Baby steps. We can do this!
Picking back up with this blogging thing, mayhaps. Went through a stage after getting married when life was so exhausting; it felt like there was no good time to sit and express myself. If there was, maybe I wasn't sure if the things I was thinking were worth recording, or if they leant themselves to any semblance of organization and coherence. And, after all, I was living life to the fullest and recording everything by camera... that counts for something, right?
My journal lay in its normal beside spot. I think I touched it twice during my first year as a newlywed. Looks like my blog has been ignored for longer. Hmm.
I finally realized, after re-reading parts of my journal, how important this is to me. I'm journaling again, usually first thing in the morning so I can be sure I don't put it off. And whether anybody reads it or not, I think I've learned a lot by blogging. I've become accustomed to bite-size feeds on Facebook, where I can catch up with everyone at a glance. I want to remember the joys of taking a few extra minutes to let people into my life for more than 2 seconds. And take part in other people's lives by reading their posts.
A lot has changed since I first started blogging. I went from LiveJournal to BloopDiary to Xanga to Blogger. I'm not the same. My thoughts and beliefs aren't the same. The world isn't the same. But it's great to be along for the ride! <3 J
