Reflecting on Seaside Writing

Today was the last session at my Seaside Writing group a day of reflecting on the year and what we have experienced throughout. So what better way to write a blog, then to write my reflections on my journey with Seaside Writing. 
Seaside Writing has been a wonderful journey for me this year. It has been not only a writing session for me, but also a social one and therapeutic journey.  The therapeutic journey of one in which has helped me through my dads passing.  This help was from the 'stream of consciousness writing' through to writing speeches, blogs and poems of my dad.
Seaside Writing I feel has also helped me by improving my writing skills, even though I am still not up there at the top, I feel my writing skills have improved. 

I enjoy writing my blogs, this giving me a creative voice rather than just writing academically, by writing assignments over the last 5 years.   In saying this about my academic writing, i also feel I have improved and I have finally got the gicks of academic writing.  By reflecting on this I can say that I have struggled with writing and my English throughout my life. When I was at school I was in the lower class of English and also went to the extra class they had.  In doing this reflecting I have come to realise that I am succeeding in my own small way. I am in no means up there with those that receive high distinctions, but just achieving my own personal accomplishment.  I can say though that I have received one high distinction for one of my subjects, this achievement definitely makes me feel proud.

I have definitely enjoyed my year attending Seaside Writing and hope to continue on with these sessions in the year to come.   My word to focus on for the following year I have chosen two, passion and positive. :) What word will you choose to focus on in 2018?