Ok, so I've had a bit of an (apparently noticeable) absence from my blog lately, with the exception of one random post last week. Why, you ask? I'm not really sure. I think it's partially because I've been so busy that I've simply not taken the time to write anything down (something that is never healthy for me over an extended period of time), and partially because for some reason I've just felt like lately I haven't had anything really "profound" to share. I think I just got myself into this rut that if I didn't have some major epiphany, noone would want to read what I had to say. But according to multiple people who have scolded me for not blogging lately, and also according to my internal alarm which is telling me 'if you really want to meet your goal of finishing your first book by the time you're 30, you'd better quit slacking,' then in the mood or not, I am doing life every day and I need to be writing it down.
Do I expect every single entry to be a riveting page-turner? Of course not. Life has it's ups and downs as well as its exciting and mundane experiences, so I'm sure that some of these blogs may not be enthralling past the first sentence but its a good form of expression for me either way. (heck, you're probably bored with this entry already, but bear with me as I think out loud). Writing is how I process things...its how I express myself, its how I vent, it's how I use the creativity that is balling up inside me...and on the way home tonight, it exploded again. Ahh.
You know how it is when you experience or witness something you're passionate about, it gives you the fuel to want to go out and do that very thing? For example...when I hear an amazing new song, it makes me want to go home and write another one equally as awesome. Or when I experience an amazing moment with God, whether through worship, teaching or serving, it sets my heart ablaze with a renewed passion to want to carry out His will in all I do. Or maybe an example from a guy's perspective...every watched an exciting college football game and instantly wanted to run outside into the crisp fall air and toss the 'ole pigskin around that very minute? That's where I hit with writing tonight...
I started out just perusing a few friend's blogs to catch up on life, etc. and then I stumbled across a new co-worker's blog and was blown away. (thanks Carlos, you don't know it yet but your blog inspired me to fully dive back into writing consistently) Just reading blog after blog that were so well crafted, witty and insightful inspired me to want to go home that minute and start writing again. As I cruised home with the top down, looking at the most amazing autum full moon I've ever seen, I couldn't seem to get home fast enough...tons of ideas for new blogs and stories were popping into my head faster than I could remember them! Writer's block who?
So in the infamous words of my buddy Joel, "I say all that to say..." i'm back....like it or not, and i'm writing...good or not. It's life, live it up, and write it down...one day you might not remember it.
Thus goes the ramblings of my somewhat scattered-brain. :)
Peace out.
1 comment:
Yes, glad you wrote something. It was good too. Keep it up.
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