Notes of Eureka

Finding Poetry in Perspective

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    Do you remember the first time you met someone who changed the course of life and perspective? Do you remember an experience that you never wanted to end yet, realized goodbye is also an encounter? Has something not grown to fruition, but you imagine savoring its prosperity? You’ve heard first impressions matter, but so do…

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The Humble Beginnings of this Blog

I could barely spell in second grade. But, the ten-minute journal sessions at the start of each school morning was my favorite part of the day. The teacher, would put a topic on the chalk board and with limited understanding of language conventions I wrote with an enthusiasm that words could convey what my speech sometimes couldn’t. I had the “Loony Toons” of speech impediments that still has the propensity to obscure my words to this day. However, on paper, I realized how fluent I was, how my thoughts could flow at times unfragmented by stuttering. Not only could I establish clarity but I could also bring an illustrative element to words. Capitivate an audience with language in the way my quiet demeanor and dialect couldn’t. I had found my passion and power.

I continued to write throughout my childhood and teens. Some of my fondest memories are of those where I planted myself in my room, the small soothing sensation of a blank page of a new journal imagining all the experiences that would find a forever home. I wrote from an optimistic point of view through the eyes of a child with a full life ahead. I wrote from the perspective of a morose teen enduring her imperfections. But, gradually in young adulthood I became distracted by traditional demands. Determining a degree path, working to work, navigating relationships and pursuing possiblies took priority over writing for self-preservation. Then I became a mother, and my world and perspective shifted where I could practice a different perspective in passion and power through nuturing my children. They inspired me to grasp my neglected art.

Now as a published article writer for parenting platforms, and the author of a poetry book titled “The Romanticized Paradise”, I have taken on the advise of others and my inclination to start this blog. I long to inspire and entertain readers with insightful pieces written poetically but also contains the candor thats relatable to readers of multiple spectrums.

Aida Eure-Chooran

Parent and Freelance Writer