A Bloggers Tale

A co-worker asked me recently,"How's it going?" He wore a serious expression, one eyebrow arched. I looked at him with complete understanding. He wasn't interested in how much work is plastered all over your desk, or are you attending the way-too-early meeting next Tuesday? No, his concern centered around my favorite hobby. Writing. A flurry of noise encircled us as we discussed the virtue of following our passion. I whined about my unpublished manuscript. The one collecting dust. His other eyebrow arched. "Start another one," he said. That got me to thinking. I have the beginnings of another story already downloaded to a flash drive. The creative part of me says, you can do it, it will be fun. The practical side of me says, just blog, you don't have to do countless re-writes and it doesn't take much of your time. Besides, you'll never get it published. Then I clicked on Donald Miller's blog. After reading his thoughts on books, writing, and on blogging, I came to a very serious conclusion. The next time my co-worker asks me the question, because he will, I will be prepared. Looking him straight in the eye, I will answer, "It's going good!" Words are inside of me and the stories will be told in their own time. For that I am thankful.