whenever i think i might have something interesting to say, i sit down and stare at a blank screen, and anxiety pretty much blocks any productive thought. that's why i set up this blog ages ago, and did nothing with it. it just seems pretty presumptuous to think anyone would want to read anything i have to say. when it feels like the purpose of writing is just to show everyone that i can write, i can't.
but i have had a revelation. i do some good thinking, and, i think, some good writing, when i respond to stuff on facebook. certain kinds of articles, certain friends, and certain groups just seem to remove the blocks for me. i can--and do--go on at length about some pretty deep stuff, some of which i think i could re-visit and even share, because i do think i bring something different and valuable to the table once in a while. heck, i might even change someone's mind (a little), or help them (i hope), or at least make them laugh (i can only try).
SO, for a little while, at least, i'm going to cut-and-paste into this blog-thing. if anyone is reading, i hope you don't object to re-runs. if no one cares but me, well, i'm creating a scrapbook of my thoughts and writings that would otherwise remain scattered in seemingly random threads. someday, maybe, it will prove worth having. for now, it's an exercise in identifying those ideas i like, and celebrating them, if only for myself.
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