So we suck? Now what ...

Beginning a new blog is a daunting task especially for someone not so computer savvy as myself. Truth be told beginning anything new can be quite a challenge, so much so that it might seem easier to NOT try anything new at all.

I am going to break RULE #1 right off the get go. The rule is, never talk about how bad you are doing something while doing it. Fake it until you make. WRONG. I admittedly have no idea how to blog. But I am going to do it anyway. There I said it. Now what?

I did a little research last night on How To Blog. I was alarmed at what I read. Basically, time and again I saw the same message. "You probably suck so don't waste your time." I read messages that said, "Just because you THINK you're a good writer doesn't mean you are. Do NOT start a blog!"
My favorite was "Whatever you do, DO NOT WRITE ABOUT YOUR LIFE! It's boring and nobody cares." Yikes!! That is exactly what I am going to. Now what?

I considered these internet reprimands and warnings carefully. After all, they were written by SUCCESSFUL PUBLISHED BLOGGERS...who am I to disagree? I pondered. They're right. I do suck. I am not a great writer. I'll probably misspell 30% of my words and have grammatical errors up the wazoo. And YES I am going to write about my boring ass life...Now what?

I thought a little bit longer...I remembered I was also going to write about Mando.

Mando, when compared to other kids his age, SUCKS at just about everything. Does that stop him from DOING anything whatsoever? HELL NO!! That is what is most marvelous about Mando, he simply doesn't give a hoot about how much he sucks or doesn't suck at the things in his life, like talking, walking, running, jumping, throwing a ball, shooting an arrow. Mando does what Mando does because he is ALIVE and because he is ALIVE he will do as he desires without care how he measures up to others. Mando does not operate from the ego. Mando IS. Mando DOES. Mando no matter how difficult the task, Mando PERSEVERES. MANDO DOES NOT SUCK.

I thought about all the things I do in life that I probably suck at, cooking is one, I still do it. Dancing is another...sucking has never stopped me. Singing, Oh Lordy, cover your ears Cause I SUCK OUT LOUD...REALLY LOUD and I won't stop singing until they gag me! Don't even get me started on my sense of fashion...WHAT NOT TO WEAR  on steroids. If I only did things I didn't suck at I probably would never get out of bed...(I'm really excellent at sleeping)

So I decided to continue with the blog, sucky as it may be because that's WHAT MANDO WOULD DO. I will shoot my arrow and if I miss the Target, I'll shoot again. Why? It's for the love of shooting the arrow, not for the glory of hitting the bull's eye.

If there is something you want to do in life don't let NOT being good at it stop you. DO IT ANYWAY!!

So we SUCK? Now what? SO WHAT!! WE ARE DOING IT ANYWAY. Why ? BECAUSE WE WANT TO! It's never been about being great it has always been about greatly loving what we do, even the tough stuff. I am grateful for that.