Thursday, August 28, 2008

Becoming a blogger?

I have never blogged. I have heard of them, I have read them, I have even followed them, but I just did not join in. Honestly, I used to worry about what the people around me thought. Do I really want all the mothers of my children's friends knowing so much about me? knowing how I think and feel? I post on a variety of boards with women and men that I will never meet, and I am so comfortable doing so. Blogging just seems so open, so final, putting it all there, opening yourself up to criticism. So, why am I intrigued by it? Well, because it is who I am. I love to write, I love to think, I love to study behavior, and most of all I appreciate, value and welcome the differences in all individuals. I am not a critical person. I have my ways, my values, my outlooks. I perceive a situation one way and I know that the person next to me can perceive it a completely different way. Is he wrong? Am I wrong? or are we just different? I love that. I love to learn why he sees things that way. I usually don't try to force my opinion on him or make him see it my way. I honestly listen with an open mind and think about it until the next interesting scenario finds me. So, I decided to become a blogger.I think all these thoughts and scenarios in my head need a sounding board. I think it just may in my blood. I may have to sharpen up my grammar skills a bit, but I'm really excited to start this journey.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008