Why Blog?

‘Why Blog?’ is a good question, and one that I have been asked a few times recently, and have even asked myself. You see, if you look over the history of my musings, you can’t help but see a three year gap where I answered my own question by stopping writing altogether! As the old proverb says ‘Old habits die hard’!!

For the uninitiated, blogging is purely a way of putting your own thoughts down on paper (or online in this case!) and thinking or hoping that the articles might strike a chord with someone else with similar interests who might comment, but that presupposes that your thoughts are read, digested, and appreciated. I have suffered from the malaise that very few of my blogs have been read, never mind commented on, or answered.

My biggest question right now is how do I get my blogs to a wider audience? How do they get to know about me? On a more personal level, would the general public find my thoughts interesting enough to become regular readers? Big questions, and very telling on my character. One thing is certain, my blogs must be presented in a clear, well written way that makes them want to come back for the next post. I will be well pleased if that happens.

Not everyone likes, or is interested in, blogs which have an underlying thread of anything related to religion or Christianity so I am off to a bad start. The quest is trying to get the Gospel message across, in a way that is covert but clear. Everyone wants truth, and loves to hear it, except when that truth is hurtful because it has become personal. The gospel is like that truth which everyone wants but no one likes. 

Welcome to my convoluted brain, and an oftentimes confusing blog.

Hello My Name Is..

Hello my name is David and I have a problem, which I confess in front of my peers and betters. I am a blogaholic and liable to say things that offend. Obviously Abraham Lincoln was wrong when he said that we “can never please all of the people all of the time”. See, there I go again because even that great man recognised that you can’t please everybody, so why should I? Well that’s why I am in this therapy help group for hopeless cases.

 

How did I get here? Well, I will get to my feet, kick back my chair, step into the circle, and tell you my story. I have this sense of standing up for the underdog. I know it is wrong, and I am trying to correct myself and get into line with the majority who think it is best to ‘go with the flow’ and accept what is given as right and proper, but I still get spasms of sympathy for those who have no voice of their own, or worse still, whose voice has been diminished by political correctness.

 

Then there’s my dual personality. There are things I wouldn’t dare say about injustice in a real face to face conversation, but put me in front of a keyboard, linked to the blogosphere, and I will say things that are bugging me about society’s ills as I see them. I am working on this personality flaw too, and soon I hope to join the majority of silent people who don’t ever express their opinion, just in case it is seen as wrong in some over-sensitive hearts.

 

But my biggie, is opening my mouth and speaking or blogging without due care and attention. If I was a driver, I would be up before the judge, and thrown in with all those other criminal offenders who deserve to be there. So I throw myself on the collective mercy and wisdom of the group. You, society in general, can help me by letting me learn to be quiet about expressing my feelings for the underdog, the injustices of society, and my inability to keep everybody happy. Then I can pretend everything in the world is rosy. I am sorry this group was not available to Abraham Lincoln, because he would have benefitted greatly from your group therapy help. It is too late for Abe, but maybe there is hope for me after all.