I have decided that it's time to start blogging again. I must get over the profound sense of loss arising from my inexcusable failure to save my old Yahoo blog. I need to get past the sickening, gut-wrenching regret that I didn't act in time. I need to stop beating myself up over my easily avoidable lack of wisdom in choosing not to back it up.
Why am I so upset over losing a stupid blog? Mostly because of what it represented. It was not only a collection of my thoughts. It was also a detailed diary of the first few years with my wife. It recorded events with my beloved pets. It provided a creative outlet for lyrics and poetry. It was a place to jot down notes on my plans and projects. It was so many things that are now gone forever. I feel physically ill every time I think of it, especially since it could easily have been avoided if I hadn't been so overconfident in my ability to transfer it manually before the deadline.
But life goes on, and so does my need to continue all of those things I mentioned above. Every time I think about blogging again, I remember how much I've lost and it stops me in my tracks. It's debilitating, but it's time to stop mourning and move on. I still have ideas to share and things to express, and that'll never happen as long as I let the failures of the past hold me back.
So consider this my formal declaration that I am returning to the world of blogging. This blog will become what my old one was: a place to spew forth whatever random thoughts dominate my mind at any particular point in time, and encourage me to organize them into some sort of semi-coherent order.
There's still no guarantee of frequency, but it is time to start moving forward again. If you're reading this, you are invited to join me on this journey at your leisure.
I shall return!
Why am I so upset over losing a stupid blog? Mostly because of what it represented. It was not only a collection of my thoughts. It was also a detailed diary of the first few years with my wife. It recorded events with my beloved pets. It provided a creative outlet for lyrics and poetry. It was a place to jot down notes on my plans and projects. It was so many things that are now gone forever. I feel physically ill every time I think of it, especially since it could easily have been avoided if I hadn't been so overconfident in my ability to transfer it manually before the deadline.
But life goes on, and so does my need to continue all of those things I mentioned above. Every time I think about blogging again, I remember how much I've lost and it stops me in my tracks. It's debilitating, but it's time to stop mourning and move on. I still have ideas to share and things to express, and that'll never happen as long as I let the failures of the past hold me back.
So consider this my formal declaration that I am returning to the world of blogging. This blog will become what my old one was: a place to spew forth whatever random thoughts dominate my mind at any particular point in time, and encourage me to organize them into some sort of semi-coherent order.
There's still no guarantee of frequency, but it is time to start moving forward again. If you're reading this, you are invited to join me on this journey at your leisure.
I shall return!
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