Monday, January 4, 2010

Goals

I realize that I haven't been using this blog experience as much as could be helpful to me. I'm been emotionally flat and withdrawn for awhile. I don't feel like me so much anymore. Mostly, it's dawned on me that I really don't know or have any connection with the other bloggers I follow. Beck has been blogging for a long time and I love his posts. His thoughts are so poignant and insightful. Abelard is great at encouraging communication with his blog themes and by keeping up a blog roll. He's always upbeat. Forester is about my age, is married, and has not told his wife, like me. Alan lives in the same city I do and works in the same field as I do. Scott went to the same high school as I did. However, I really don't know these people. I should. Being attracted to men and married is lonely. I could use more friends. I follow many other blogs, but these are examples of how easy it would be for me reach out. I have common ground with other bloggers.

So my goals for the new year include using this blog as way to grow and reach out to others. I hope to gain strength from doing so. I also need to be more open and affectionate with my wife. Then I can worry about those other things, like money worries, improving my career, home improvement projects, etc., that while important, are not the most important things in this life.

6 comments:

Bravone said...

I look forward to hearing more from you this year.

Bror said...

I too look forward to getting to know you better. I need to crank out some more posts myself.

Crisco said...

Wow, someone still reads this blog! Thanks.

A Gay Mormon Boy said...

What wonderful goals. I wish you a prosperous, successful new year.

Scott said...

I'd love to get to know you better. Please don't hesitate to email me if you ever want to know anything about the Scott behind the blog--I'm an open book.

I'm always hesitant to pry into other people's lives, because I know that some people have very good reasons to value their privacy. But I love getting to know people and learning about their likes and dislikes, their hobbies and histories, their families and friends. I'm interested in hearing as much as you're willing to share, either through your blog or in private communication.

I think this is a wonderful resolution, and I hope that you find all of the benefits that you hope to derive from reaching out.

Crisco said...

Scott, don't feel like you're prying. I'm not good at opening up and have found that people asking me direct questions always gets the ball rolling.