It has been three years since I made the decision to start blogging again. At the
time it was a means to keep my mind busy while working the night shift and, honestly,
I didn’t expect it to last too long especially after I started working during
the day again. Over the years there have been many moments when I have fallen
behind, when I have questioned whether or not I wanted to keep posting, and if
this was all worth the time and effort. Those doubts have surfaced more times
than anyone realizes.
However,
what was once a means to keep my mind active and prevent creative constipation
is now much more than those basic founding reasons for keeping this blog going
day after day. I have spoken on the importance of keeping a daily record of my
life, no matter how mundane it may be, but there is also the simple fact that
this has given me, for the most part, a routine amidst the sporadic chaos, a
means to think through certain topics and situations, and, occasionally, a
venue where I can vent both and share the good and the bad. While there have
been moments that I have bit my tongue before writing (despite one of the main ‘rules’
that I set for myself in the beginning), this has been largely a free flow of
topics and ideas.
Over
the life of this blog, things have also evolved. What was once a free form
venue with few rules, has morphed into a loose structure where there are
certain topic for different days. This schedule has reinforced the original purpose
of the blog in that not only am I forcing myself to write every day but I am
pushing myself to consider specific topics every week. As has been evident,
some weeks there is more fodder for a certain topic than others but, in
general, it has pushed me to learn different things about topics which I am
already interested in as well as give more thought to some of the routine
events in my life. As a bonus, it has also given readers more guidance as there
are some people who avoid certain days while other that only read about a topic
or two that I cover.
At
this point, I don’t see much changing in the coming year on this blog. While I
am not in a position to guarantee anything, I plan on maintaining the daily
pace, sticking to the 400 word minimum per post, and continuing to write about
the weekly topics that many of you have come to expect. Beyond that everything
is still up in the air. So, at this point I will finish this post with a simple
thank you to all that have stopped by, those who read regularly, the people who
leave comments (here, on social media, through email, and in person), and the
people in my life who both inspire me to keep writing and tolerate the
commitment that I continue to make to my writing.
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