The First Day...

I always wanted to start a blog. However, the problem was that I never knew what to write a blog about. I kept asking myself a ridiculous amount of questions:

Did I have a real hobby that I could write about almost every single day and keep people interested?

To me, no. I mean, I wrote stories, I live to write stories, but I didn’t want to be so self-absorbed as to put all my work up and ask random people who didn’t give a crap for feedback. Especially when all of those that would comment wouldn’t give me any actual criticism, they’d just say “Hey, that’s really cool, but I’m only commented on yours so I can get you to read my blog in return!” … Especially when I’d probably end up doing the same thing to other people, too.

Was my own life interesting enough to write about and basically create a diary?

Probably not. Besides, the last thing I wanted to do was keep a diary for everyone to see. Not that it would actually have anything on there. Most days would consist of the same routine over and over: a mix of surfing the internet, pretending to do work, writing some kind of fiction, and then sleeping; with the occasional movie or social interaction thrown in here and there.

No matter what, I couldn’t think what on Earth I could possibly write anything about.

So, I asked myself something else; something which actually meant I had to find some direction and give all of this some actual purpose. I had to think about not what I wanted my blog to be about, but rather what I ultimately wanted it – and myself – to do. And that answer was simple:

I want people to be inspired. And to smile more. And laugh more. And think more. And realise that in a world filled with depressing news stories, cynical moaning and generally negative views on the universe and everything, there really is some good in it. Furthermore, I wanted all of those things for myself too.

So, this is the deal. From this day on (and hopefully everyday), I’m going put something up that is going to make you feel something. And I’m going to chime in with my own views on the subject, or a little bit of an explanation, or some random story as to how I came across it or just a little something about myself that perhaps has something to do with it.

 It could be a video, a picture, a poem, a story, a news article... Anything that you can find in the time it takes to click…

… and it could make you feel happy, thoughtful, inspired, or just make you feel a little warm inside so you think to yourself “Yeah, this world ain’t so bad after all.”

The put it shortly and sweetly, I want to brighten your day. Feel free to brighten mine by telling me your thoughts on the subject, or just generally your thoughts on life in the little comment thing at the bottom. Or recommend some things that I could use in the future!

So, to the First Day of this blog. To the First Day of the rest of our lives. And this little video just goes to show you that all of us, all kinds of people, have a common ground. Have a think about the question, too; what would you want? If you want to, let me know.

:)