A Writers Perspective

After reading an article from Author Alice Walker on mediation of inner spaces, I think her perspective on the writing process was an easy flow of knowledge and positive reinforcement. Walker talks about her life struggles as a single mother etc. and how she uses a meditation method called “Metta” to help her resolve any issues she may have with people she has encountered. According to Walker (2000)” We were being guided to send metta to a loved one, a benefactor, a neutral person and a difficult person.” The difficult person, assuredly the person to whom you have had the most conflict with would shockingly be the person to whom you have the most conflict with. A lot of what Walker says makes sense to me and my own personal experiences. The people that you have had conflict with over the years all deserve closure and so do you. Metta is described as one of the best methods of relieving old tension and moving on with your life. For example, in a metta sent to someone it would state “May you be happy” which is not a statement built on sarcasm but rather positive resolution.

I strongly agree with Alice walker’s approach to alternative methods of life changing resolutions by means of metta. In Psychology, you learn that people compensate for actions and emotions that are not always explainable at first sight. You also learn that as humans, we tend to manifest our feelings and thoughts etc. in different ways including internalization's. If you have anger built up inside for various life experiences, how are you going to forgive those involved and move on? What positive methods will you acquire to do so? Life is a continual process, in which we as humans continue to emotionally evolve every day. My thinking has significantly changed throughout this course regarding a writer’s perspective in the social media environment. I feel that as a writer and communication professional, it is my duty to state fact without persuading targeted audiences to my personal opinions. You have to leave it up to your reader to voice their own opinion on your publicized work. Social media is a new age technological tool that has forever changed the dynamic of human interaction and relationships through online forums. A writer is a human who has a talent for writing however, the reader is a human with a perspective on a writer’s talent. This course taught me as a writer to accept more responsibility for what I blog to readers and in return target larger audiences. Not everyone will agree with your opinions or methods of tranquility such as metta etc. But you are the key to your success and the journey starts and ends with you.

References

Walker, Alice. (2000). After 20 Years, Meditation Still Conquers Inner Space. New York Times.

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