The Second Time Around

I should have known this would be easier said than done. However, I am determined to give this my best shot. The thing that I miss the most about college is the critical reading and discussion of a text. I miss reading through a book and pinpointing the positive and negative elements of a written work that seperate it and it's author from their contemporaries. The analysis and debate of a work is challenging and encouraging, as it constantly keeps the mind sharp. That being said, I have decided to set a goal for myself of reading one book a week and writing a corresponding blog telling my opinions and findings, in the hopes that my mind will remain in the analytical state that it was while in class. So here goes...:)

Blogging: Take One

A very smart man recently suggested blogging to me. At first, this option could not have sounded any less appealing. By nature I am more of a listener, rather than a teller of information. I am very comfortable with this arrangement because I genuinely enjoy listening to people and hearing about their lives. I, on the other hand, feel as though I never have anything particularly interesting to tell. Maybe it is true, maybe I do lead a very simple life that yields few stories of interest, or maybe I have just gotten so used to keeping things to myself that I no longer know how to let people in and share my thoughts and feelings. I do not think this situation will change overnight, but I do think(hope) that blogging may be a fun, challenging way to change things. Please bear with me as I attempt to share what is really going on with me, one step at a time.