To become a columnist is a powerful way to share the gift that the Lord has placed within you.
In Letters to A Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke, he gives the heart of the writer:
"Go into yourself. Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depths of your heart; confess to yourself whether you would have to die if you were forbidden to write. This most of all: ask yourself in the most silent hour of your night: must I write? Dig into yourself for a deep answer. And if this answer rings out in assent, if you meet this solemn question with a strong, simple 'I must,' then build your life in accordance with this necessity; your while life, even into its humblest and most indifferent hour, must become a sign and witness to this impulse."
If you wake every morning and all you think about is writing...then you are a writer.
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