Although writing my book – about learning I was born with a disability I didn't know I had was cathartic. It was also difficult, because without the writing I would still not know about my disability today.
My Mental and Emotional Struggles
I needed to get past knowing I had a bad leg and a bad foot. I needed to know about my mental and emotional struggles, why I was failing and how and why I got to this place without so much as a conversation. I needed to bring my life together in a safe, self-contained place that allowed me to bring understanding, to talk about my experiences.
Can you Imagine Not Knowing?
Can you imagine not knowing about a disability, not knowing what your mental struggles are, not understanding why you're struggling to even get off the starting block? That was my life. I didn’t do this to me – they did, but my diary changes all of that. It has given me a purpose and for the first time. And unless an author is writing a piece of fiction, they know it will never be an easy road to pen their story to paper. But who doesn't know what they deal with?
It is important we understand our lives. I penned to paper, so that I COULD understand. Writing doesn’t change what has happened to me, the facts. As long as the intent is right, it doesn't matter what others think, so I'm okay.
My Book Cerebral Palsy 'A Story'
Cerebral Palsy 'A Story' helped me understand a lifetime of experiences around what I later found out was a disability. Where your intent is honourable, things will always work out. The critics will criticise, it is the nature of what a critic is.
If you fancy reading either of my books, you can grab paperback and Kindle copies on Amazon, or through the following link https://www.thecpdiary.com/my-books
Your writing has given you a sense of meaning, understanding and purpose.
For us it gives hope, which is the lifeblood of everything good that gets done and the very act of being human.
Thank you. Yes, absolutely. I initially started with a sense of foreboding, because I knew nothing and needed to know everything. Now I know everything I need to know about my physical, mental and emotional difficulties.
It's been quite a journey for me and I hope for others too, because of how I write. I put my thoughts out there, but I do so from a universal standpoint; which means my words can relate to each of us through my experiences.
Each blog sends out a powerful message, my words are based around hope and universal change.
It's remarkable that your book is without denial or disregard of what we feel in everyday life.
It goes deeper than that, you want your readers to enjoy peace that is truly permanent. This book is a must read.
Thanks Tim. I believe the more true we are to ourselves, our experiences and our situation, the more our lives will work out.
We must all remember that our thoughts are a conversation with the 'universe' so denying or have a disregard of our experiences will change our lives considerably and not always for the better.
I lived with hope and that hope carried me through. The universe was very aware of my plight and knew long before me how my life would work out.
Where you say, 'it goes deeper than that, you want your readers to enjoy peace that is truly permanent. This is a must read' - I have always put others first. If I can make other people's lives easier through my own experiences then my experiences won't have been in vain.
I hope more people will check my book out and see for themselves first hand what my book can do for them.