Why blog I am asking myself?

Blog, Vlog - everyone from politicians to show business "celebrities" seem to be writing their thoughts down in a very public arena - so, I am thinking to myself, why on earth do I want to set myself possibly for people to criticize and slag off what I have written?

Obviously, what I am going to write is seen from my own perspective, sometimes it might not have been very accurate, but that is, I think, the same for everyone - what someone might think is a problem, another person could breeze through . Some also, may think, that "I should have known better" etc, but again, none of us are perfect and we are all trying to do the best we can in sometimes difficult circumstances!

Right, back to why I want to do this? Putting your thoughts down in a blog has appeared to me a very "arrogant" (not the right word but I am thinking of the one I should use!) thing to do - why on earth would anyone want to read my ramblings? It occurred to me however, that, if I had had the "support" or friendship of people in the past, then I might not have thought (however incorrectly at the time) that I was alone in trying to cope with my feelings and what was happening to me! I want people to know that even though people might be perfect strangers, they do care and are interested in what is going on in other people's worlds.

Having been part of the Twitterati (if I can call myself that) for a few months now, I have been amazed at how many really lovely people there are out there - perfect strangers to all intents and purposes, but they become part of a "family" - people who listen, reply when they can, and give advice (even if only in 140 characters) when it is needed - people who you can talk to at any time day or night - people who will say good night when you are going to bed by yourself, people who will say hello and goodbye when you are going to work, people whose "metaphorical" shoulder you can cry on when maybe you can't talk about it at home and much much more....

So why now? I hear myself asking that question! Well, the idea of writing something is appealing to me - the fact that Blogs can be short snippets of what has happened, what is or might be happening is attractive! The idea that a person can view a situation and see one point of view and in the very same breath be told that it is nonsense fascinates me - how can there so be many diverse and opposing points of views? These people might not agree with you, but they are experiencing the same emotions and feelings that you are but maybe in a different way!

The fact that someone can do this, can understand what you are going through but have diametrically opposite opinions is such a complex (in my opinion) issue that I find it both stimulating and encouraging. So why now? Once again, I am bringing myself back to why I am trying to Blog - meandering in one direction or another is such an easy thing to me to do - my mind is jumping from one idea to another all the time!

More next time.......