I am amazed at how long I have wanted to start a blog and how hard it has been to get going. I have written in journals for as long as I can remember and truth be told, I am a journal addict. I could buy fresh journals everyday and just hoard them. I love all different kinds and the way they feel exciting, all empty and fresh. No mistakes. Ah...yes. That is the Achille's Heel in all this. Perfectionism. It kills so much joy and passion. Being afraid to even start because it is never good enough. Or comes out like I want it to. Or, I fail by not writing EVERY DAY.
    Seriously. Get over it. As I say to my kids, "if a friend was telling you this story, what would you say?". I use this to help them not dismiss their own hearts and downplay their pain. Anyway, I would tell my friend, "Push thru. Who cares whether you do it perfectly? Just do it! Enjoy and don't let your joy be stolen like that". Okay then....here we go! (that wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be!)
Just thinking!