New Things

I have attempted to blog before, and I have failed each time. This is my second attempt with blogger. I'm several years older than I was during my first attempt here, which must count for something, and there are less distractions here than there are on other blog sites.

This is my new attempt at keeping up with a blog. Writing has always been an outlet for me and, in some ways, an encouragement.  It keeps me accountable in some small way as well. Looking back over old journals and even old blog posts has reminded me how far I have come and how far I still have to go. Someday I'll probably look back on this and think the same thing.

My life right now is constantly changing and moving. Things move at a much quicker pace when you become an adult. Keeping up with the pace is a full time job, but it's possible. Sometimes, though, you need to allow yourself time to sit and breathe, and I think that is why I have decided to start blogging again. Writing will help me remember to take just a moment to relax in the middle of an insane week. Writing in a public place (even if no one reads it for now) will help me to write more often. I have hardly any time to sit and breathe, and I am slightly afraid that I may abandon this new attempt to write more often, but I still have to try.  My heart and my mind need it.

I have called this blog "smallish things" because first, I am a smallish thing. I am less than five feet tall and I weigh less than 100 pounds. The biggest reason for that name, however, is because most of my joy comes from being thankful for the small things-- like the way the rain looks on the pavement, or the way someone laughs at a joke they thought was the best joke in the world, or the way children smile up at you with so much pride as they hand you a picture they drew for you. I hope to write about the smallish things that bring my heart joy.

If you are reading this first post, thank you. If you are reading this first post months after I first published it, still thank you. I hope my thoughts are encouraging or enlightening for you.