It feels like I should do some sort of vision casting here as I write my very first Substack posting — some sort of set up for whatever is going to come next. But the truth is, I don’t know what is going to come next. And that pretty much sums up my experience with life. Over and over again in my 50+ years I think myself heading one direction, only to find myself (
Like you, I’ve had a blog (actually two) for quite some time. I’ve written in those spaces when it has worked; when there’s been a reason to write. I’ve let them ebb and flow. I could so relate when you said, going back to your writing helps to “remember where I’ve been and what I’ve been about.” Like you, I’m not sure where the writing might go in this space, but in time I think we may figure it out.
You've done it! It's begun. Whatever it is, I know there will be wry humor, smart wordplay, interesting thoughts, and chickens. And all of it will add up to something true. Congratulations on jumping in all the way!
Like you, I’ve had a blog (actually two) for quite some time. I’ve written in those spaces when it has worked; when there’s been a reason to write. I’ve let them ebb and flow. I could so relate when you said, going back to your writing helps to “remember where I’ve been and what I’ve been about.” Like you, I’m not sure where the writing might go in this space, but in time I think we may figure it out.
You've done it! It's begun. Whatever it is, I know there will be wry humor, smart wordplay, interesting thoughts, and chickens. And all of it will add up to something true. Congratulations on jumping in all the way!
Hey, friend. Thank you. there will indeed be chickens. you know.