Born to Blog!

i know it sounds weird, believe me. let me explain. all this talk in flying lessons about creative expression, blogging, etc. leads me to this highly unanticipated conclusion. i was born to blog! will it make a lot of sales for me? grow my “creative biz”? probably not. but you know what?? i don’t really care.

when i started blogging just over 7 months ago, i had the same fears as a lot of those i’ve been reading about. will i have anything interesting to say? worse yet, will i have anything at all to say? will i feel “exposed”? i’ve long kept journals, but was very reluctant to put my private thoughts out there in public.

the reality? since day 1, i have not lacked for a topic. in fact, i could post more, but would not want to commit to that level of time (or, worse yet, to bore you!)  it has sort of taken on a life of its own within the larger context my life and just has me soooo energized.

why? well, one thing i’ve known about myself since the early days of my journey was that i was very drawn to pairing words and images. in my case, the images are mostly photographic ones. so taking an idea that i want to throw out there (narrative or poetic) and finding the images to illustrate it…. wow – it’s just the BEST. i mean, seriously folks, i could make this a full-time job. speaking of matching words to images, i wrote this out and didn't really have a clue how to illustrate it, so i took my camera (the good one!) on my walk this morning and these are some of what i happened to notice along the way. 

the other reason is because of all of YOU. oh yes, there have been times when i doubted myself…. times when my heartfelt thoughts didn’t elicit a single comment. times when i questioned if i said just the right thing.  but at least one of you always came to the rescue and added your sweet encouragement. that’s all it took. i don’t know where this is all heading, but baby, i was born to blog (ok, small disclaimer - at least this is how i feel this day and at this time!) and to all of you out there witnessing my step up to the top of the mountain (and the edge of the precipice!) THANK YOU!!!