I Guess This is My First Blog

Abigail Shinkle
Jul 22, 2017 · 2 min read

Welcome, person. Read this stuff I wrote as an entry to my “blog”, or don’t and just wait until I’m famous and read my autobiography. Thank you for your patronage.


I’ve thought about starting a blog for a long time now. I’ve had this idea of what I’ve wanted it to look like, you know, full of self-made inspirational quotes and phrases that change people’s outlook on life. I wanted it to be one of those things you read and you think “wow, I wish I were that cool” or you think “wow, I need to be better at just about everything”. But the more I’ve thought about it I’ve come to realize that blogs are oftentimes more for the person writing it than for the minds that read it. I had a short conversation with someone today who recently started blogging and that’s what he said, that it’s for him and to know other people read it is more a bonus than anything.

I’ve written a lot and have about 14 journals filled with nonsense dating back to 2009, little eleven year old me just trying to let all my thoughts out. And that’s still what I do now. Writing is an escape, a way for me to process what’s going on in my head (therapeutic? most definitely).

I also, of course, want to impact people. I’ve always wanted to be one of those people that when you’re with them you simply feel safe and loved and at home. A silent impression. But i guess before you can influence others you should first take care of yourself, you know, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. I am my worst critic and I am the only person who feels like I am not where I should be. And I am the only person who has kept me from starting a blog. So, I have no idea what this is going to be like and I’ll probably just write about boring random stuff. Maybe I should just call it a public journal, with less life details.

Anyways, I’m mostly just tired of feeling discontent but not knowing how to change that or just not being brave enough to. If that resonates with you then cool. If it doesn’t that’s cool too. I’m just writing to get my thoughts out. So here’s a picture of a broccoli tree house because all of us thought of this when we were children.

Stay healthy.

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