The Blog

In the absence of a more meaningful post I just wrote an entry about the nature of blogging. An entry I hastily deleted after deciding that I don't know enough about blogging to write about it. It all came about because today I spent a few hours trolling the internet for blogs of interest and started thinking about the whole blogging phenomenon and how I am now one of the many millions of people who regularly contribute to a blog. That's kind of cool.

I hadn't given my blog that much thought. It more or less only exists because I made a commitment to myself to write every day and, since I'd never blogged before, I thought it might be worth a try. I don't know whether it's the novelty of the process or that daily writing is something that I enjoy doing, but so far I haven't tired of it yet. Not like years ago when I tried to keep a journal - I think that only lasted a few days. While this obviously isn't a journal it's similar in that it's somewhere I've been able to write down whatever I'm thinking (instead of just filing it away like I used to do). It's a little like therapy. That's why I've chosen to blog anonymously, because I feel like I can be much more honest about what I'm thinking and feeling this way.

I like that, for the first time in my life, I'm writing publicly (albeit anonymously). It's great that what I write can be read by others who are free to comment about what I say and give me their own unique insights. It's also great that I am able to read what other people write on their own blogs. I don't know why it took me so long to get blogging.