Tuesday, February 19, 2013

[Re]Gaining Confidence

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-poston-bicycle-20130219,0,7268780.story

This is something I would write; I like it, I thought about half way through the article. If this guy can do it, so can I.

It's a nice little read, not very complex, but enjoyable. To me that's one of the most important things about writing: if it's not enjoyable, even if only in some sort of masochistic, make-you-cry or light-the-fire-of-justice-under-your-butt-way, then why write it? It's a little slice of one's perspective, and that may just be a preference of mine, but I also think it's important, too. Reading to gain perspective; writing to share it.

And I just thought to myself, if this [midwestern] guy can go make it in L.A. writing the equivalent of some of my blog posts for one of the country's biggest news organizations, I can write for a living too.

It's not too much to ask.

But this is how I feel today, right now, in a moment of the inspiration of an approachable playing field...ask me what I think again tomorrow.