I don't know what it is about the modern day world that makes everyone believe that that they can be a writer. And here I am, no different or better than anyone else, falling right into the trap. And why? What's the motivation? It's hard to say really. Part of me just likes the doogie howser-ishness of typing my thoughts into the computer. (see me with my pensive sidelook up to the right as I ponder some life lesson). And another part of me, the student in me I guess, longs for the feedback from others -- telling me i'm out of my mind (i disagree) or that I'm a guru (sure, I think so -- but really who are we kidding). But mostly it falls back on my desire to make a difference and to know it. Perhaps this is another attempt at becoming immortal, to affect the life of one other person. It's why I became a teacher -- this desire to affect change in others. Not that I'm successful at changing anyone's life, but I still feel that it's an admirable goal.
And thus, we are here, with the BLOG. I am not computer savy enough to know what blog stands for . . . and it is highly reminscent of the online diary pages that i tried out a couple of years ago. But, I'm a great starter and a not so good follow througher. So, we'll see how this goes. And, of course, if i got feedback, then, well that would of course make me a happy camper -- and more likely to keep it up. As I'm a bit of a performer (another teacher characteristic). So here's to building good blogs.
