The Joys of Writing

I started this blog many years ago and I've been writing on and off. It was once the case that I wrote for other people and that just depressed me. I didn't have readers. The ones that did read would just comment on my typos. I wasn't so encouraging.

Lately, however, I've had a change of heart. These days I still don't have that many readers but it doesn't matter to me any more. I write because it's therapeutic. I write about issues when they interest me. An unexpected use that I derived from this blog is that when a friend of mine expresses an opinion that opposes my own, I simply send them the link to my blog and viola! I've started a discussion with a friend.

I have actually mad a friend through this blog. We had disagreed on abortion and started a comment war on Facebook - you know, the ones that don't go anywhere? I decided to stop there and sent him a link where I more freely expressed my opinion on the matter and we had a few more back and forths. I think the best thing I got from that interaction was a new friend.

Right now, most of my posts go several days with just two or three views. But that doesn't matter. I write because it allows to me to arrange my thoughts. I write because it allows to me to leave behind something that might help someone think through issues in the future. I write because it makes me happy.

I won't lie though, I get a thrill when I see that a certain post gets more page views than usual. Considering I gave up on using photos on my posts, it gives me some pride knowing that some people do read my stuff. One of friends who I mean on average five times a year has told me that he regularly reads my blog. I'm not gonna lie - those times make me feel like a rock star. And then it just sparks a conversation and discussion - this is what excites me.

I think I should put myself out there more. I've got a lot of material which I believe can start discussions and conversations for issues and news bits. It might be nice to have more readers.

But whether I have 100 or 1 (my biggest fan, my fiancee) views on a post, it won't matter. I'll continue to write.

Hmmmm. I guess I chose the write title for this blog after all. It truly is just my own personal online journal.