I don't know about you, but when I have a thought on starting something two things can happen...the thought turns into action or the thought remains a thought. This idea to start my own blog has been a thought for a long time but obviously it is no longer just a thought it is the start towards something. I don't know what yet, but it's a start. There are a lot of things that have kept me from starting a blog, such as: I didn't know how, what if I can't make the commitment to maintaining a blog, what if my blog stinks, maybe I'm full of myself, fear of failure, fear of vulnerability, or just plain laziness. Truth be told-it is not easy to self motivate myself! So with that truth exposed, the title of my blog is what inspired me to move forward on this thought to start a blog.
Back in the spring I remember being on one of those dreaded runs where I just wanted to turn around and walk back home. But I did bring my music and had my iPad on shuffle and the next song(at just about the time I wanted to turn back) was by Alison Krauss. It was a fast paced jig with the fiddle playing along with the banjo and it brought an excitement to my pace that I needed to keep going. I smiled at the thought that this music had the power to kick my lazy ass forward. Again, the thought came later that there are things, people and events that are the inspiration behind our motivation to get things done. Whether "done" is the finish line of a race, or the start of a long journey that won't be "done" until God calls me upward.
What is my motivation in doing this? A desire to write and contain my thoughts about those things that encourage me and help move me forward. Black Friday. And a dear friend who is holding me accountable to start. Thanks Court.
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