Mind. Body. Spirit. On my Quest, I'm working on all of these areas. I'm learning (and remembering) a lot about myself, and I've been totally surprised with some of the revelations. Outside of The Landing, our work continues, and while much of the sweat and physical manipulations occur within those friendly confines, I've discovered another challenge in my life, and it's writing this blog.
No, I'm not complaining about knocking out four hundred words or so once a week, the time required to do so or anything like that. I've actually found it really hard just to write outside the sphere of business writing. Throughout my educational career, I always loved writing, and especially writing creatively. In college, I would have much preferred writing a paper to taking a test. In fact, I used to trade a preview of my papers to a select group of desperate/lazy classmates for getting my clothes laundered. They took intellectual liberties with my writing, and I got clean underwear. Not a bad deal, for me at least.
I have found that in the years since I left collegiate life and entered the working world, I traded most of my creative writing style for a much more business-like technique. Succinct, to the point, an economy of words. Adjectives have given way to bullet points. If you look back at my entries so far, you'll get the point. I convey my message, but elicit no emotion from you, the readers.
On the contrary, if you read Shannon's blog, you'll see how a pro does it. She writes with the wit and humor that makes you want to check back. It makes you laugh, and say to your friends, family, and co-workers "Hey, read this, she's so funny!" You feel as if you know her a little bit by reading her blog. Not so much with mine.
So, the surprise that my Quest has brought to me this week can be filed in the "Mind" category. I'm working a creative part of my brain that's been dormant for a long, long time. And you, dear readers, have been witness to my brains really tough "get back on your horse" workouts. But this blog, much like my next weigh-in, will be better than the one the week before. Maybe in a couple of weeks, I might even make you laugh. Stick with me, I'm a work in progress.