All through life I’ve worried about things.
In school it was having friends, crushes, grades. Okay, flip those first two. Yeah, that’s the order. I remember Roberta and a song that began with . . .
Down on the corner by the traffic light
Everybody’s lookin’ as she goes by
Since college it’s been family, job, health. No flipping the order there. Not really sure of a song I would put to that. Perhaps something like . . .
I think I’m tired today, driving the same old way
Why can’t I see what’s ahead, only blindly living instead
Now here I am in Blog World. I entered in timid and unsure. I didn’t know really what I wanted to write, well I did but I didn’t know how to write it the way it needed to be.
Approaching 800 articles across Blog World later . . . I still find myself worrying.
Or I did.
Ladies and Gentleman, and unladylike and slovenly, I have discovered that, to paraphrase a famous line from a famous baseball movie;
“There’s no worrying in blogging!”
This is not a joke.
Not some pithy thing to say. I mean it.
I worried at one point about talking about my faith. I do it mostly on Sundays, but I’ve been happily surprised at the reception. If the reception had been bad would I have stopped? Well in the beginning no one was really ‘recepting’ it . . . soooo. . .
I’ve worried about things like writing sensual poetry or even articles about race. Would I offend people? Would people stop following me? Would people not visit and like my work?
Yes, I fell into the blogger Blog World trap. I obviously did not fall in so deep that I didn’t post what I wanted to. But I did struggle and worry and even question myself after publishing.
But do I still worry? Am I still afraid people will abandon RonovanWrites over something Ronovan Writes or how bad Ronovan Writes what he Writes?
Let me paraphrase again, only with a slight difference this time.
“THERE IS NO ROOM FOR WORRYING IN BLOGGING!”
I am not saying intentionally seek to offend people. But do not be afraid to speak your mind. I happen to have a fairly rational and calm way of doing it. It’s just in my personality or something. I can’t write intentionally offensive things. Believe me, I’ve tried to write rants that end up as these think pieces and totally change. I end up calm by the end and have to rewrite everything because my thoughts had turned into this debate thing. And then I didn’t have to change much. Yeah, I sometime wish I could just go off on a subject.
I have a site dedicated to Rants but so far it has one article and that’s basically the here I am article. Yeah, its’ going to be a big mover.
We have enough stress in our lives to worry about blogging which is really meant to be a stress reliever, thing to enjoy, fun, creative.
You are worried about offending?
I have three very simple tips for you today:
- Turn off your comments
- Do not have contact info or a contact form
- Or get out of blogging
I am a super over sensitive person. I will admit it. The smallest thing will make me think for days and become depressed. But here in Blog World I do my best because I know there will be people that, in all honesty are just out to be mean on purpose. Trolls anyone?
Why is this something to think about? Why is worrying something that is something to worry about?
One thing I enjoy about blogs is all the different people with different lives, perspectives, opinions, backgrounds and personalities. I like to learn. If we all are worried about things, then we all sound the same. If I was happy talking to myself I wouldn’t be here. Well, never mind, that’s a whole different article.
Sum up time
Blog what you want to and don’t sweat it. Or to paraphrase a famous baseball movie line;
“and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days.”
So I didn’t paraphrase. But I liked it. And can you think of a better way to not worry?
Much Respect
Ronovan
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