I’ll Be Honest…
The tag line of my blog is “a look inside…” and I guess what that is supposed to communicate is that I intend this page to give you a look at what I’m thinking about things or how I’m reacting to particular events and situations. However, I’ve been doing some thinking and I decided to be honest with myself, and you, and admit the fact that, really, when I planned on writing blogs I wanted to portray myself in a way that I desire to be known and not necessarily who I actually am right now. In other words, I guess I had a picture of who I wanted you to see me as and thought that I would learn how to portray myself as such through my writings. That’s not to say that I planned on lying or writing about things that I didn’t really care about but rather that I would try to write in a style that is foreign to my actual thought process. So I’m committing to writing exactly what I’m feeling and in a style that is in line with the actual thoughts that are running through my head. My goal is to improve my writing so that I can better communicate what’s on my mind but I’m not going to sacrifice the reality of what I’m feeling for empty words that try to make me sound smarter than I really am. I’m not a great thinker and I’m not going to pretend to be… there, I think that’s what I was trying to say. I don’t want you to ever read my blog and say, “wow, he’s really TRYING to sound smart.” I mean, I have things that I want to say and think I can do a good job of communicating them, but the fact is I have a lot to learn and I hope that this blog will be a place for you to share your opinions as well… whether you add a comment or want to meet up with me over a beer or coffee to talk more about a particular topic.
Okay, I feel better now. I can be honest with you and you can be honest with me. Thanks for hearing me out…
Man.
You sure are shmart.
well said robbie. writing honestly is surprisngly tougher than it seems. but, honest writing is much more rewarding to both the writer and the reader.
Thanks Denise and I agree