When I had my first blog one of the hardest things to do for it was- write. I would succumb to the pressure of those everyday bloggers with an amazing way with words and beautiful, self photographed pictures of stunning scenes and the most adorable children I have ever seen.
With this blog, I have decided I need to think differently. I need to walk away from any pressure that is "forcing" me to write and instead write when I feel like it.
I more or less discovered this early this morning when I carefully carved time out of my schedule to do what I felt has been sitting on the top of my to-do list for weeks. I pulled up a new post and 45 minutes and 3 drafts later, I promptly shut my computer and went about my day. It didn't make sense to me! I have thought about things that I have wanted to blog about quite frequently. I have carefully un-jumbled my thoughts and words in my head and have "written" at least four posts since I have blogged last. Where did they go? And why now that I have time have they left me?
I suppose that sitting down and trying to force words and thoughts to un-jumble and flow from my head to my hands hasn't been something I have ever been good at. I mean, that's why I didn't go into journalism- well that and the fact I am very aware that I am not an excellent writer ;)
I have decided for this blog I must change that mindset of having to write and instead go with when I feel like writing. I have had the flow of thoughts from my brain to this blog within 15 minutes on a last minute thought to write and a topic that came out of no where. So I can write a well thought out post in less than 20 minutes, but when I try and force it, it just doesn't work.
So I will not try and force it anymore. If I have a wonderful post swimming around in my head and I have the time to write it, I will. If I don't then it can keep swimming up there and come back to surface one day when it is meant to. Making sure I post so many within a certain time frame though- not happening.
No more forcing my words, no more feeling pressured to write. It may take me awhile to convince myself of this but I will get there.
But I just needed it to be known, that this blog journey is slow, not abandoned.
I've got you on my reader, Dea! I'll find you when you get around to it. :-) I find that a lot of things percolate around in my mind, but I don't get to put them in writing anywhere near all the time. I just figure they must not be ready yet! Do it for the pleasure of it, and because you must rather than because you should.
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