Why Blog?

Why start a blog?

That was first question I asked of myself before I joined the blogosphere—why? 

Why blog?  My blog would be a personal blog of thoughts and opinions, but why?  Plenty of thoughts and opinions ranging from outrageous to thoughtful to informative are readily available.  What would I add to the sphere, and why should someone read my blog?  I felt if I couldn’t answer why, then I would not blog.  My thought: blog something worthwhile or don’t blog at all.

The answer didn’t immediately stand out to me.  I was beginning to think blog-like entries and updates to Facebook and Google+ would have to do.  So, I ended my search for a reason to blog.  I then became curious about why so many others have started blogs, and to answer I googled why blog.  I randomly selected the link Start a Blog – Top 10 reasons.

Start a Blog – Top 10 reasons is an interesting list, but only three reasons stood out and made a lot of sense to me.  1. To Express Your Thoughts and Opinions: You have something to say, and blogs provide a place to say it and be heard.  6. To Make a Difference:  Many blogs are issue-based meaning the blogger is trying to provide information to sway people's thinking in a certain direction.  And.  10. To Have Fun and Be Creative: Many people start a blog simply for fun.  One of the most important keys to successful blogging is having a passion about your blog's topic, so you can write prolifically about it.  Some of the best and most interesting blogs started out as blogs that were written just for fun and to give the blogger a creative outlet (Top 10 Reasons to Start a Blog).  More importantly, reading the list helped me conjure rationale for a blog:

For a challenge – to, at the very least, weekly (I intend to blog daily) put my thoughts down on a topic concisely, and to produce writing that is worthy of the readers’ time and engagement.

Because I am unique, yet, I am the same – we are all unique individuals, and we are, to a degree, the same.  We are all humans, husbands, wives, Officers, servicemen and servicewomen, neighbors, sons, daughters, workers, producers, entrepreneurs, leaders, followers, etc.  We go though some of the same experiences, yet, we often see things strikingly different.  If my thoughts and opinions reach just one individual and incites them to think, reflect, or, rethink then it has served a purpose.  If my thoughts and opinions get you to smile, laugh, or relate because you are having the same thought or feeling then it has actually contributed to society.  If my thoughts and opinions accomplish the aforementioned and start dialogue – mission accomplished.  Let’s discuss, let’s have that conversation because we are all same, yet, each of us are unique.

To entertain, be creative, and have fun.  At the end of the day, this blog is about having fun and will be a hobby.  If this blog, only reaches one reader then so be it.  It the blog attracts more—great.  I am going to give myself fully, I will not hold back anything in an attempt to entertain and be creative, all while having fun providing content that is worthy of your time.

There you have it.  Let’s talk, let’s argue, let’s debate, let’s blog.