Monday, December 13, 2010

12-12-2010 Live Man Walking - A New Blog

Finally! That's what i know some of those of You who know me are going to say…

For years (yes – literally – for years), several people have been bothering, pestering, or otherwise nudging me about "blogging." At first, i refused, because – quite honestly – i didn't know what "blogging" was. Then, i rebuffed them, because i didn't think anyone would care about anything i would have to say. Lately, i have been eschewing the idea based on other more personal issues. Now, though, it seems to be the right time to begin a blog and share my Life in a more public way than just via FaceBook to select friends or in the personal company of those who share my Life.

So, in the great tradition of Descartes, Shakespeare, & Thoreau, i offer my humble writings for the benefit, encouragement, and – hopefully – pleasure of each of You. i write, because i am told often by many that i have a gift of writing and that it needs to be nourished & cultivated. i write, because people tell me that, on the one hand, i have things to say that others need to hear, so i need, therefore and on the other hand, to make sure that my thoughts are distributed & shared via the medium of writing. i write, because i Love to write and want to write and it helps keep me aLive. To adapt a phrase from one of my aforementioned inspirations, “i am writing, therefore i exist….”

So, here is the format i am going to use – at least in the beginning. As much as is possible, i will post an actual article each weekday, but i will also occasionally post “stati” (like a Twitter “tweet” or a FaceBook status) if there is something i think is relevant, funny, or interesting happening in my Life (don’t hold Your breath), news to which i care to react, or pictures, images, headlines, songs, or other media which move, inspire, frustrate, anger, or confound me. The articles will be posted by day; Mondays will center around PP (Philosophy / Politics, although some might argue that “PP” should better or more accurately stand for “poo poo,” such as issues regarding matters legal, regal, or theoretical), Tuesdays will address something Cultural (music, art, entertainment, customs, etc.), Wednesdays will engage the Theological and deal with spiritual, faith, or scientific data (debates, discoveries, revelations, studies, etc.), Thursdays will highlight Personal issues in my Life (marriage, divorce, career, etc.), and Fridays will discuss anything that doesn’t fit neatly into any of the other categories (sports, finances, etc.) – we’ll just call it the Friday Free-For-All. I will begin the Blog on Monday, December 13th, 2010, and i will attempt to be as faithful as i can in following the format described above.

Generally speaking, when someone undertakes an endeavor, they would ideally have a goal. If that is reasonable, then i suppose an apropos question some of You might have is, “So, mshane, what is Your goal with this Blog – Live Man Walking?” What a fabulous question….

Live Man Walking will be my general base online. It will be the work space where i spend the bulk of my daily online energy, the “house” into which i invest most of my creative abilities, and the focus of most of my pursuits. With that in mind, i think the more salient question to me should be, “What do i hope that You get out of it?” Now, that is an important question, and – in the end – this is my hope for each and all of You.

i hope it accurately reflects who i am in the core of my being for those of You who care to engage with me, so that You can come to know accurately the person with whom You are engaging. i hope it becomes a platform for me to share my views, assumptions, learnings, and questions about issues and also a reference point from which any of You may derive understanding about my perspective, agenda, & paradigm, so that You may be informed, challenged, and moved by the content You stumble across. i hope it becomes a hub of intrigue where You may come and be inspired by ideas and art and beauty, exposed to people, places, & other resources about which You did not know before, and encouraged by a Live Man Walking to Live today – really Live, despite whatever pressures are on You, forces oppose You, or circumstances hinder You. To Live…not just to survive, but to survive while embracing the struggles…not just to do well, but to do well with purpose…not just to overcome, but to conquer for the benefit of others…not just to exist, but to thrive in adversity, pursue in faith, blossom in hope, and exchange in Love – that is what it means to me to Truly Live. And that is what i hope You see in me as You witness a Live Man Walking….

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