Showing posts with label advice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label advice. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

How to start writing





I’ve been writing since I was 13. I have no idea why I started writing or how I started, but I know I loved it since day one. Some days it gets overwhelming and you are stuck but most time it can be fun and therapeutical. I am no expert but I know sometimes people are confused as to how to start or can be a bit lost. That’s why, I wrote 3 important things to consider if you want to start writing:
Escribo desde que tengo 13 años. No tengo idea porque empecé o cómo empecé pero se que lo amo desde el primer día. A Veces puede ser sofocante y te quedas trabada pero la mayoría de las veces puede ser divertido y terapéutico. No soy experta pero sé que a veces las personas están confundidas de cómo empezar y pueden sentirse perdidas. Por eso, escribí 3 cosas importantes para considerar si queres empezar a escribir:







Write everyday
When I first started writing I used to write everyday. Every single day I would come back home from school and write and I will even write in class. That's how you get some practice done. Now that I have grown up I realize how important is to write everyday. I’ve started following a technique I read on Lalicuadora blog which is call “Junk Journal” and is basically to write what ever is in your mind every night. This is not only really therapeutically but it is great practice.
Escribir todo los días
Cuando empecé a escribir solía escribir todos los días. Todos los días volvía del colegio y escribía a veces hasta lo hacía en clase. Así es cómo practicas un poco. Ahora, que soy más grande me estoy dando cuenta lo importante que es escribir todos los días. Empecé la técnica que leí en el blog “Lalicuadora” que se llama “Junk Journal” en donde todas las noches escribo sobre cualquier cosa que tenes en la cabeza. No solo es terapéutico pero también podes practicar un poco.


Write whatever you want
There are so many things out there. There are so many things you can tell, so many stories, so many ideas. Write them. Never doubt that you have something to say, whatever is in your mind, feel free to write it. Most of my journal entries start with me being frustrated, sad or happy and just writing about it. It will honestly be a really nice memory of something that happened to me or how I felt at some point. You can also write a story or something that happened to you. Anything is valid when it comes to writing!
Escribí lo que quieras
Hay tantas cosas. Hay tantas cosas que podes contar, tantas historias, tantas ideas. Escrbilas. Nunca dudes que tenes algo para decir, lo que tengas en la cabeza, se libre de escribirlo. La mayoría de las entradas en mi diario son de cuando estoy enojada, triste o feliz y escribo sobre eso. Es un lindo recuerdo para tener de eso que sentiste en algun momento o eso que te paso. También podes escribir una historia o algo que te paso. ¡Todo es válido a la hora de escribir!


Don’t listen
People are going to comment on it, it's a fact. People would have their opinion. But that's ok. Learn to understand those who you need to consider, like constructive criticism and ignore those who hurt you. Don’t listen to them, you keep doing you. If you enjoy writing, then just go for it and continue writing. Don’t worry about what they have to say.
No escuches
Las personas van a comentar, es un hecho. Las personas tienen sus opiniones. Pero está bien. Hay que aprender a entender cuales son importantes, cuales pueden llegar a ser una critica construcitva e ignorar a los que te lastimen. No los escuches, segui haciendo lo tuyo. Si te gusta escribir, entonces hacelo y segui escribiendo. No te procupes por lo que tienen que decir.


How did you start writing? Was this useful if you want to start writing?
Love
Pili

Ps: I’m sorry for this quick post, I’ve been sick all week and still feeling a bit weak.

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

To All the Seniors Out There



Hi! I wanted to share a few words with those who are seniors or will be seniors this years. I finish high school two months ago and this are some thoughts that have been on my mind ever since.
Seniors,
Please appreciate those little moments in school. Appreciate watching your friends laugh after you told me them about your weekend. Appreciate your spot in the school patio where you all sat and talk every single recess. Appreciate your friend stealing your food and laughing in your face. Appreciate the walk to class where you ran into someone and talk for a second. Appreciate those books and the analysis from that brilliant teacher. Appreciate the sitting in the back of the class trying to keep your eyes open but failing miserably. Appreciate the way your class burst out laughing when someone made a hilarious joke. Appreciate the way your mom or dad made you lunch for the next and how they drove you to school. Just, appreciate your last day of high school.
After two months, I keep telling myself, “Pili, why the heck did you spend your last year saying “When is this over?” or something among those lines?” I did not appreciate being a senior. I complained for months and told myself “This will finally be over” but forgot to appreciate being close with my friends, waking up every morning and seeing them by the tree discussing random things, or laughing when you saw your friend arriving too early. I feel like I should have appreciate high school a little bit more. Because yes, college is terrifying. You’ll learn to do things you didn’t even know you had to do, cooking, cleaning and yes, getting lost. I remember everyone telling me I’ll miss high school, but I don’t miss it. I don’t miss having a teacher yelled at me because I want to enjoy my frozen yogurt, or a teacher yelling at me for whispering to my friends. I do however wish I had appreciate those moments I’ve mention before. The good moments.
I don’t think I’ll ever miss high school. I think I’ll miss more being a child and having people help me out and not doing grown up things. Or being with my friend’s every day for 8 hours. I just wish I had appreciate those small moments more.
This kind of sounds messy but that is my head at the moment. And I hope seniors or even juniors can understand where I’m coming.
This is something uncommon for me, I don’t usually express my mind like this nor do I ever feel like this about school. (I hated school) but lately I just been missing my friends and this is my way of saying I miss them.
Love
Pili