I’m not a self-reflective type person. I never really have been. I have aspired to be so at times during my life – usually during times where I’m dissatisfied with the direction things are going. But it’s never really been something I’m good at or good at following through with. I have a tendency to say I’m going to do something instead of, ya know, actually doing it. There’s a reason I proclaim to be the laziest person on the planet.

I know that I keep coming back to the whole 40 thing, but I am 40. And, there is something about that age that makes one look back and think: what could I have done differently? But this isn’t a blog about regrets. Nope. We’re looking forward today, friends. Positivity. That’s the new name of the game.

I’m a Blogger!⌗

Blogging has been a huge factor in my life these last few months. I’ve blogged about all sorts of things, both trivial and important. But thinking about myself before my blog and after my blog, I feel completely different. I didn’t really know I needed a place to put my thoughts. I’ve journaled and I’ve note-ed-ed or whatever 🤣, but I’ve never done this. Even on my blogs of the past, which I mentioned in my last post, I didn’t really use it as something personal. It was more about external things: the tech I was using, books, Linux, etc. This time has been different. Sure, I still talk about those things, but it’s all from a more personal perspective. How do these things affect me, how have they done so in the past?

Self-reflection had been a big deal for me these last few months. It’s made me think about things in ways I’ve never had to before. There’s something especially impactful about writing something down. You think about it before you write it, but you also think about it after. Every blog post I write sticks with me, no matter how trivial. It forces me to ask myself questions about the things I write about. And that has led to change, but also the wish for more change. More accurately, it has led to the wish to be better. Maybe it’s because I’m 40, but I think the blog has been more of a cause for my new attitude towards some things in my life than my ancient age has been.

I think the thing I’m most excited about is wondering what I’m going to write about next? Where will this lead? If I feel this different after six months of blogging, where will I be in a year? 5 years? 10? I dream of being one of those bloggers 20 years from now that has a huge archive of blog posts to look back on. That sounds really cool. Not everything will be revolutionary, but some things will be. And that is very exciting. Blogging has made me excited for my future in ways nothing has before.

So, do you have a blog? How has it changed your life? Leave a comment below, tell me on the Fedivers or email me.