Hello, Internet
I've always fancied the idea of blogging. Always looked up to people that can translate their thoughts and perspectives on various subjects in a clear and concise way. Being able to just write your heart out. It looks so deliberating, but I've never actually got into it myself. I'm starting to regret that now.
When I first got interested in computers it was through programming. Ironically I built blog upon blog in HTML and CSS, but I never got to write a single blog post. It was all Lorem Ipsum. Partly because I felt a greater sense of accomplishment by designing and coding than creating content. But also because I never new what to write about, or rather how to write what I knew about.
The last year has been kinda tough, and what's helped me through it has been reading and journaling. It has been an eyeopener. It has really helped me getting things off my mind and reflect on it later, so I can be more present for my children and wife. I now keep a notebook on me at all times and try to capture random thoughts and special feelings in my notebook.
Being able to express my thoughts and feelings has always been hard for me. My mind I full of ideas, opinions and knowledge but I've struggled to communicate. I was the quiet and shy kid growing up, and not much has changed in my adult life. I would like to change that. I want to learn how to express myself. Since I'm an introvert I feel that communicating through text is easiest way to start. That's the main motivation for me starting this blog. Become better at writing and translating my thoughts onto "paper".
My goal is not to amass a lot of followers or readers, but I feel its more committing to publish it online than just write for myself. Maybe someone will appreciate what I write about. Or learn something new. Who knows. I don't. But, by keeping it all to myself, I will never know.