Okay, so in a conversation with avid blogger friend, I finally realized why I start and restart blogs every time I shut one down out of sheer frustration. The cause of my frustration is usually the inability to answer this two word question: Why blog? Whats the point of a personal blog at all? What is being showcased? Is it merely a gloat station? A self importance counter? A public portal for anyone not good enough to get to print? What is it?
Well today, it became quite apparent to me that for me there has always only been one real reason to blog at all. Its not to show how much I've accomplished. Or to talk about all that I've done, who I've met or where I've been. Its function may be likened to Dumbledore's Pensive
For those who don't read Harry Potter (I managed to keep with it till Book 4) it's a magical object that can be used to store memories. In Rowling's story, wizards can remove a thought from their mind, and keep it in storage. That leaves them with a clear, fresh mind to concentrate on more pressing matters.
Crudely said, it would be an eloquent mental dump. But it could also be scrap book. Or a photo album. I could just lock up my journal but one can think and think and until one is thunk - thoughts are not even real unless they are shared or recorded to be shared in the future.
Well sure, its not a particularly noble or savvy motivation, but honestly this it- here's me thinking aloud.
Loved the earlier background, it was so you! Why did u change it? The new one is so predictable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteBut whats wrong with predictable? I love books. I love bland old predictable libraries.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely nothing wrong with predictable, I am a big fan of predictable. What I wanted to say is that your other background was a lot more like your writings - serene, beautiful, alive and exquisitely aesthetic.
ReplyDeleteWish you'd put it back.
:D sheesh. :)
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