I was extremely optimistic when I started this blogging/website project. Not a week later, I’m a bit discouraged. As you’ll note when you get a chance to read this, that I’ve now written two blogs and the site isn’t online yet. I’m finding myself falling into perfectionism-again. I somehow wanted everything just right before I felt I could post it in the cyber world. What I’m realizing is that the more I get completed the more I want to complete. This will never be done, if I don’t change my mind frame. So, although it is against my A-squared nature, I just might try to figure out how to put this online (gasp) before it’s exactly like I want it.
I revert back to my motivation in starting this project in the first place. Education mainly, but also to give family and friends far away a chance to be an “active” part of our family. How much less threatening it is to type alone at my computer than it would be to share this with all of you individually. Odd that I want to be known, yet without facing the rejection of interacting physically. Really though that’s a rabbit trail.
So back to the educational side of things. Believing that I am learning (albeit slower than I’d like), I gain confidence in posting this before I’m “done.” Not only will I be able to look back at how much has changed on the site-because really if it were perfect when I put it up then what would I be learning-but also I won’t continue changing the site to better it. I’ll have learned just enough to get by and then life’s demands will force my attention away from this project. In essence, by posting this imperfect, it will be a continual motivator to come back here and learn something new.
So to all of you seasoned bloggers out there, I tip my (proverbial) hat to you. Your inspiration will continue to motivate me into leaving the familiar behind to go places I’m confident-that although unknown to me now-will become future comfort zones.
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"It is easy to be brave when far away from danger." Aesop
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