Why Write?

We write for different reasons. A letter to someone we love. A diary for ourselves, to record our feelings,thoughts and events. A piece of poem, because we suddenly feel inspired, or stirred by something or someone that brings out the creative juices in us.

We write to express ourselves. Sometimes we can even write out a prayer, when there is no one else to turn to for the outpouring of our emotions and grief. Releasing our innermost feelings in a letter to God, or to ourselves, can be good self therapy for 'letting go' a hurt or anger that is bottled up inside.

Writing also trains us to focus our thoughts on an issue or unresolved conflict. Reading back on what we have written can help us to analyse our feelings better, when we pull back and re-examine our thoughts, words and action more objectively.

So whatever our reasons for putting words on paper, or screen, just write. It is one way of talking to ourself, when no one else wants to listen to us.

2 Blog or Not 2 Blog? That's the question?

OK, I have just taken two giant steps to enter the blog community. For a senior citizen, this is a major breakthrough. It is like entering a twilight zone. Suddenly you find your self transported into an alien dimension where people talk to each other, share their views, critique what you write, run you down, ridicule you, and can even throw insults and abuse at you. In blogworths of course! Reminds me of Brutus and Marc Anthony speaking to the Roman mob. One moment they could be praising you, and the next moment they want to crucify and hang you. Ah, but that's all part of going public.

From the little I am learning about the blog community, I am discovering that the internet forum place is about the most democratic of open society. Be prepared to expect everything, and anything, to be thrown at you, if you so much as have an opinion on the web.

But then sticks and stone may break my bone ..

Overcoming Writer's Blogk

This is my second posting attempt at blogging. I was introduced to blogspot just a few days ago by John, a new found friend, from www.Boomer-eZine.com. I went to Bloggerspot.com and managed to create an account. Once you able to get in, the instructions are reasonably easy to follow.

I cannot say that I feel totally comfortable about blogging and sharing my thoughts in the public domain, unless it is to contribute a point of view. In some respect it is like journalism and sharing your thoughts in the public forum pages of the national press. We need to be careful with what we say and with our outpourings.

As for me I have just started and will let the river run its course and see where it takes me from here.

Gift of Life

We make a living by what we get.
We make a life by what we give.
To know and not to do, is not yet to know.
To do and not to know, is not the way to go.
You cannot change yesterday, but you can plan for tomorrow.
You have been given the gift of life, so how will you live it.
To live for others' benefit, or for self pleasure and deceit.
What you give to others, in like measure will you receive.
Be honest and true to thyself, and with others do not deceive.