.com/ .   

“Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, and no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”  ― Virginia Woolf

Until next time…..

-Savanna

(This post and any other post from my challenge may not have been edited yet. I will update them all  in a few days)