Why I Do This

I'm not sure how many times I have stopped updating my blog.  But I always come back to it.  It's not something that I've even told more than ten people about.  I went to school for management so  I know how to get my work out there.  I really don't have much interest in doing that.  This has become a huge reason for me keeping my insanity.  I say so many things here that I don't say out loud.  Well that's not totally true, because I'm rather opinionated.  Most people don't hear my opinions because they're too busy wasting my time telling me theirs.  There is this myth that I'm quiet.  It's not true.  I just don't think that people want to hear what I have to say all the time.  I keep thoughts in my head.  Maybe that's why I don't sleep much.  There is just too much going on there to keep everything straight.  This really all started back in college for me.  I had a professor tell me  that I could be a good writer if I focused.  From that point on, I started writing any chance I got.  I started writing somewhat of a journal because I didn't have anyone that I wanted to bounce my thoughts off of.  Eventually I started writing my book.  That turned out to be another one of those situations where it was off and on.  I had time to write, but I just didn't put the effort into it.  Once I got serious about it, I had to have some way to sharpen my skills.  So I started doing this.  I didn't care how many people read or how popular it became.  I just wanted to get my thoughts out there.  Some people might not agree with some things that I'm saying, but this is my space to say what I want.  So to put it plainly, this is my practice space.  I get to take risks here and it only helps me write better.  So that is why I do this.  I do this for selfish reasons.  But in the end, hopefully anyone who reads my work will reap the benefits.