Return To Sender

For the past 6-ish months, I used to comment on a Facebook thread every week with something called "Philosophy Friday." I used to do my best to give some healthy advice to my friends and they took to it pretty well. It used to be things like, "don't be afraid to talk to someone you normally wouldn't, they might pay you a compliment that makes your day" or "speak up for someone else's sake" and small anecdotes like that. They usually had something to do with my own experiences. Unfortunately, a couple weeks ago, I noticed that no succeeding commentary was made after my post, and it made me a little bit sad.

I waited a couple days, and the posts consisted of things like "damn, I have to get up early" or "I'm craving meatloaf." That was the point when I realised hey, it just stopped being worth it. It felt a bit like rejection.

There's a reason why I started blogging instead. One was so that other people, even if I didn't know them, could follow it, and two, was that I could say what I wanted and no one would feel obligated to respond. They just did it because they were interested. Lately I've been a little worried that the things I say have no meaning or at least they lack signifigance to my audience, which makes this whole thing a little ponitless. But after a few friends asked me why I haven't been around, I realised: I don't have to feel obligated to impress anyone either.

Like my header says: I am every day people. This blog is more like a journal than anything, so I'm going to write freely, but consciously. I'll share my thoughts with you if you're up for some reading. You might just catch yourself thinking about me and my words one day.

By the way, if you ever have something to say. Put it somewhere. Write it, scribble it, post-it, SOMEwhere. I have an entire word document full of things I think, but don't tell anyone, and sometimes it kind of fun to read through.

PS - I know I changed my header. I actually didn't notice it was missing a word until today.
PPS - I'm sorry for my "hiatus," but I was a bit scared to put my stuff out there again. Come back soon!