Life goal #1

Just in time for New Year's Resolutions, here is a life goal I just created.

Life Goal #1:

Create a meal called Pottage Soup. Pass this recipe on to my children.

FIN

I'm back...

in black. More like back from the black. It's been awhile since I blogged, and while I don't really have any valid excuses for not writing, I think I may have determined something that has been preventing me from writing more.

Basically it's this: my approach to blogging got too cerebral. I spent too much time thinking about things, outlining, planning, etc., and not enough time actually writing. This over-thinking began to take place because I gave myself an unnatural standard to achieve with my writing. It was like I couldn't write unless what I did write was going to be so good it could be published without any substantial revision. I've realized that I was not only more productive as a writer, but what I did write was usually pretty good and enjoyable to read when I didn't take myself too seriously. I need to write because it brings me happiness and contentment, and that's all. I can't feel like I need to produce a masterpiece every time I sit down to blog. It's just got to flow freely and naturally.

I hope consciously acknowledging this hang up will let me overcome it and write as frequently as I once did. It seems like I'm not the only one who is less prolific these days. Is the general enthusiasm for blogging waning? I hope not. I won't delude myself into thinking that I am going to lead the blogging renaissance, but I will do my part.