To Renewed Inspiration

Firstly, I would like to thank my friends for their posts—I enjoyed reading them and connecting with two friends whom I don’t see as often as I would like. At the risk of sounding too repetitive, I’ll start by saying “ditto” to all you two have written. I too, want to find some greater purpose and fulfillment than the daily grind of earning money to continue grinding away. Hopefully this blog will take us all one step closer toward that goal.

As for me, I find that it is not only hard to start writing, but also to continue writing for any length of time. I am so often overly critical of my own writing—quick to obsess over real and perceived fault—that I don’t get much written down unless there is a deadline looming overhead. (Case and point: the preceding sentence was changed approximately five times.) I hope this blog will help me “loosen up” in my own writing, help thought flow more fluidly from my head to the page or, in this case, the screen.

I believe that majoring in English has dampened my love for writing and the English language. Whilst completing my undergraduate degree I was required to write a seemingly endless number of essays. Because of this, I was forced to learn the valuable skill of writing even when I was completely uninspired—which was the case increasingly often. The problem now is that I never feel inspired to write. I hope this blog helps me to awaken my love for the English language which lies dormant; I hope it helps bring back the simple joy of writing for writing’s sake.

Even if no one else ever reads our fledgling blog, may it help us enrich our lives and strengthen our friendship.

Until the next post,

~Lez