Writing a blog is a fairly lonely endeavor. I enjoy writing. I like holding myself accountable to something. I find the daily challenge of collecting my thoughts into a short post to be rewarding in many ways. And yet, it’s lonely.
I get the occasional comment or like or share. And that’s great. It’s not why I do it. But it’s nice to know that someone is reading my work.
But it’s also isolating in a way. It’s just me and my thoughts. And even though I’ve shared them with the small world that reads them, there isn’t a two way exchange.
Yes I know that’s the nature of a blog. I write. Then share. And then whatever happens beyond that is out of my control. But there’s no banter. No back and forth. No conversation.
And perhaps what I’m realizing is that I need this blog, but I also need the discussion. The hermeneutics of talking and listening that can only happen between people who want to better understand their thoughts. And ultimately that what I want to do is change people, and myself, for the better through the sharing of ideas.
I had no idea what I was going to write when I sat down a few minutes ago. And isn’t it funny how realizations come in like a breeze through the window. Touching us for a moment and then leaving again. It’s our job to be aware of them when they happen. To try to capture what they made us feel. And then to create a new breeze that graces others through their open windows with work that matters to us.
I feel better now. I hope you do too.
Thank you for reading.
Thank you for writing!