Welcoming Myself

Well..


Since I started this blog at 3 a.m. last night... I have no idea what I'm doing, and I have no blog friends (is there something you call blog friends? - blends? frogs?) to help me. So..I'm going to welcome myself!

Welcome Eddie. Welcome.

Reasons to blog:


Too many people say that they "hate" writing. Especially on a college campus, I always here kids complaining about having to write long research papers on dead people, weird math theories or basically anything that has no relevance to the normal human being. I don't kno...maybe this is just me speaking, but I tend to think that most people don't hate writing - I think most people hate writing about things they don't want to write about.

Writing is a skill. Some people will naturally be better at it than others. But it can also be a hobby, a creation, an art, a therapy. Whatever skill level one's writing is at does not determine their appreciation of writing. For example, my friend loves to write poetry...which is awesome! Unfortunately, his poetry is pretty bad. Like on his last poem, his rhyme scheme was AB BC DA BD and I'm pretty sure I counted four made up words (unless "pownsauce is a word??). Fortunately there's a good chance none of my friends are going to read this, and if they do and figure out who I'm talking about - I have a strategy: deny, deny, deny.


"Eddie who was that poet?" 
"Whaaaaa? blog? Who?" *act confused but maintain smile - also works with dealing with old people 

And then there are those (semi-annoying) people who complain about writing but then write amazing papers like ten minutes before they're due.

"Whaaa why am I so skilled!? My abnormally high critical thinking levels give me headaches..."


My point is this: skill level doesn't matter - when you are writing about something you actually want to write about, it can be really fun. This is why I'm making a blog. I'm not the greatest writer; but when I see my words down on paper (or a screen) I can look at them and say:

"Yes. That is exactly how I feel."

Its almost like I pull my feelings - my thoughts - my emotions out of me and throw them on a paper. Then I can read them, analyze them, and come to terms with what's buzzing around inside my head. Writing is my therapy...it helps me relax and open up a bit. I don't need a ton of people to read what I'm saying; I'm not so ignorant to think that what I have to say is next to Confucius in deep meaning. But I do think that when we see what experiences and convictions others are coping with, it allows us to relate, learn, and find comfort in each other on a far deeper level than casual conversation always. People are relational; we are meant to invest in one another (Proverbs 27:17).

Many of my posts on here will be spiritual. (Jesus posts!) That's not because I think I'm a doctored theologian. It's because writing about my walk with Christ and my developing understanding of my faith is simply what I like to write about. Its the most important thing in my life, and if what I have to say helps even one person the slightest bit, than this blog will be more than worth it.

Alright that's enough...I'm gonna go try and make some blog friends now.