A New Path

Today I want to start down a new path. Rather than ramblings from my distant past, my intent is to be a bit more introspective. I started reading a book today called Writing Down the Bones. First couple of chapters were truly inspirational and seem to have arrived at a time in my life when I am getting a little more thoughtful about where I am, where I have been, and where I am going.

The author is Natalie Goldberg. Her approach to writing is very personal and hits you in the head and in the gut. Let it flow without thought for punctuation, misspelling, and the like. Make writing a daily practice, as if one were training for a 5K run or a golf outing. I shall endeavor to make writing something in this blog a daily practice and see where it goes. My initial focus will be on writing based on "first thought", that is the first thought that comes to mind is what I will try to expand upon. Let the crap flow until that thought has been driven to some sort of resolution.

And they're off.....

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Finding a Rare Gem

Wow, just found my old blog whilst puttering around the internet. Isn't technology just marvy. Rereading these old posts now, I realize the the world really needs my guidance more than ever. Why this very morning, I thinks to myself, I should write a book. So immediately, I Google for how to write a book. The first items that pop up are "Why you should not write a book". After reading a couple of those articles, and carefully pondering the implications of each treatise, I conclude that they know not their ass from a hole upon the ground. So as a starter, I think I will just blog for a while and see what comes of it all. Perhaps from amongst a long set of blog posts I can assemble soem cohesive pattern of thought and action. So, for a while, I shall recount some childhood adventures, and see where that leads. It may be that it leads to a deeper understanding of my odd brain, why I do what I do, and why I ams what I am, ack ack ack ack ack.

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Thoughts from the Creator

Well, here I am, entering my first thoughts from my warped world. The basement walls look a little dismal, but the sound is still the same. I hear the hum of the rounding motor as it fills the space with various forms of spiculating atomic frquencies. Now you might be sitting there in a similar style. Think of it this way, you could be the creator of your reality. Let's just say for a moment that you are. In that case, you are actually writing these words to yourself. Of course, let's just say that you are not and that I am. In that case I am writing these words to myself. At the same time, I am implanting in your imaginary head the thoughts that you are reading. Wait a minute, you couldn't even be reading, unless, hmmmmmm.... I guess I would be reading what you think you are reading actually. I need to think some more about this and will get back to you/me/us as soon as I straighten the whole mess out.

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