Can I Just…?

Well, here we are. After years of thinking about it, I am finally taking the plunge. This is going to take a while to unwind, but here’s my thought. I want this to be a place where I can track progress on several key goals in my life (we’ll get to that later) and wrap in a few other things.

What other things? Well, a place to commit to a practice of writing, a stacking of words.

First off, I don’t consider myself a writer. I never have. When friends used to journal and write poetry during our teenage years, I didn’t have any idea why they would do such a thing. If it wasn’t assigned, who would torture themself in this way? But, I smiled and nodded and said, good for you.

Several years ago, I got interested in politics. I moved to Twitter and met a lot of new friends who wrote or published in some way. I had opinions. I had thoughts. So, I started blogging. It wasn’t a huge commitment. But, whenever the urge struck, I started to write blog posts. Knowing that they’d be seen by anyone on the planet at any time was humbling and exhilarating. When my work was recognized by someone I really admired, I freaked out, faded away, and didn’t go back.

Since then, I’ve had cause to write a few speeches for people at work. I loved researching the topic and pulling it into some kind of a verse that captured the attention of the audience. On a smaller platform, I’ve enjoyed writing from time to time on my Facebook Page. The turning of a phrase, the finding of the rhythm, and the exploring of a topic became a thing I loved, but rarely did.

Based on that, you may be somewhat intrigued to know that whenever anyone asks me, “If money was not an option, what is the one thing you would love to do with your life?”

Write.

Instantly, clearly, and without hesitation. Every time I’m asked, that’s the answer in my head, even if it doesn’t always come out of my mouth.

So, understanding that, you may wonder why, like I do, if my greatest dream in life is to write, why don’t I write? Simple answer is, I don’t know. The more complex answer is, I have no idea where to start or how to tame the ideas I’ve had swirling around in my head with no outlet and no resolution.

That sounds too dramatic. I’m just going to write.