Overthinkers non-anonymous

Today, it’s like yesterday’s blog identity crisis never happened.

For a brief moment, I thought to myself, “Why did I even write that when it’s all gone today anyway?”

Then I realized: the reason it feels better today is because I wrote it. Those thoughts needed to become written words for things to shift.

Otherwise, it’s just a mess of thoughts, all mixed up. There’s no way to make sense of it all. Like shaking a box of jigsaw puzzle pieces and hoping for a clear picture.

The pieces need to come out onto the table, so we can start sorting them. This one fits here, that one over there… piece by piece, the picture clears.

And when it comes to blogging, it’s not just about our own words. It’s also about the words from others. Reading comments from fellow bloggers, learning you’re not alone, makes all the difference.

You and me both (overthinking things as usual) 🤪

— Jason Kratz

You’re definitely not alone. I feel the same way. I constantly struggle with post formats and try to find the best way to mix different content styles.

— Darren Hester

I’m sure many of us have been through this struggle. I decided to stop overthinking it and just have everything in micro.blog.

— Matt Routley

I have sat with this same conundrum, Robert. […] So far I have not moved on this, in part because of time and in part because I don’t know what I want the finished product to look like.

— David Johnson

It’s wonderful to see! Yet another lovely sign of the beauty of blogging and how powerful and valuable it can be.

Thank you all! 😍