Do you really want to know what I'm thinking?

"Do you really want to know what I'm thinking?"

That's probably the question we both should be asking -- both you the reader and me, the writer of this blog -- do you really want to know what I'm thinking?

Anybody who's ever written a blog for the first time has to admit to some level of apprehension when pulling the trigger on putting pen-to-paper (or finger-to-keyboard-to-internet in the case of a blog) to share their thoughts with total strangers in an anonymous medium. Writing a blog, especially in the first-person, is by nature an invitation into the inner thoughts and feelings of the writer -- scary stuff, depending on who's writing.

"Who will be reading my words?"

"How my words be interpreted?"

"How will what I write make me look?"

These were some of the questions that I asked myself as I debated writing this, my first blog entry. As I thought more deeply about it, I began to realize that ultimately, these questions would be answered by you the reader and me, the writer. I can attract a a certain group of people by writing in a certain way; if I put enough thought and effort into crafting the tone of my blog posts I can also influence how my words will be interpreted and how my words will make me look.

"Do you really want to know what I'm thinking?"

At the end of the day, you the reader can answer your half of that question by choosing to read or ignore what I write. As a writer, I have the ability and responsibility to choose how my thoughts are shared with you, my audience. Hopefully, you'll enjoy reading my blog -- we'll learn together, laugh together, help each other out along the way and have fun.