The song that inspired the name of my blog. Not just my blog, but a hope to live more honestly and to get to know myself. It sounds so cliche and silly, but that's what this whole thing was about at the beginning - trying to understand what I wanted from my life. I wanted to write, that I knew. I wanted to be a better mum, wife, person. Beyond that? No idea.
Can a blog do all that? It's a big ask, and the answer is quite simple: no. Whether you write about it or not, confusion is still confusion, and if you're not happy in yourself you won't be happy no matter what else you do. No matter how else you try to disguise it, no matter how much you try to fill your life with things to distract you.
It all sounds so serious, and it is in my own little world. Big picture? No, it's silly and small and insignificant. The truth is I'm still looking for the answers, for that one thing to click into place that makes me go, 'Aha!'
I've learnt that I'm not the mum I thought I'd be (I mean that in a good way!), I'm not the writer I thought I'd be, not the person I imagined my whole life. I guess I'm figuring out how to drop the expectations and just... be.
Does the blog fix it all? No. But it does add a wonderful something into my life.
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This is a writing exercise for InkPaperPen's Write On Wednesdays - click the button below to read the other participants' pieces.
52 comments:
Love this post. Hopefully it helps clear your mind to write. I know it inspires me xo
What a great post. So hard to drop expectations and just live as you are. Something we're all working on hey.
Hi Megan. I'm not a Rob Thomas fan at all but I do like that song and I do think he has a talent for song writing. I love the way you have written this piece and how that you have used that song to inspire your blog writing. I a lovely, honest post and one that I can relate to totally!
Anne @ Domesblissity
Wonderful sentiments!
Thank you for a moment of clarity.
:-)
Hey, just wanted to say congrats on getting chosen by Blogger! You have been Blog of Noted!!!!
CBG
canadianbloggergirl.blogspot.com
this blog has help me understand what i want in life but has given me questions on how to do it. but thank you so much this is what i needed to hear and get me thinking how to control this rollercoster of a life and get me back on the up than the down
I love your blog! So glad I ran across it!! Can't wait to read future posts. Check out my blog, if you like. It is titled "Truth or Dare".
"Thank you blogger for choosing this lovely woman's blog as 'blog of note' today"! Great to read a little and get to know you Megan, my name is also Magan and I look forward to reading more from you in the future. It seems we may have a lot in common. Great blog!
~magan33~
www.adayinthelife-magan33.blogspot.com
Hi there
You have touched on a few questions that I have been also asking of myself so it is reassuring in a way to know that other people are sharing similar thoughts:):)
I started blogging earlier this year and have found it a wonderful outlet for my thoughts and opinions photographs and poetry.
Olga from http://revedoa@blogspot.com
Megan - what a lovely post.
I think we all have questions about ourselves we want/need answered and sometimes those answers surprise us.
And hey - congrats on Blog of Note! Woooo hoooo!
xxx
"Write out loud" = Sharpie's slogan...
Wow Megan, Blog of Note! Great news and a fitting post!
I always find honesty and realness here at Writing Out Loud and that's what I love most about it. Thanks for sharing part of your journey with us in this week's W.o.W exercise. I love to see your link pop up on the linky!
Gill x
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I like this, it is so easy to fall into the traps we thought we were prepared for. I know that I'm not expecting anything, but then... I am expecting to not expect anything... which unfortunately leads me down the same path... hopefully that makes sense to someone...
Thank you for reminding me that it is ok to just be.
I must confess I had no idea about the song but I have EVERY idea what you mean in your well chosen words lovely! You speak my truth too & help me question, reflect & change along the way too. I'm better off for knowing you & this blog of yours. Xxxx
Megan I love this. I think life is a constant seeking, learning, asking... well it is for me anyway. I've come to think that if I wasn't seeking, learning, doing, questioning I'd be standing still... and standing still is, well, not going anywhere!
I also think sometimes we get so worried about the big picture, we forget that our own problems are real and do deserve time and space for thought.
And that's the funny thing about blogs... they take us places and directions we had no idea we wanted to go!
It's amazing where these writing prompts can take you. I agree with Naomi, life is ever changing and just when you think it's all clicked into place, something will happen to make you stop and start questioning, thinking, wondering. Thank-you for sharing so openly. :)
I love your openness and honesty. Mummy-dom is such a weighty time. Not only do we become so aware of the significance we have in some precious lives, but we are also catapulted into experiencing the full spectrum of ourselves in all our wonder and horror. To top it off, we are dropped into the middle of suburbia and left to work most of it out all on our own. Keep on questing! You'll draw things to yourself that will lead you forward!
Fabulous blog. Love the title! People often speak of living out loud; as a fellow writer, writing out loud is living out loud put to words from the music of life.
Can writing help you find yourself? It has been working for me since I was 10. Congratulations on creating something meaningful, helpful, and no doubt healing for yourself--and others.
thats what its all about..carving out your personal space and venting yourself out...introspection,realization,atonement, joy,ecstacy will follow.
Music has this amazing way of touching most people, cleansing stuff always personal it's interesting to see varied interpretations to the same lyrics. Soul Food.
Gotta love W.O.W :)
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i can feel it
Hello from Winnipeg, Canada
I love your page! How did you design it? And your writing is naturally personable.
For me, blogging is just about uncluttering my head and organizing those thoughts into a document page so maybe, days or weeks later, I can figure out the answer to a problem I saw no solution to, previously.
I found your blog as it is featured in blogs of note. I find your posts full of truth and humour. Enjoy reading your posts :) You are a very good writer :)
Hey !!
Its like you just read my mind.Its something anyone can relate to and must be on half of the people's mind.
Great writing.
Congos!!!!
I came across your blog from "Blogs of Note" as well, and I'm glad yours has been listed there: you have a good blog, and thank you for sharing your thoughts in this post.
Hi, I always love reading your blog. I recently started my own and would love it if you took a quick look! :)
http://bowtiedbeauty.blogspot.com/
There are far too many expectations to face every day...the hardest ones being those that we place on ourselves....don't forget to have a, 'be kind to me day'....they work wonders....Great post ...xv
Just found your blog through Blogs of Note status. Congrats. Love the design of it. :)
What a great time to find your blog. I'm on a similar quest to live better, love more (myself, others & the Eath) and live life to the fullest while trying to figure out what I want and how best to get it AND help others without being a doormat.
"Does the blog fix it all? No. But it does add a wonderful something into my life."
Absolutely.
Reading WoW, I'm amazed at the many interpretations we have from a single prompt. How cool that a song can inspire you in this way. You certainly seem to have found your blogging niche!
I think blogging can force you to think about your life from the view of other people, unlike a journal, and that's why people like it.
It feels great to release like this doesn't it? :)
One of most honest writings I've ever read, It's really flowing, I only need 1 times to read and understand it, though I'm not using English as my daily language. You really write it Loud!. Congrats for being one of Blogs of Note.
Congratulations on your feature in Blogs of note. I'm a new follower and can't wait to get to know your blog better. I agree about blogging adding something to life. I have found a great community of writers I didn't have in my small town Wyoming. If I didn't have my blog I do not know where I'd be without the support of fellow writers. Its an amazing community.
Hi,
I really like your blog! I am a relatively new blogger (well started last year). I started with one topic and realized that I had so much more to say on other topics too...so decided to open up my blog. I only have 6 followers & I am still learning about blogging. I would love for you to give me some pointers as you seem to have the same idea as me (or vice versa). I even have 1 daughter like you (she's 6). I would also love for you to follow my blog "onetosixteeninten".
Ahhh... as life moves forward, our hopes so easily stay behind. And then we write about them. We write our thoughts, questions, failures, feelings, reflections and the occasional rant.
Sigh. Relief. There is something wonderful about that.
Thanks for sharing.
LOVE THIS POST, KEEP IT UP MEGAN!!! COME CHECK OUT MY BLOG :) IMA BE POSTN UP COOL PHOTOGRAPHY
Yes! To everything you said in this post, it's all so true - for me anyway! Thanks for this insight!
Great post. :) I just found you through Blogger. I was excited to see the WoW prompt and took it on. Thanks for sharing!
Nyc blog.am @astonishers.blogpost.com.what iz inspiring is style of writing and mostly touching the society aspect,a key factor of my blog
New to this blog thing. Seems we have much in common. I love to write, bake, and take pictures too. I love this post of yours. Looking forward to many more!
Over from WoW. Love the way you had already used a song for the blog title.
You know it's weird but it had never occurred to me to write non fiction for these exercises. Glad you did. It will give me something to think about for next time.
I really like this piece of writing. I haven't met you but I have been to events where you have been there and I 'knew' who you were because of your blog. It is a little bit freaky but as I read that I kind of felt like I was looking within myself. I reckon that is what good writing is about, helping you and others looking within themselves and outside the square to think...think about things that impact their lives and others. I really enjoyed that piece. Well Done and thanks for sharing.
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I saw your name under Blogs of Note and thought I would check you out. I really like your writing:) Keep it up!
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Stumbled on this blog. Indeed blogging could not make us who we want to be, but it could help us to be a better person. Writing our thoughts and ideas is a form of letting go of our fears, wants and dreams and at the same time letting us reflect on who we really are and what we really want. Thanks for the post, eh
Cheers,
Cathy@manometer
I am so glad I ran across your blog, I am really enjoying it! I am a new blogger myself and I can't tell you how much I relate to this (and all your other posts really!). Thanks for keeping it real. By the way, how do you keep up with so many comments each day!
I love how you've taken your blog to encompass so many different topics- I find my blog always slightly mirrors my own life. So you're right, it is something wonderful in your life... but even more so when it helps readers like us :D thanks for sharing
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