Delight comes from having a sense of purpose. (Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche)
I've been thinking about writing, reading, blogging, what my goals are, and what matters most.
I've also been thinking about opening day of the new Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, but that's another post all together.
On the writing front, I have been reading some wonderful writing - The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver. The richness of language hooks me in, of course, but the mundane reality of life lived as shown through the main character's journals and letters makes me think about all of the things that I may not be noticing. (Of course, this fictional main character was living in the Kahlo-Rivera household when Trotsky was living with them. At the same time, politics doesn't seem to be the central experience.) This thought is reinforced by working my way through Hometown Boy by Rafael Alvarez, who is Baltimorean author. He used to write for the Baltimore Sun newspaper. This book and Storyteller are collections of some of his "hometown" pieces. He brings Baltimore to life; I can see the people he's talking to, and it's a Baltimore I wish I had had the chance to know.
So, it brings me to the thought of how to truly see my world and record it and be in it. Those things seem contrary, but I also know that they aren't.
All of that said, I've also been contemplating the differences between blogging platforms like Dreamwidth, WordPress, and Blogger. Thinking about (and wondering) the differences between the platforms, and what are the benefits of various platforms.
Because, truly, what are my hopes for my writing? I know I've always said that I wanted to be a writer "when I grow up" and that this is part of that process. And what do I want this to look like? How do I continue to build my [writing] community?
One of the things I know about my writing is what I don't want it to become - I don't want it to dry up. I don't want it to have the tone that "I have all of the answers". My blog posts won't make your hair grow back, it won't solve world problems, and it won't make you a bestselling novelist. I'm not an expert - I'm an explorer.
I'm curious. I like questions. I like interaction. I want to engage with my world and my community. I want to spend time writing and discussing and thinking and sharing. I also want time to spend with my lovely partner,
konacoffee1 (who now has her own DW account) and with our piggies. I want to balance this life I've been given and live it fully - spend it all, so to speak.
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I've also been thinking about opening day of the new Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, but that's another post all together.
On the writing front, I have been reading some wonderful writing - The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver. The richness of language hooks me in, of course, but the mundane reality of life lived as shown through the main character's journals and letters makes me think about all of the things that I may not be noticing. (Of course, this fictional main character was living in the Kahlo-Rivera household when Trotsky was living with them. At the same time, politics doesn't seem to be the central experience.) This thought is reinforced by working my way through Hometown Boy by Rafael Alvarez, who is Baltimorean author. He used to write for the Baltimore Sun newspaper. This book and Storyteller are collections of some of his "hometown" pieces. He brings Baltimore to life; I can see the people he's talking to, and it's a Baltimore I wish I had had the chance to know.
So, it brings me to the thought of how to truly see my world and record it and be in it. Those things seem contrary, but I also know that they aren't.
All of that said, I've also been contemplating the differences between blogging platforms like Dreamwidth, WordPress, and Blogger. Thinking about (and wondering) the differences between the platforms, and what are the benefits of various platforms.
Because, truly, what are my hopes for my writing? I know I've always said that I wanted to be a writer "when I grow up" and that this is part of that process. And what do I want this to look like? How do I continue to build my [writing] community?
One of the things I know about my writing is what I don't want it to become - I don't want it to dry up. I don't want it to have the tone that "I have all of the answers". My blog posts won't make your hair grow back, it won't solve world problems, and it won't make you a bestselling novelist. I'm not an expert - I'm an explorer.
I'm curious. I like questions. I like interaction. I want to engage with my world and my community. I want to spend time writing and discussing and thinking and sharing. I also want time to spend with my lovely partner,
konacoffee1 (who now has her own DW account) and with our piggies. I want to balance this life I've been given and live it fully - spend it all, so to speak.
This entry was originally posted at http://dancingwaves.dreamwidth.org/836065.html. Please comment there using OpenID.