New Beginnings in Musings

I’ve journaled for the past few years on a pretty consistent basis- I hit the wall with that over the course of the past year, and I think my mental health has suffered as a result. I’m excited to try this new venue as an outlet for my thoughts and feelings. I hope to be real and true and honest. I have a tendency to hide behind my bullshit with complex sentences and an overflowing fountain of word-streams ( which I’m doing right now)- I need to take a cue from Hemingway and type like I’m a boxer. Quick, sharp jabs. Get in and get out. Blunt-force trauma, not death by a million paper cuts.
My thoughts are clearer when I type. I’ve always read that the true self is revealed thru actual writing- that somehow the pen connects to the soul deeper than any keyboard can. I don’t find that to be true. I love the muted clickety-clack sound of the keys as I pour out my thoughts. I can’t do this on an iPad or phone. I need a keyboard. I’d use an actual typewriter if that would work electronically.
I am an analog man in a digital world. I feel more and more lost in modernity. My goal is for this new journal to be a roadmap back into life. As I type, I hope I begin to see roadsigns toward a better destination. Less filter and analysis and more truth and soul. Here’s to new beginnings..

Last updated April 05, 2018