Someone told me today that Ancora imparo postings do not seem to have any theme to them, other than the Three Musketeers, chocolate, puppies or dogs, coffee (occasionally), my Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - Eleventh Edition, and the Aqua RV (when in season).
OK, that is a fair and accurate assessment. I follow a number of blogs and most of them do, I guess, contain certain themes, like happiness, Godliness, humor, weird happenings, gardening......to name a few. If I were to try to maintain a leitmotif (good term, since I am a musician), I would probably get bored and run out of subject material. Once upon a time, I thought I would like to, and could, write a book. I even went so far as to outline the chapters, then the desire sort of became a puff of air and disappeared. Subsequent to starting the book, I attended a book-writin' workshop where I learned that first books sometimes take a while to incubate and materialize. I guess I didn't ruminate long enough to incubate anything other than frustration.
In this same conversation, the person asked me where I found sources of inspiration about which to blog. I'm not certain that "inspiration" is quite the right word since it is unlikely that I inspire anyone who reads Ancora imparo. Do I hope that Ancora imparo encourages laughter? Yes! Do I aim to influence anyone? Heavens, no! Do I send messages to those who know it is "them" to whom I am speaking? Yes, yes....a thousand times "yes"! I write for personal satisfaction, to keep my mind working, to maintain my vocabulary, to improve my vocabulary and writing skills, and to have a dialogue with some faceless visage that I feel needs to hear what I have to say - for that day and on a specific topic. Nothing I write will change the world, nor should it, but maybe, just maybe, it might tweak a conscious here and there, evoke a chuckle or two, or present a new word to someone else other than me.
I simply write in "plain speak" - a language that most will recognize, remember, and recall. If I use a word that you don't recognize, you know what to do - consult your Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - Eleventh Edition. Works for me every time!
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