I decided to start this blog for a couple reasons. I feel like putting thoughts on paper, or in written form, is good for the soul. It helps you see what you think. It lets you reread your thoughts from an earlier time. It lets others get a glimpse of what you’re thinking and more than just what you’re thinking but why.
A second reason I am writing this is to organize my thoughts. I picked the name “do it all different” for a reason. I find that I look at things, almost all things, differently than most. Or at least in my mind differently than I imagine others see them. I think too many people accept the status quo. They are OK with doing things like their parents. Or like they see on reality TV. Or the way they think they are supposed to. I plan to write about lots of different topics, but a big focus for me is centered around work. I have always found the idea of working 5 days to get a weekend off is bullshit. I think working from the age of 15 or 16 till the age of 65 or 70 is also bullshit. So is working 50 or 51 weeks out of the year with only a little time to vacation or relax or spend time with those you love. I will delve deep in to this topic I imagine more than a few times.
As for what this blog will look like, I have no idea. I don’t read blogs. I have, but very rarely. I don’t know what a blog is supposed to be. But then again, with a blog entitled “do it all different” I’m not sure I want to know how others do blogs. I don’t care how it’s “supposed” to be done. I’m going to put my thoughts on paper (the screen) and see where it leads me. Are people going to read this? No idea. I don’t even know if I want people to. I am going to talk about my past, my upbringing, my fast start in life, my successes and failures, ups and downs. I am going to talk about the things I see people doing on a daily basis that I think is stupid and backwards. I think people are zombies in a sense, going through life, chasing the next car or purse or golf club (I am guilty of 2 out of 3 of these). We grow up with this notion that you’re supposed to get an education, start a career, get married, have kids, put money in your 401k, retire when it’s too late to really do what you want to do and hope you don’t completely run out of money before you die. F**k that. I don’t subscribe to this plan. This will be a lot about my desire to not live like everyone else.
I don’t know how often I will write. Some will be short, others a rambling mess. I will swear because I do in real life, but I will try to keep it to a minimum and only when needed out of respect for my mom and mother-in-law in case they ever read these. I might upload some pictures. I will not do any poetry. I will likely offend some people, maybe even some I love, but not on purpose. I may make some grammatical mistakes, but I will try not to. I might become obsessed with writing. I tend to do that, get obsessed with something new. I often will go all out into something new to me for a time then it fizzles out. I think golf is maybe the exception to this so far in life. I find that golf challenges me forever, it’s a cruel sport that can never be mastered. I love playing and even practicing. Blogging/writing might be similar in that I believe there to be an unlimited number of things I can write about. I have 41 years of life to talk about and the next 41 (or hopefully more) years to prepare for. I almost said plan for, but you can’t really plan life. You think you are making plans and then something changes, so all you can do is prepare for life, try to be versatile and ready for whatever. I’m not a planner, never have been. I’m not a total spur of the moment person either. I have an idea of what I think might or should happen, but no road map to get there.
I am excited about this new project. I think it will teach me things about myself as I think on them more logically. It might be fun. I have often felt like I have all these ideas and thoughts and criticisms and questions bouncing around in my head that need to be let out. When I wake in the morning I most often cannot go back to sleep because my mind starts going. sometimes about work stuff, sometimes about things to do that day, sometimes about a book I wanted to read or song I can’t get out of my head or something I forgot to get done the day before. I hope that by letting thoughts flow to the screen I can free my mind of some of the stuff on my mind. It probably won’t work, now I will wake up with ideas of something to write about or what I should have written different the last time, or why I can’t get rid of my slice off the tee.
No matter what, I will stick with this at least for a while to see if I can articulate my thoughts onto the screen.
And so my journey begins….
doing it different 