Do you remember that old saying parents used to tell us to make us stop calling our sister a bumhead? "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all". I think that for me (as well as for a lot of people) I have taken that and mutated it into "If you don't have anything GOOD to say, don't say anything at all". What's the difference between the two? Well, the first one prevents you from hurting someones feelings, or saying something you might regret. That is a good rule to follow in most situations.* That second one prevents you from trying things that you want to try - but you don't, because you aren't good enough at it. It doesn't just apply to speaking, it applies to writing, or acting, or kayaking, or doing taxes. But the secret is that those people who are good at these things? They probably weren't that good the first time they did it.
I love reading. I love talking about what I have read with other people. I love it when a book I have read and loved and talked about to another person becomes a book THEY read and loved. So I am going to attempt a blog where I can review and talk about the books I have read. And probably other things. So bear with me while I am still in my "sucking-at-this-stage". I promise I will get better.**
*Except when some jerk takes the last scoop of chocolate peanut butter ice cream, or someone tries to tell you that dogs are better than cats. Then the (verbal) gloves come off.
**That's a lie. I was crossing my fingers there. I will TRY to get better. "Practise makes perfect" is another one of those old sayings, and who knows, maybe it's just one of those things that your parents told you to trick you into doing something. Like "eating crusts will make your hair curly" or "carrots are good for your eyes" or "brush your teeth so you don't get cavities". Yeah, right mom. Suuure.
No comments:
Post a Comment