Blog Post #1

When discussing Gloria Anzaldua's writing of "Speaking in Tongues" on October 3rd's class, I had thought of something that had not been brought up in class.  Adding on to when we talked about how it is easier to write out your fears than to actually face them, it is easier to write down something that you fear of telling someone.  If you've ever seen the show Intervention, the speaker will often read from a letter they have written to the person they are intervening.  They do this because the fear of what they really want to say to the person might be too overwhelming.  In high-stress situations like this one, it is necessary to have written out exactly what you want to say so your emotions don't prevent you from speaking it.  "I write because I'm scared of writing but I'm more scared of not writing" [319].  Without this letter to guide the speaker, they might not be able to go through the intervention process.  The speaker would be more disppointed if he or she didn't write down these feelings that may be difficult to admit than keeping quiet and not facing them at all.  Writing is a way for people to get everything all out in the open for other people to read, and to not sugarcoat the gritty details.

http://www.interventionsupport.com/intervention-steps/write-your-letters/