Words express the “manifested” world.

When you go deeper into your Self, there is a point when words no longer serve their communicative purpose.

Because communication between two consciousnesses is like this …

Firsthand experience of the speaker –> Words –> Secondhand experience of the listener

If you attempt to communicate the depths of your own spiritual journey to another consciousness, after you have gone deep in your own journey, there is a lot of work involved in retracing your steps and defining terms.

In my personal journey, I started writing as a way to express my questions, discoveries, inspirations.

It was always a spiritual journey. My writing was my ego wanting to bring the unmanifested to the manifested for its own benefit. I am growing to a point in my spiritual journey when I can leave things unwritten.

Other than my ego, why else do I need to manifest the unmanifested in the form of words?

• Because it’s beautiful and there is joy for others in appreciating beauty.
• Because it is and I am writing what is.

Does there have to be a reason for it?

I am drawn to poetry because it is minimal, in terms of word usage (less words).

It is also approachable for the reader, easier to start reading a poem than a novel.

My emotion about my back pain is more about the future of the pain. Will it ever go away? Is it something more serious than just muscle tightness?

In the present moment, my back pain is just that, pain. And pain is only a sensation, not necessarily a negative one.