cheers to simplicity.

Writing has been on my mind lately. With more and more people starting blogs, it seems overwhelming to put my simple thoughts on a blog for a couple of people to see. But the truth is, I do need a writing community. I need your feedback and encouragement. I also want to see you write and create. I would love and do love to read what you write. I love reading what strangers write. People who I just admire from afar.
I confess I have been intimidated by all the blogs about being married, eating healthy, trying new recipes and having babies. Then there are the blogs that are so drenched in religious lingo, I can't keep up. And in between all of those things, I think, what am I doing? I don't have widgets and gadgets, and pictures and buttons. I don't have witty stories to tell or clever social critiques. I mean, who can compete with The Oatmeal or Hyperbole and a Half? Certainly, not I.
Could I entertain you with my life? No. The good thing is, I am not here to entertain.
But this is a space. I want this to become a space for honesty. Just thoughts, experiences, living in the daily. I know I am young. Sometimes I  feel as though I should not write because I am so young. A little voice that comes from who-knows-where says I am too young, that I have not lived enough life to have anything substantial or profound to write about.
I am not going to try to be profound or substantial anymore. Because I am realizing that I no longer need to write for you, but for me. and for Him. And whatever comes of it, so be it. I hope you understand what I mean by that. I am tired of writing with a specific purpose, I have no thesis that I am backing up. And whether or not you realized it, I was writing to attain something, to get somewhere, to demonstrate something, and I was not simply writing for the act itself. For the beauty and release and clarity it proves to be.