Picking up the 'pen' again

So I am writing for the sake of starting to write again. As my fingers and thoughts and processes have stopped at the point of initial thoughts. My fingers have slowed to the point where work is enough, and processing to the point of documentation has been almost non-existent. It’s happened a lot over the years, and this blog has been going for a lot of years now. It starts and stops, mostly because of life and what’s happening, and while life might have direction and purpose for the most part, the blog doesn’t always have a place for it. A new place is emerging slowly and is starting to take shape. I am not entirely sure if it will be here or elsewhere- I suspect it won’t be here for the most part, but will take on an entirely different form and context- and possibly a new role to boot, just for the fun of it, because we all have time to take on something entirely new and different too…..!

Part of what starts my process is the new thoughts and ideas, but part of what stops me is the potential for judgement (Not critique), but also of finding my voice through the noise and of sharing something that adds to the conversation, rather than just…. Being yet another person ‘talking’ and not ‘listening’ is well, just noisy.

I have been thinking about what I have to contribute (while studiously ignoring the voices/persona’s who say I really can’t!), as well as considering my place, role and where I am going, and what I want to plant or invest in our community both local and global that is a positive contribution.

It’s a funny thing too, taking stock of your own resources. There’s what others might say- which may or may not be positive or true, and then there’s what you know, but also what you’re wanting to grow and develop within yourself, no matter where you are in life. New seasons come and go too, and as we journey them, there are the lessons we learn. About ourselves, others and our values and what, or where we want to invest into and grow.