...beginning with one...

for the longest time, I've always tried to ignore or avoid the internet activity known as blogging. since the boom of the age when the internet is already part of a person's everyday life, I chose not to acknowledge the power and usefulness of blogging. I often thought that it's a waste of time to write something out of the blue and share it to the rest of the world. Most of which involves a lot of ranting towards something someone thought sucked, or someone felt as extremely rare and special.

but somehow, after all these years I finally came to realize that I was not the person who I thought I was. that in my own little world, I myself was already a blogger ever since before my tiny little brain processed that I was.

how do I say so? simple...way back when I was in elementary, I already had a knack of writing poetry most of which helped me to be more sensitive with my feelings and how others might feel in a certain situation. my poetry helped me develop to become a mature individual. it taught me how do guage things in taking big decisions in my life. it also allowed me to open up easily towards other people which in turn made it easier for them to open up to me as well. I became approachable because of my poetry.

you might be wondering, "what's the big connection between my poetry and my current view of blogging?" well my answer could only be they are one and the same. both allow me to express my feelngs in a way that instead of bottling it all up inside me until it explodes, I put it on paper or digital paper instead. "why?" you ask...because it doesn't require another person to release those emotions inside of you. and the good thing with this is that we have the option to share it with others so that they would have a chance to relate to my experiences and know that they are not alone. this is what blogging is all about. expressing, sharing, relating, helping, healing, realizing, etc.

I really have no idea how i ended up not realizing this much sooner. I might be stubborn and don't realize it, or just plain stupid. but whatever the reason is, it doesn't really matter. what matters is what I believe now, which is to believe in the power of blogging and start to embrace it as something that anyone can do.

and so, I begin by writing this first blog EVER to share with everyone that blogging is indeed very useful for us. I admit that I'm not as good as the majority, but I'd still try to make this a regular thing. at the end of the day, one thing's for sure. we have our own separate lives and we are blessed with the freedom to live it how we choose it. and in my life, I choose to live and share even a glimpse of what this simple brain of mine is thinking.

...with that I now end the beginning of my new love for blogging....^_^