Sharing Thoughts

I've had a lot of thoughts lately and I'm sad that I haven't been as vigilant at recording them as I have in the past.  None of these thoughts are really all that earth shattering, but they did get me thinking.  Some are silly while others are a bit deep.  Since I've been in and out of town and working on random things, I keep thinking, "later, I'll write them down later," which then translates to forgotten and never done.  I'm going to see which ones I can remember and delve into the deep with them over the next week or so.

A few of my friends like to share their thoughts with others on a regular basis.  I'm not always apt to do such things, but when I am, I find that I have my own way of doing so.  My friends share their thoughts verbally and record/share them through their vlogs.  Sometimes, I wonder if I could have anything to share with others in this way, but I am not very eloquent when it comes to sharing my thoughts out loud.  I feel as though I can't truly convey my meaning as much as I'd want.  I've recognized more and more that I am very much a written word person as I've always been more visual than auditory.  Seeing my words helps me to realize what I'm really saying where I almost feel like I don't really hear the words as they come from my mouth.  I feel like I have more time to think about the words I want to say before I write or type them out and once they are down on paper or the screen, I can see and evaluate what I've said.  Writing is just so much easier for me than speaking.

I know this is probably true of a lot of people, I see it every day in my teaching.  I have students that excel through certain styles/types of learning that others don't.  I try to keep this in mind for each student with their assignments and options so that they can be successful.  Of course, I also try to push them to strengthen where they can use more practice.  There are some things that just aren't measured academically that are affected by such tendencies.  I can hold a conversation with a person, but I could write back and forth more comfortably and probably open up more in doing so, but that's not how you're supposed to interact with someone at a social event like a birthday party or date.

I guess this is one reason why I chose to blog.  I have a few friends that just don't understand why some people would want to put all these things out there about themselves.  I started out just wanting to chronicle my happenings, but part of the reason I continue to do this is because I feel like others can get to know me through my writing and adventures since I'm more open to actually share things through writing that I wouldn't necessarily verbally tell someone in a conversation.  I probably would if you caught me in my thinking, asked me my thoughts, and I spent enough time with you to feel comfortable sharing them.