Getting Started

I am constantly telling my kids that getting started is the hardest part. I think that's true for me as well. I have wanted to write ever since I was in high school where I dabbled in creative writing. In college I majored in English and took enough writing courses to earn a writing certificate. My first real job out of college dealt with writing policy and procedure manuals. It didn't take long before that job became dull, dull, dull. I moved to IT just as a new phenomena, the personal computer, came on the scene. I've worked in IT ever since but never completely stopped writing. Life (marriage, kids, career, etc.) got in the way, but I am now at a transition. I never gave up the dream of writing but never managed to pursue it either. Turn 50 this year has made me reflective. More than anything I've realized that if I don't start doing what I intend to now, it may never happen. I've run out of excuses. I'm not sure that a blog is the best forum for me, but as an IT person, what could be better? No more unfinished notebooks, little scraps of paper containing random thoughts, and half baked ideas swimming in my head like goldfish trapped in a bowl that's too small.

Strangely, I also feel called to write. I'm not sure what I am called to write about, but I have a few clues. I remember that early in my writing pursuits I had the time to write but nothing to write about. Now with 50 years behind me, I have lots of ideas. I am hoping that this blog will help me organize those thoughts. I expect to ramble a lot initially. Over time I hope that I gain some focus and maybe even a plan. I truly believe that writing in a journey. You have to get on the trail and see where it takes you. Stay tuned.