Throwing up what you're keeping inside: Song Writing

A few weeks ago I've discovered the power of song writing.

I found my mind to be full of worries and my heart bursting with emotions.

I knew I needed to let it all out one way or another before I explode.

I found some paper and a pen, sat on the floor and wrote words.

Words. Any words that came to my mind.

After about 7 minutes of vigorous scribbling, my once plain paper was filled with words and short phrases. Not all of them made sense to me, '' Don't eat yoghurt'' held no reference to what I was feeling at that moment, but for some reason that was what I wanted to write.

From that one piece of paper, from those 7 minutes: I wrote 3 different songs.

Of course I'm no Mick Jagger, and I'm not the new Adele but those 3 songs helped me to understand myself and my feelings. They released me of the bucket of emotions I carried around as I was able to tell my story.

Song writing is not hard. Think of it as if you're writing a letter to someone or as a poem.

You can't go wrong with song writing, no one can tell you that the song you wrote is wrong, simply because no one has gone through exactly what you have experienced and no one can tell you what you feel.

Write those lyrics and if you feel ready, you can even sing them out loud. Sing them as they come. Shout, whisper, speak them out. Free yourself.