And We’re Back
So a few days ago, I tried to reassess my goals as a human being living in the year that is 2020. (Ha!) Yes, sir, I kept the “Goals” page on my planner empty for eight months — this from the guy who, at the start of the year, manually drew calendars like some kind of Bullet Journal fiend. But on one fateful September day, I finally listed down my 2020 goals. New trimester, new me?
If I’m being real, that’s likely because I have a fear of non-fulfillment, of failure maybe. I can’t underdeliver if I never promised anything, right? It took some courage to actually pinpoint what I want for myself from this year. But better late than never, right?
One of the goals I wrote down was to:
“BLOG REGULARLY AGAIN.”
And that’s why I’m here. Trying to restart the habit I so fatefully kept in my younger days when I had more time and energy. Those were good times.
Not saying I have more time and energy now, but I missed the habit. There was — and is — some sense of growth and catharsis from jotting down your thoughts for the world to read — and by “world,” I’m referring to the five of you readers right now. I love you, please come back next week.
As much as I don’t want to admit it, it was actually my (annoyance of a) digital marketing class that encouraged me to do so. Somewhere on the internet, there exists a blog where I ramble about how my life intersects with what I’ve learned from said class. While they aren’t the most interesting reads, pouring a bit of myself into them reawakened the feelings I used to get from blogging. And they were good feelings. I want to get back to that.
Plus, I feel like I’ve lost my voice in my writing — not just on blogs but on fiction as well. I think getting back into the habit should help. After all, two of my other goals are “finish writing/producing song(s)” and “finish writing script(s).” So yeah, I’ll need my writing mojo back.
The last few years, I only ever made the effort for year-end essays — and an effort that was if you saw the length of ‘em. This time, let’s try short and sweet… and every Wednesday night, when I’m not so harassed. How’s that for achieving my goals?
