My (Blog's) Meaning of Life
So as of today, I've discovered the purpose of this blog. In it, I'm exploring the meaning of my life.
That sounds intense.
What I mean by that is: I post things and write things and share thoughts that have to do with my searching for the reason I do the things that I do. Why am I a writer? And why am I trying to make money as a freelance journalist? Why am I married? Why did I do triathlons and get addicted and am now barely training for them anymore? Why do I love staying in shape? Why do I like looking at myself shirtless in the mirror?
You know, the important things in life.
Seriously though--I know what I believe. I know who I am, at least as a person. As a professional, well, we're still working on crystallizing that. That's a pretty gnarly adventure. I know who I want to be. I know what I want to be. So those aren't the things I'm really trying to attach meaning to. I'm going to write about them, because I'm an easily inspired person and when I'm inspired, well, I write.
But what I'm really exploring here is the deeper meaning behind the things I do. Why do I love sharing these stories? Why am I driven to achieve? And honestly the question, the single greatest question behind all of this exploration, is this: What good does this do others?
You know, I've been blogging on and off for oh, two or three years or so. I've gone through phases where lots of people read it then other phases, when there's not so much reading being done. Probably because there's not a lot of writing being done.
Of course, that's the main problem. I always argue myself out of writing something. Or, if I write it, I don't post it. I don't always know why. Sometimes it feels like things just don't fit. Sometimes they sound too preachy. Sometimes they just don't make sense.
But I need to keep blogging. I want to post at least 5 blogs a week. Some of them longer. Some less so.
So I'm going to do that. Hopefully you readers will stick around; hopefully some who have left will return; hopefully some new ones will find this and think it's oh-so-amazing.
But beyond that, hopefully I get better at being a good person, at finding ways to turn my work into something that can benefit others.
I want the things I do to be good for me and enjoyable for me, yes, but also to be good for you.
And if this is one of those posts that made no sense, I'm sorry about that, but I'm under lots of deadlines right now, which means that the way I'm writing and publishing this feels something like a one-year-old kid babbling as he learns to talk.
Aggamhbaa! Phhbbbtttt.....!!!
2 Comments | Jun 8, 2010
Reader Comments (2)
You are such an interesting person,
but I guess that's why I'm proud to call you my brother.
Haha, I'll suppose I'll stick around :P
I like it when you write about other people.. I'm just saying. Maybe that's because I already know about you. I'm bias.
Also, I would like to here more about why you are married.