Your words resonated with me as well… “I’ve always believed I’ve been shaped by my past, most particularly those experiences that scored my soul. I learned, changed and grew. I still do.”

I think you’ve just explained one of the profound secrets to life.

Oh..my.

Your post resonated so deeply to me. I had to reread it twice. Not because I didn’t get it, but because you sang a special song with your words.

I’ve always believed I’ve been shaped by my past, most particularly those experiences that scored my soul. I learned, changed and grew. I still do.

My future…who knows. But my heroines and heroes will always have this trait.

Thank you for writing this post.

And I’m with Liz. Our past is what molds us into the people we are. It adds the depth to our writing. Have you noticed that very young writers seem to lack a certain amount of depth in their work. Not all of them, of course, but the majority.

It’s amazing what a difference five to ten years will make in a writers voice.. all those experiences they’ve undergone shape them and add dimension to their writing.

Don’t you think it would be interesting to post something you wrote in your twenties– vs something that you’ve just finished? I bet the difference in everyone’s previous and *now* work would be amazing

And interesting fact about Einstein too, thanks for sharing! So sad, that he was labeled at all. I agree, a natural-born talent trumps everything, and is more precious than gold!