Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Blog Disclaimer

“A principal rule for writers, and especially those who want to describe their own sensations, is not to believe that their doing so indicates they possess a special disposition of nature in this respect. Others can perhaps do it just as well as you can. Only they do not make a business of it, because it seems to them silly to publicize such things.” Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

I saw this quote but didn't know who this guy was - turns out he was a German scientist and satirist, lived in the 1700's.  At any rate, he says a mouthful here.  He describes how I feel when I write - not just here, but anytime I share my work.  This is what I want to say to those who read my stuff:  I'm not claiming I can say say it BETTER, or that I will say NEW things, but that I will say SOMETHING, and maybe it's a something just needs to be said - by someone, ANYONE who can say it. 

So, I'm just squinting at the mundane, the everyday, the stuff of daily life, to see if I can catch a glimpse of the divine and sublime I know is nestled in there.  It can seem silly to publicize such things, but who cares?  I'm going to continue being silly; I just wanted you all to know, I know I am.


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