Try Being Sad

Write daily. Write anything on a daily basis. Anything just to keep the creative juices flowing and the comfort level with writing high. Emotion seems like a good place to start, and right now I feel terrible. Not sick, just emotionally terrible. Sad is a better word for it. No one likes feeling down, I mean it's called feeling terrible for a reason. It sucks. Yet there is a good side to the blues. When you're upset you see life from a different perspective. You can see what you've lost (whether it's a friendship, a relationship, or a life), but you have a clearer view of what you have. No one really knows what they have until they lose it. There's a reason why so many songs and poems and books say the same thing in one form or another. It's because it's true. Yet does anyone pay attention until it's too late? I admit that I've always taken things for granted, even after going though an emotional roller coaster and seeing what actually matters in life. We tend to forget once we're happy again because that terrible feeling is gone and there's no reason to worry. The truth is that's the worst thing to do. Obvious statement I know, but then why do we continue to do it? Focus on the good, not the bad. Turn that frown upside down. Forget it. I want to be sad. At least here I am constantly reminded of what is wrong and what needs fixing. Until those broken pieces are mended I deserve to feel sad. Why not? When I finally take the time to truly lift my hands to fix my problems or, better yet, the problems of others, then I can feel happy again. A deserving and lasting happy. So all of you happy people need to grab a bit of sadness and take a look at your life from another view. Make sure you deserve to be happy. Maybe none of this makes sense or maybe I'm so right I just changed your life. Either way, just make sure to step back and take another look. Right now. Go.

So I'm a Blogger

Well, here's my first post as an actual blogger. Exciting, right? Sure. The reason why I now blog is I've always had a small desire to write, and that desire has grown as of late. I don't know why, but the idea of putting thoughts on to paper, or in this case screen, and telling some sort of story is intriguing. I'm sure you wanted to know that, or else you wouldn't be reading this. Who cares what I have to say? You do! Why? Who cares! As long as you enjoy the small tidbits of life I post then I'm doing something good for someone. Whether it's a story or a rant, I'll post it for your viewing pleasure. They say the best way to learn how to write well is to, well, write. So here I am and there you are, enjoy what you read from the journal of James Danger.