Words of Wisdom

2 years ago today I embarked on an inner voyage of discovery with my first blog post, imaginatively entitled "Bonfire Night", a devil's advocate type post on all things Guy Fawkes etc. Since then I have used it to showcase my thoughts and observations in poetic form, together with memories (good and not so good) of my chequered working life and tales of other parts my life to date.

I have found it to be very cathartic and would recommend it to anyone who can find the time and inclination to share a slice of their world with the population at large. Initially, my thoughts were "why would anyone want to read about my sad life?", but then as the views increased (6000 to date), I found the confidence to delve deeper into my psyche and unload my inner thoughts to the general populace.

It would please me greatly if anyone I knew personally did the same as I find one generally only scratches the surface of the multifaceted personality of those around them. I find social media does serve a purpose but is also greatly inhibiting, i.e, how much can you really get out of 140 characters? I also believe that most people have a social media "persona" and very often it gives no indication of what the person is really like in real life. A blog broadens that horizon and, for those who are interested, gives a better understanding of what makes the blogger tick. It's not the be all and end all of course but is a marked improvement on Twitter's "My toe nails need cutting #iamveryboring", "My football team is better than your football team #whocares", "I have just re-arranged my sock draw AND fed my goldfish #givemeanobelprize " and other such yawn-provoking guff.

I wish to thank all who have taken the time to read some of my stuff and nonsense. In today's world the pace of life seems to move faster then ever before with so many distractions using up time, so I do greatly appreciate your readership. Whatever life throws at you, keep your sense of humour and perspective. When times are good, take a second to breathe in the moment to savour later and in times of sorrow call on the people you love and trust. You know it makes sense.