The Power of the Pen— Writing as a Path to Remembrance
- Jan 5
- 3 min read
By DK Hillard
I never set out to become a writer.
I set out to survive what felt like an ending.
When the chapter of my mother’s life closed, something in me unraveled. The life I had built — the striving, the caretaking, the constant reaching — dissolved. What remained were fragments of memory and a quiet inner pulse that refused to fade. Writing became the only way to listen.
At first, it wasn’t elegant. It was raw. My journal pages held more truth than form. But as I wrote, I began to see that the words themselves were weaving something — not just a story, but a bridge between worlds.
That’s how my first book, Remembering Myself – A Journey Through the Threads of Time, came to life. It isn’t a memoir in the traditional sense. It’s a soul chronicle — part story, part art, part remembrance — tracing how the threads of one woman’s creative life became the loom for another’s awakening. Through image, poetry, and reflection, it explores how love, lineage, and loss shape us into who we are meant to become.
Writing that book transformed me. It showed me that storytelling is not about performance or polish — it’s about truth. Each time I put words to what I could barely face, something in me began to reorganize. Grief became clarity. Silence became voice. I realized that writing is not just a form of expression; it’s a form of healing.
The pen became my teacher. It taught me presence — to listen more than I speak, to follow what feels alive, to trust the sentences that arrive before understanding does. The page became the place where Spirit and body met, where I could translate energy into form.
Writing also revealed the pattern that now runs through all of my creative work: art and healing are not separate. Whether I am painting, weaving textiles, or guiding women through Paint From Your Soul, it is all the same impulse — the longing to remember what’s true beneath the noise. The words simply gave me a way to see it.
For anyone ready to write their own story, I’ve learned this:
Begin where it hurts, but don’t stay there. Let your pain lead you toward what’s beautiful. Don’t worry about writing something impressive — write something honest. Your truth has its own frequency, and that’s what people feel.
Also, don’t wait until you’re ready. You won’t be. Start anyway. The first line is never the whole story; it’s the door. What matters is that you walk through it.
Writing gave me back my voice, and with it, my purpose. It taught me that the stories we most resist telling often hold the power to heal not just ourselves, but others. Because when we speak from the deepest part of who we are, we give others permission to do the same.
If you feel the call to write, trust it. Your words already know the way home.
Artist, author, and sacred guide DK Hillard weaves art, healing, and embodiment into living journeys of remembrance. Her book, Remembering Myself – A Journey Through the Threads of Time, is a testament to the transformative power of creativity — how storytelling, art, and truth can reweave a life from the inside out. Be among the first to discover her new Paint From Your Soul journeys and join her list now at www.dkhillard.com.
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