In
writing the continuation of my last blog I realized a lot of things about
myself and this space.
Last time, I wrote about how I see spirals in
everything and how I was starting to see the spiral in a new way. I was
starting to see a bigger picture. Before I got into this new thought process, I
thought I would explain how I related to it all before. But when I started
writing, I realized just how personal it all was and it started me thinking on
just how much I want to share here on this blog for the world to see and read.
At
first, I erased everything I wrote; thinking- this is way too personal! Why
would I share that? And why would someone want to read that? But on the other
hand, it's hard to explain certain things without getting personal. The writing
starts to be cold, and boring.
I realized that the blogs that I do like to
read were personal. When I read them I feel like I know that person, and then I
want to read more. Some blogs can get too personal though. And the blogs I have
stopped reading, are the ones that over share. There is a very fine line
between getting personal, but not over sharing.
I started this blog saying that it wasn’t
going to be about me. I don’t want to write about my day to day, what my kid
did, and who said what to me…..I don’t want that out there and I don’t think
people would want to read that. I wanted
it to be all about inspiration, woman, art and creativity. But all those things
ARE personal. And to write about them I guess I m going to have to be a little
more personal. I realize I am afraid. Afraid to be too personal. Afraid to put
that stuff out there for whomever wants to read. Afraid I may bore you or be uninteresting. But what I am starting to
understand is that my fears are blocking me. I started this blog as a new
creative challenge for myself. But it has turned into much more than that. I
love to hear back from people that have actually read what I have to say. I am moved by your
words. I love the fact that someone I don’t know, on the other side of the
world, may be inspired by something I write. Or that it might start a conversation between
us!
I
am always telling my students that if there is something that they are afraid
to try, then that is exactly the next thing they are doing in my class! If we
are afraid to try, we will never move on. We will be stuck. Blocked, like I
have been. So, I am going to take my own
advice, and am going to try that here on my blog. I will try to be more open
about me and my life without over sharing. I hope what I have to say inspires
you. I hope that if I write a little more about my personal life and how I am
inspired, by what and whom, that may inspire you. This is all new to me. I am learning as I go.
Finding my "blogging voice" in a way..It is taking some time, but I
am learning I hope you will stay with me. I hope you will comment on my blog so
others can see. I hope I learn from you and you from me.
I
will end with one of my favorite quotes by Sir Ken Robinson " If you are
not prepared to be wrong, then you’ll never come up with anything
original"
So,
here’s to original thought, without fear , which will bring us all to closer to
our creative potential.
Wishing
you all an amazing weekend.
