Things That Made Blogging Difficult for Me

A few days ago, I decided to make blogging a hobby. I thought that I can always blog about anything freely without having to worry about how people would think about my blog, its content, grammar, and the construction of the sentences. I overlooked a lot of things that may cause trouble and make blogging difficult. I failed to think about instances when I would be out of words, and don't know how to continue or even finish my blog. Anyway, here are some points that made blogging hard for me.

1. Lack of Focus
I just can't concentrate on a single thing at a given moment. All the time, I think about writing about this and that, but I can't decide which ones I will write about first. My thoughts are so scattered there are times that I can't even deliver the things that I want to point out in simple words.

2. Lack of Information
Earlier this day, I thought about writing a blog about where we can donate goods to help the people affected by the Typhoon Ondoy (internationally known as Ketsana). I discovered that I don't have any information on where we can donate, which organizations to call, or which banks accept money so we can donate to the victims. I have seen a lot of sites in the internet but I just can't determine which ones are really necessary for my blog.

3. Limited Vocabulary
There are times when I just can't deliver my point directly. I can do it in my own dialect, but I find it difficult to translate it into the English language. There may be other words to substitute it with but they just don't feel right. Yes, I want to keep my blog short and simple, but I like my blog concise and direct.

The three items I have identified above have become so great an obstacle for me to write blogs. Well, as I am still rather new to this hobby, it is not surprising that I encounter problems and difficulties. Nobody becomes a master overnight and every success is accompanied with an army of failures. The more I read and write, and the more knowledge I gain, maybe then I'd be able write blogs with quality and sense. And as I learn more about this endeavor, I know I will be facing problems more complicated than these. Facing them is inevitable, but I'd be ready once I overcome these three that I have identified.

Blogging To Express Myself

Expressing our thoughts and opinions is just as important the need to be heard. Most of us say what we feel to our closest friends and family. We share our ideas with people we work with. On some occasions, we express our thoughts through questions so we can gain more information. We ask our teachers, instructors, colleagues, or anyone in our network hoping to find an answer to something we are confused about.

Every now and then, there are things that I ought to express that I just can't say outright in front of somebody. For whatever reason, I tend to make second thoughts on saying it to them, only regret it afterward. So I write; to express myself and what I think and feel. The people concerned don't exactly have to be able to read it. I'd be glad if they did anyway, especially if they leave comments and share their own thoughts.

Writing, or blogging, is just as endless as our imagination. Whatever our thoughts can comprehend, we can write about it and share it to others. It doesn't have to be fantastic and excellent. A simple yet understandable one is good enough.

And so I write or blog, just for the fun of expressing my thoughts. I write about what I feel at the moment, about my endeavors, about my work, and about what I think about something. There are no particular topics, and I don't dedicate them to particular audiences. I do it freely and without any deep thought. Only whatever comes to my mind at that particular moment. Anything that is left unwritten might be lost forever.