A great deal of my desire for writing comes from a place of holding thoughts in my mind, mulling over them continually and producing self-reflections that help me advance notions--it's like world building. I have contemplated stopping writing but to be honest, I like who I am when I'm trudging through ideas and trying to make them make sense, it feels more like me then when I'm doing almost anything else. As a result I find that when I'm not sharing this side of me and talking about it with other people, a part of me loses weight and I feel ideologically weaker.
All of this to say that I'm probably not going anywhere either.
I hear ya! It's like, "I'm going to be making all this notecards anyway; is there really any reason to keep them to myself?" We can't actually think well unless we're in a community, big or small, that helps us get better at it. Time will tell if this is such a place!
You're asking great questions, Lyle! Thank you very much for the shout out.
A great deal of my desire for writing comes from a place of holding thoughts in my mind, mulling over them continually and producing self-reflections that help me advance notions--it's like world building. I have contemplated stopping writing but to be honest, I like who I am when I'm trudging through ideas and trying to make them make sense, it feels more like me then when I'm doing almost anything else. As a result I find that when I'm not sharing this side of me and talking about it with other people, a part of me loses weight and I feel ideologically weaker.
All of this to say that I'm probably not going anywhere either.
I hear ya! It's like, "I'm going to be making all this notecards anyway; is there really any reason to keep them to myself?" We can't actually think well unless we're in a community, big or small, that helps us get better at it. Time will tell if this is such a place!
I’m not too worried about the place, but I’m loving the people I’m meeting.
Thanks! This spoke to me deeply