Trying to blog

As someone who is older but new to blogging I’m trying to work out the how. So, whilst I learn I’m talking about what makes blogging difficult and what is easy in using this medium to get my message out there. I find that if I can write what comes to mind, I’m not interrupted by others. This can be good, in the sense that I get my whole thoughts out there, rather than just a sentence here and there, and bad, in that sometimes, with discussion, my thoughts and views can be affected and influenced by those whom I am interacting with, which may change those very views.

I need to talk. I’m one of those very social people who love having people around, who love speaking with others about their thoughts, feelings, initiatives. I also get frustrated by conversation as well, where the conversation is dominated by one person or one topic. Even when I’m talking about something I love, I like to move around, hopefully without confusion, onto other topics, instead of exhausting my conversational partners and myself.

The difficulty I have with blogging, is that I can cause self-esteem issues. I find I start asking myself “why would anyone want to listen to my thoughts”, “am I speaking a lot of crud”, “what’s the most amazing thing that has happened to me today, and am I game enough to share it.”.

I also don’t have the computer skills to do more than basic stuff. I would love to do heaps of amazing things, that doesn’t scare me as much as my own thoughts though, so I will continue to press forward in learning as much as I can.

Saying all this, I’m still persisting. I love the thought of having a conversation via the ether.

So, here’s to blogging.

~ by mans09 on March 26, 2009.