Admirer of Truth

Blogging Doesn't Come Easily to Me

I'll admit it. Blogging regularly is really hard for me to do.

Unfortunately, I'm the kind of person who holds the deepest respect for the written word. I believe that when someone composes a message for the world, they should take the time to craft it well.

This attitude seems to be quite antithetical to the culture of blogging. People's posts tend to trade away elegance in exchange for immediacy. It's all about discussing the here and now-- careful editing be damned.

Over the years, I've been blessed to have been the student of some terrific writing mentors, like Robert Baldwin and Robert Kanigel. In the last few months, whenever I've been confronted with a blank blog post to fill, I couldn't help but want to honor the lessons these great writers had taught me. Given the limited time I've had to blog, the net result has been that my posts have remained unwritten. That's why this blog has remained quite silent.

But the time has come for me to cast aside these inhibitions. I'll try to write posts more regularly now. Although I won't be able to compose them with as much care and attention as I'd like, hopefully I'll still do my mentors some justice. Let's see how it goes...!

Hello, World!

After years of hesitation, I'm finally doing it. I'm starting a blog.

Although I've always enjoyed reading various blogs, I'd never really felt any compulsion to write one myself. The idea of broadcasting my thoughts globally always seemed a little soapboxy. But the internet has rapidly evolved recently. The infrastructure and culture underpinning blogging is now one where rich discussions can flourish.

So with this post, I bid farewell to being a passive listener. And I say "Hello, World!" to the exciting prospect of contributing to the conversation.