I think a lot. I think about mistakes I have made. I think about business ideas. I think about what to make for dinner. I think about the books I have read and and those I intend to read. I think about things I want from my life. I think about how I could be a better person. I think about things I could and should and would do. Sometimes, I think so much about doing something that it feels that, just by planning and envisioning it to the minutest detail, I have actually done something. But, as my therapist recently said, “Thinking is not doing.”
I have often thought about ways to express myself. I’ve thought about writing a novel. I’ve thought about writing poetry. I’ve thought about drawing or painting or writing songs. But all I have to show for it is a slew of messy journals. I haven’t really done anything.
So, this blog and these pictures are me doing something to express myself. I hope to share the beauty I see in nature. I hope to share the joy of getting out every day and searching for moments of peace. I hope maybe this will be a way to engage in dialogue with others.
I’ve often waited to start things until I’m entirely prepared or entirely knowledgeable. That’s ridiculous. The best way to learn anything is to just do it. I am not the best photographer. I am not the best writer. I am not the best web designer. It doesn’t matter. I will do the best I can. I will get better as I go.
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