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Navigating your pain, so you don’t underutilize your gift
Recently I wrote 8 Lessons Learned From Experiencing 3 Deaths In Less Than 4 Months. Usually, I write or have something published daily, but I couldn’t do it every day anymore; it was too much effort, and I was at a loss for words. Even the words I got out didn’t necessarily feel like my own because I was in so much pain. It felt forceful, which is why I decided not to publish many days.
Now I’m at the point where writing is my saving grace. Not only do I do it because I’m passionate, but it keeps my mind busy and productive. It also helps me be more positive despite all of the despair happening in my life lately.
Don’t feel guilty about not writing when you’re grieving; instead, allow yourself to utilize writing in whatever form that brings healing to your life. Maybe you need to stop publishing for a while and journal. Maybe you need to write shorter articles. Maybe you need to write memoirs or poetry. Maybe you need to switch your usual genre of writing. Do what works for you, and you’ll get back to a balanced cadence in time. There is no magic potion to get you through grief – except time.
Writing and the grieving process
When you’re grieving, your productivity may decrease. For me, my productivity significantly decreased in the beginning, then it skyrocketed and became one of my major outlets to getting me through all of the pain.
Writing is my way of giving back to society, and I think this alone is helping to heal my heart. If someone can be inspired, motivated, or touched by any of my writings, that provides meaning to my life.
Topics tough to write about – at the beginning of my grief:
Everything
Topics every easy to write about – in the middle of my grief:
Finance
Writing
Goals
Poetry
And everything else
Who knows when I’ll stop grieving, but in the meantime, I’ll keep writing and expressing as needed. For now, I’m just grateful I can write again at a high rate. I’m glad I could utilize writing as a positive outlet and anchor for my mental well-being and health. I’m thankful I wasn’t permanently shattered to the point where I felt I could never give back or engage with my first love: writing.
Creators can use their grief
Writers are artists. Artists are creators. We use our words, experiences, and pain to create. Whatever you’re going through, at some point, it will need to be channeled into something positive so that you can experience life again. If you’re a grieving artist and can’t seem to create anything, start super small. Watch someone else create. Talk to someone. Write, draw, or build out your feelings. Whatever you do, please don’t give up your gift; it needs to be shared with the world.
8 Lessons Learned From Experiencing 3 Deaths In Less Than 4 Months
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