The Why
I guess, in the world cyberspace and the "interwebs", blogging is a relatively old practice. At least for the reasons I've decided to start one. Which are....well, I don't really know why. I am, however, pretty sure what I am not trying to do.
First, I'm not trying to become famous. I really have no idea why anyone would want to read it in the first place. I just intend to share thoughts on ideas about whatever I happen to be dealing with at the time. I'm not a chef who wants to sell cookbooks. I'm not religious pundit who wants to pontificate my ideas to enlighten people. I'm not an expert in anything. My advice on any subject, when solicited, has just as much a chance of being poor as it does beneficial. But I do have thoughts. I'm not a musician or author who is (or ever will be) trying to sell books or albums. In short, the point is not to "be heard".
Second, I couldn't possibly be LESS interested in engaging in debates. I have views about most things, as most people do. I will share them from time to time. I assume there is a place on here for replies. If replies seek to enter into a debate, they almost certainly won't be responded to. I'm not a good arguer and with MOST things, I'm not concerned with being right. Even if I was, being right rarely changes someones mind, and even more rarely changes their actions.
I suppose why I AM doing this will become more clear to me as I go along. I'm not sure how often I intend to make posts. Starting out, all I really know is, I'm looking for something to fill my time. I work a "9-5" (basically), although I'm not interested in climbing a corporate ladder. I go home in the evening, do a little exercise, and spend the rest of the night reading, or watching TV. Occasionally there is some function going on at the school where my wife works and my son attends. Even more occasionally, do we have something planned for the evening that takes us away from home.
When I was younger I had more hobbies. I played softball several nights a week. I liked to hunt and fish. Although I still fish sometimes, I don't play softball or hunt anymore. Age, priorities, and an emergency back surgery almost 2 years ago put an end to that. So I thought I needed a hobby. Most hobbies cost money, though. So I thought maybe this would fill my time.
I do have a variety of interests which may get touched on. I enjoy traveling, reading, going to church, and sports. Although, sports has become much less a part of my life lately, and I suppose that will be touched on to some degree in future post.
I feel like I have changed a lot over the last few years. I hope that most of it has been for the better. I called the blog "Recovering recoverer" because everyone is recovering from something. The word "recovering" caries with it a stigma of something bad. Minds generally jump strait to recovering addicts. I'm not a recovering addict in that regard. I feel for people who are. But in the age of social media there is an ever-present weight on society. A fog of comparing and contrasting lives with people as we incessantly move our thumbs from the the bottom to the top of our devices for hours and hours each day. I'm not against social media. But it's an example of how we get into a constant pattern of seeing the best of other people (because that's all they're going to share), and comparing it to the worst we know of ourselves. So we start a pattern of deciding we are going to do this more, and that less. Karen goes to the gym every day. Steve attends church 3 times a week. Tony spends more times with his kids than I do with mine, Rachel got another promotion.
So we decide, then and there. I'm going to commit to this. I'm going to dedicate myself to that. Embrace once thing, and shun another. All in an attempt to be happier with ourselves. It's a constant cycle of recovering from what we were into something we think we should be. But, sometimes we just need to recover from recovering. Yes, work at being the best we can be. But sometimes there is nothing wrong with being satisfied. Sometimes we need to just rest. Just breath.
First, I'm not trying to become famous. I really have no idea why anyone would want to read it in the first place. I just intend to share thoughts on ideas about whatever I happen to be dealing with at the time. I'm not a chef who wants to sell cookbooks. I'm not religious pundit who wants to pontificate my ideas to enlighten people. I'm not an expert in anything. My advice on any subject, when solicited, has just as much a chance of being poor as it does beneficial. But I do have thoughts. I'm not a musician or author who is (or ever will be) trying to sell books or albums. In short, the point is not to "be heard".
Second, I couldn't possibly be LESS interested in engaging in debates. I have views about most things, as most people do. I will share them from time to time. I assume there is a place on here for replies. If replies seek to enter into a debate, they almost certainly won't be responded to. I'm not a good arguer and with MOST things, I'm not concerned with being right. Even if I was, being right rarely changes someones mind, and even more rarely changes their actions.
I suppose why I AM doing this will become more clear to me as I go along. I'm not sure how often I intend to make posts. Starting out, all I really know is, I'm looking for something to fill my time. I work a "9-5" (basically), although I'm not interested in climbing a corporate ladder. I go home in the evening, do a little exercise, and spend the rest of the night reading, or watching TV. Occasionally there is some function going on at the school where my wife works and my son attends. Even more occasionally, do we have something planned for the evening that takes us away from home.
When I was younger I had more hobbies. I played softball several nights a week. I liked to hunt and fish. Although I still fish sometimes, I don't play softball or hunt anymore. Age, priorities, and an emergency back surgery almost 2 years ago put an end to that. So I thought I needed a hobby. Most hobbies cost money, though. So I thought maybe this would fill my time.
I do have a variety of interests which may get touched on. I enjoy traveling, reading, going to church, and sports. Although, sports has become much less a part of my life lately, and I suppose that will be touched on to some degree in future post.
I feel like I have changed a lot over the last few years. I hope that most of it has been for the better. I called the blog "Recovering recoverer" because everyone is recovering from something. The word "recovering" caries with it a stigma of something bad. Minds generally jump strait to recovering addicts. I'm not a recovering addict in that regard. I feel for people who are. But in the age of social media there is an ever-present weight on society. A fog of comparing and contrasting lives with people as we incessantly move our thumbs from the the bottom to the top of our devices for hours and hours each day. I'm not against social media. But it's an example of how we get into a constant pattern of seeing the best of other people (because that's all they're going to share), and comparing it to the worst we know of ourselves. So we start a pattern of deciding we are going to do this more, and that less. Karen goes to the gym every day. Steve attends church 3 times a week. Tony spends more times with his kids than I do with mine, Rachel got another promotion.
So we decide, then and there. I'm going to commit to this. I'm going to dedicate myself to that. Embrace once thing, and shun another. All in an attempt to be happier with ourselves. It's a constant cycle of recovering from what we were into something we think we should be. But, sometimes we just need to recover from recovering. Yes, work at being the best we can be. But sometimes there is nothing wrong with being satisfied. Sometimes we need to just rest. Just breath.
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