https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write SJVWP 2016 Fellows on why they write en-us 2016-04-30 17:16:12 UTC 2016-05-01 22:52:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/random.jpg cakeypal https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601049 I write to make sense of the world.]]> 2016-04-30 17:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601049 cakeypal https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601172 Written words are bolder and more lovely than spoken ones]]> 2016-04-30 17:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601172 https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601219 I write to clear my head from all things, positive or negative, to bring me back to a place of humility and peace. ]]> 2016-04-30 17:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601219 https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601220 I write to organize the clutter in my mind]]> 2016-04-30 17:24:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601220 https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601224 I write to explain and stop thinking about it.]]> 2016-04-30 17:24:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601224 https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601233 I write because the words, when placed just so, enshrine abstract truths that the recesses of my mind would otherwise allow to slip away.]]> 2016-04-30 17:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601233 cnii https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601242 I write because I fear my pen far less than the eyes of others.]]> 2016-04-30 17:24:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601242 https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601248 I write with purpose.]]> 2016-04-30 17:25:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601248 https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601263 I write because I can express my feelings better in print than using my voice.]]> 2016-04-30 17:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601263 cakeypal https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601264 I write because there is so much to say about love, about companionship, about giving more than receiving, about helping those in greatest need:  The very old and the very young...and about so many other things.  And although much has been said about these topics, I feel that I will add a different twist to them, one more ray of light to emphasize the importance of these issues to make this world a better place for all of us.]]> 2016-04-30 17:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601264 https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601268 To release pressure]]> 2016-04-30 17:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601268 https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601339 I write to stimulate conversations with others.

]]> 2016-04-30 17:26:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601339 https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601373 I write because it is safe. I gain perspective when I write. I take action, revise my story and rise stronger than I was before. ]]> 2016-04-30 17:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601373 sarah_chavez https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601435 I write because my mind is always moving a million miles a minute. Writing helps me slow down and prioritize what I am working on. It helps me be in the moment.]]> 2016-04-30 17:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601435 cakeypal https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601451 I write because words are powerful.]]> 2016-04-30 17:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108601451 https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108609295 I write because something inside me needs to write. I can't remember now what I "wanted to be when I grew up" as a kid - but I've always wanted to write. ]]> 2016-04-30 21:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108609295 https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108660422 I write to remember, to communicate, to appeal, and to understand.]]> 2016-05-01 22:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cakeypal/write/wish/108660422