Why?

The profile section of Blogspot here doesn’t offer much space for an introduction, 1200 characters plus some favorites and interests. Because of that I wanted to share more about this endeavor. I started with the word fierce, and this one will answer the question why.

Why write a blog? Why not just keep a journal somewhere hidden away? If I did that, I’d never read it again and have no need of eloquence. Besides this isn’t a journal with intensively private thoughts, it’s a collection. So why do it?

-        For me it’s a keepsake of sorts of my favorite quotes and poems. Now they are scattered about in emails, documents, and scraps of paper. Putting them all here I can share them, remember them, and even write about why they are favorites, why they resonate with me.

-        When I’m reading a book I’m always excited when the author provides glimpses into the etymology of word. How it was originally used, what it’s derivation was, where  it originally came from. It’s fascinating to discover how the usage of words has changed over time. So again it’s a collection and keepsake of all those amazing words out there.

-        I have cool ideas, or at least I think they’re cool. Writing them down gives me a chance to share them. I won’t get to most of them, but maybe someone else will.

-        I suppose part of this may be like a journal with personal reflections on words, ideas, things I read or hear.

-        Part of this exercise is simply to write better. I don’t do much writing for style in my profession. With some practice, my aim is to express myself through words better – more eloquent, more meaningful, more entertaining at times.

-        When I read other people’s blogs I am deeply fascinated by what they wrote, how they wrote – it’s so intimate. It’s not a newspaper article written in a certain style. It’s not a book with chapters and plots. It’s not a research paper with numbers and conclusions. It’s not a business plan with details and plans. It’s writing from the soul. I wanted to do the same – write from the soul. What stirs me, what moves me, what do I think about. Perhaps someone will appreciate what I write, or how I write it, and get to know me better because of that. Still there’s a strong element of self-discovery in all this.

-        Another simple basic answer is because it feels like the right thing. In some aspects I can’t explain it, it’s just a calling from my soul.

That’s a few answers, actually more than I had expected would come forth when I began writing this. It’s even surprising to me, but there you go.

Enjoy! Or not!