This is mostly for me

mostly...

I can’t remember when the comment was first made. And that is because I waved it off dismissively the first time I heard it (and probably second and third time too). But eventually the pattern was there, the encouragement was specific and frequent enough that I took notice. A seed was planted.

A number of people have encouraged me to write. Several have told me I should think bigger, as in a book. Though I can’t go there yet (I can’t yet think of anything to write about that isn’t better said by someone else) I’ve felt for about three or four years now that I’ve got to make a start. And this is that start. Admittedly, it’s taken me four months to even make my first post after setting up this account.

This is mostly for me. I want to practice writing. There are also thoughts and ideas that consume me and there are few places to get them out. Though I can’t claim the word of the Lord like Jeremiah, I can relate to being consumed by thoughts and ideas that burn like a fire within and need to find a way out.

This is mostly for me. Mostly. It was the encouragement of others who have been impacted by my words that have brought me to this place. It is, in part, in the hope that my words will continue to have that impact that I am starting this journey. But more, I do think that on some topics and issues I have a unique contribution to make that deserves a hearing. Maybe. Time will tell. I suspect my first few posts will make clear what I have in mind. If nothing else I hope that good, constructive dialogue will emerge and readers and commenters will become an ‘iron that sharpens iron’.

Let’s see where this goes.