November Ten

And here I am again. It seems as if I'm always in front of this screen and typing away.
Even when I'm at my "job", I am thinking about what I'm going to write next, what I will say and how I will arrange the words to make it sound "the best".

Isn't that what we all really want? To be heard as an individual? To be appreciated for our uniqueness? To have our existence validated by others? I say that, and on one level, I believe it's true. But there's this internal dialogue that replies: really? you don't even know these people, and you're asking for peer validation? It doesn't make sense. But still, it feels true on some level.

So, I write these words and send them out into the universe. They may never be seen by another living person. But the fact that I've written them and imagine that they will be read as soon as I hit the "publish" button, validates my thoughts and feelings. At least to myself.

Those are my random thoughts for today. I'm sure there will be many more.

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