In a Perfect World

I haven’t posted an entry on my blog for several weeks. When I thought of an idea, I hesitated to put “pen to paper.” The reason was simple, I felt like what I wrote had to be perfect.

I had shared my blog address with one of my best friends, and after he read my “thoughts,” his first comments were about the mistakes he found in spelling and grammar. I mentioned that, for me, blogging was more about sharing ideas…not flawless mechanics.

Even though this is how I feel, I became very self-conscience about writing…too concerned about making errors. I was right back in Composition 101 where each paper was returned, “bleeding” with corrections.

In a perfect world, we would never make mistakes, but if we can’t let go of this need to get an A in mechanics as well as content, we won’t write.