Truth be told, it’s not an easy thing to put your heart on
your sleeve a couple of times a month and share thoughts and feelings with the
world; or at least to those who have the time to click the link to the blogs I
post. I don’t always share intimate
feelings or deep dark secrets, but the act of sharing your perspective or
beliefs with the world can be terrifying to some. Putting your ideas out there
can be challenging. I do take the time
to write and rewrite some of my opinions and thoughts, but not for the reason
of worrying about offending people that read my entries. My rewrites are done to make sure that the
reader understands the true meaning behind the words. Also, because my grammar sucks and I do my best
to clean up as many mistakes as my state college education allows. One day, I hope to make it big so I can pay
someone to make me look smarter! Authors
and journalists have editors, I have spellcheck.
I do and I don’t care what people have to say about the
things I write and say. I do care,
because I want to make an impact in your life or plant a seed to encourage you
to think or respond in a certain way.
#Tryharder. I don’t care if I
offend, anger or make your eyes roll because you think differently. It’s your choice to read these chapters I post
and I am not forcing you to do anything.
I do not allow others to force me into changing the style or passion in
the way I write. I am who I am. Warts, moles and freckles and I show that
same respect to others. I respect
opinions. Even the ones I don’t agree
with.
There are people in this world that want to be
offended. They feel that they cannot be
sensitive to the world if they have thick skin, so they look to be
bothered. These same people rarely offer
up their opinion, but rather wait to argue with someone who has already shared
theirs. It’s safer to be a critic than
it is to be a seed planter of thoughts. People
with carefully calculated responses often just pick things apart and offer up
very little when it comes to the betterment of others. You want to be “right” and “win” the
discussion and you care very little about the most important part-the takeaway.
Maybe I’m different? Yes, I want a
solution, but I look to take something away from every discussion I am involved
with. I’m perfectly fine with being
offended and “wrong” as long as we get to where we need to go. I don’t need to win.
The #Tryharder “philosophy” has always been about getting
people to think of a better way or consider altering the course for the
betterment of others by digging a little deeper. Trying harder. By sharing my thoughts and stories, I hope to
plant seeds of consideration and give others an opportunity to do the same. I’m honest about my life and the scars that I
carry are the foundation of almost all of my chapters. If I, a simple kid from a small town in Texas
with a state college education and limited editing skills, can honestly push out
thoughts and feelings into the world and get 10s of thousands of people to read
them-then you can do the same. You don’t
have to influence tribes of people, but you should want to make a difference
somewhere. If my blogs don’t do it, then
perhaps the pictures of terrible parking jobs will help to alter the behavior
of others?
You only get one go-round on this planet and you owe It to
yourself and others to leave as much of “you” (your contributions and
perspective) behind for people to learn from.
Maybe I am different? I don’t
expect others to be like me. I am not
trying to lead an army of like-minded people and I don’t see myself as anything
more than who I am. Yet, having
experienced what I have experienced in life, I would like to think I have
something to offer the rest of the world.
You too have a unique perspective.
Not every blog or life lesson that I offer is a homerun and I don’t
expect it to be. I’m just trying to get
you to #Tryharder a few times a month. Nothing
major, but maybe just enough to get you to plant seeds of your own for others
to benefit from.
