Wondering and Wandering

Just wondering and wandering about things....

I've been looking for a framework within which to paint my verbal pictures of things I think about, while not having some major overriding scheme or plan for doing so, I've created this personal blog. A place to reflect upon what I observe, see, think about, wonder about as I wander about this life I'm living.

A framework with no preconceived constraints about what I ought to reflect and write about or how I should do so. A place to simply - be - in the moment of what I wonder about at times.

I suppose my need to write is more for my own benefit and growth than the need to "be read" or "published" or some other such vain thing. I sometimes wonder about some pretty profound things, or am struck by some very profound moments, experiences and insights. They are profound enough that I believe I will not forget, but alas, time goes by, life begins to happen again, and I do indeed forget. Who knows the breadth of thoughts and reflections that have passed through my mind and heart, and journeyed on and I do not in fact remember them.

So I'm writing to express my sense of what I observe and experience. I don't care how much my sentences may run on, nor will I fret over the things that would make the profound thought invalid because it happened to use a word or a phrase or tense or a double negative or a run on compound sentence with a bunch of "ors" in it or things like that. I just want to write.

And I want to write not because I have something profound to say, but I want to write because I have a deep, deep desire to discover what in my life is yearning to be said - if I would simply pay attention; remove the constraints that I have allowed to confine by creativity; step beyond the oughts and shoulda's and coulda's and simply write my observations of those things that I think about, I observe and experience in the process of living life everyday, moment to moment - with each one of those moments and days filled to over flowing with wonder and grace if I am of such mind and heart to notice, to pay attention, and engage in the process of discovery through reflection and writing.

So - here we go. The first task I suppose will be remembering the name of this blog I have created. If you happen on this journey with me, feel free to enter in through reading this blog, and perhaps allow it to inspire you to pay closer attention to the grace-filled moments of wonder that come your way in each moment and experience of each and every day.

Now I have to think of a clever closing, something I can sign off with that will belong to me in this blog - maybe - "Sincerely" - nah; how about "Grace and Peace" - nah, too pious; how about "Blessings" - no, too vague; I know how about this one.... "Just Wondering...."

SO here you are.... here I am rather... Let the journey begin.

Just Wondering,

Steve