~ writing

(Jan 15/09) Obviously, as someone with 4 or 5 active blogs, memberships in various songwriting forums and other forms of social networking... I enjoy writing a lot. There's something about the act of writing that feels satisfying. It's funny because I used to be one of the shyest people on the planet. I held everything inside, and never told anyone anything. If I was in a relationship, I really thought that if someone loved me, they should be able to know what I thought - needed - wanted. I had no communication skills. I didn't know how to make small talk. When I met someone I knew on the street, it was like my mind seized up and all I could think (in capital letters) was, 'don't say anything stupid like you always do' or, 'you are so boring boring boring'. I'd shrink inside and just want to run away and hide. And here I am now, writing these blogs and giving my opinions on forums and attending conferences and posting my music on-line and sharing myself & my journey on a global scale. Things I would have never done 20 years ago.