My response to the daily post describing a family member….
When I was young, it was my grandmother (Big Mama as we affectionately called her) that took pride in my gift of writing as if it was her own. I would write about EVERYTHING from feelings of insecurity to disagreements with friends to breakups with boyfriends. It was my way of coping with my feelings.
Putting my feelings on paper has always been therapy for me. Writing my feelings in the form of poetry was my thing back then! Early on my writing wasn’t the highest quality. Looking back at a poem I wrote to my sister while she was in college brought out quite a few laughs.
I’m not really sure how Big Mama knew about my poems. I imagine that one day I must have shared one or two with her. Years later, I was writing a goodbye note to my Pops on the program for his funeral and then a dedication to him after he passes way for one of my college essays. Big Mama was so proud! I was just writing what I was feeling.
When I became an adult living on my own, Big Mama asked, “Why don’t you take all of those poems and put them in a book?” I had never thought about that. Those poems were written by a teenager and I didn’t think that anyone would be interested in what I was thinking or feeling.
I started a blog (Inspired-Serenity) years later and again connected to my true love of written expression. Yes later, I did write a book which was an expression of words to empower women. Big Mama was incredibly proud. She was my biggest supporter, promoter, seller, you name it.
Before she passed away two years ago, Big Mama asked, “When are you going to write your next book?” Well, I haven’t gotten to that point yet, but she gave me the courage to believe in myself and my gift of writing, so, I imagine it will be soon.
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