Blogging is pursued for many reasons and has its benefits, here is a proposal for another hidden reward if approached from a different angle. An angle of self discovery. Many miss this important side to writing that grows and matures us both mentally and spiritually. This brings with it provoking insights and innovative thinking to help us write our blog posts filled with richer, meaningful content.
When talking about self discovery, what I mean is discovering, understanding, then learning to tune into your inner workings of how your subconscious and your conscious work in unison. Once understood, you can learn to work with this relationship to become a better thought provoking writer. A thought leader in your blogging niche.
All successful writers operate in more than a mental capacity, they have learnt to operate in a larger arena that many have not yet learnt to use. By digging deep within them selves, they unearth missing clues, conundrums, ideas, insights which have gone on to inspire their readers. Using certain techniques, these writers have become the thought leaders of their time.
They operate in more than a conscious level, they have learnt to mine all their past and present experiences- their collective whole. They do this by engaging their subconscious mind, which works 24 hours and seven days a week to source information, analyze, make sense of it all, to then come up with answers to previous questions put to it.
It is important to understand how the brain operates so you can capitalise on this wondrous creation. When you walk into a room all your senses are on full alert, eyes, ears, our sense of smell and feel. The eyes for one, take a complete picture of it, just as a camera would. All this detailed information would just boggle your conscious brain, so this information goes into your subconscious for sorting and storage.
All the important aspects relevant to you at that moment are given up to your conscious and those are what you are made aware of, the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures that your subconscious knows are placed high on your priority list. This conscious side processes this information which then directs your thoughts, decisions and emotions. It is so busy with running your life that not much attention is directed to what else your subconscious has to offer.
The consequence of this is, most of this logged material gets buried or made redundant as new stuff becomes available. The good news is most of this is retrievable and accessed to add richer colour to your writing that you never knew was there. There are techniques you can learn that will help you get access and tap into this wealth of knowledge and experience.
The subconscious is more than just a storage facility, it is also a dynamic and powerful processor for creative and innovative thinking. This is where your genius lies, by simply learning to tune into your still small voice, amongst all the chatter, is the path called self discovery. By doing this, a new dimension to your blog writing will emerge, by producing richer, more interesting content. The great thing is any one can get access to it, if that is what they really want.