I Write Therefore....

Seen on a Rural Walk With a Friend

I created this new space on the web thinking I would sort of have a "re-start" for writing. Yet, I see that it has been woefully neglected. I keep thinking about writing...we all know how that is. But, the actual writing has caused me a little angst. 

As I wonder "why" that is, I have simply not written, and I am missing something that I really do enjoy.

I decided to stop paying for the web addresses to host my blog. This means that the URLs are different, and I've basically lost what little audience I had. Which begs the question, is having an audience a requirement for writing? Is having an audience that you actually know about required? 

Ultimately, I have to say that writing has intrinsic value in and of itself. An audience is nice. I would LOVE to have one...but it's not the reason for writing. --I have to think about that more.

The riddle of "If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it, did it make a sound?" may apply here. 

I once told a friend that the answer is that yes, a sound was made. --I understand the science that the sound-wave has to reach someone to hear it to be a valid sound. But, I'm skeptical of the definition. My answer is that there is always "someone" there to hear it. The woods are filled with hearing someones, be they rabbits or deer or ladybugs. I preached "aren't we humans egotistical"... to infer that the sound wave must reach a human ear to be defined as sound. 

I digress. 

This was not at all what I thought I would write about. But that is the beauty of extemporaneous expression. 

Lately, I've been examining the importance of human connection in my life. It's not a new exploration. I'm so lucky because I have deep connections that make the painful times a little easier and make happy times richer. What I've been examining is the "how" of these connections. It is possible that the examination is a pursuit that distracts from the beauty of the "It Just Is" declaration. It is possible that the mere attempt to dissect such a thing is missing the point. 

For today, I will end with the thought that I am lucky for ALL that "IS" in my life right now.

I'll be back.