I'm Baaack

Yes, it's been a while, but I'm back. As some of you may know, I had another blog under a different name, but to be quite honest, I felt like I was talking to myself and that's no fun, so I decided to start all over again here, at "The Dialogue Den", where hopefully YOU will join me in the conversation. Hence, the word...DIALOGUE.

So what shall we talk about today? I know...how about "fresh starts", "starting over", and all that good stuff.

This blog is a great example. For months I've been wanting to start over and get back to blogging. But fear from the way that the first blog turned out kept me from starting this one. I thought, "Hmmm, if I couldn't get people to be interactive on the first go round what makes me think that they'll chime in this time". Mind you, I didn't give it much time. Maybe people needed time to warm up. This time, I'm just going to keep coming back...even if I'm the only one that I'm talking to. One of these days I'll get you to come out of your shell :-)

What I've found during my time away is that my experience with the first blog isn't much different than everyday experiences that people go through. Especially when it comes to relationships. More specifically, relationships that have the potential of being rekindled. Yet one person (sometimes both, but usually just one), has so many memories of "things gone wrong" from the past relationship that they're not willing to step out and try again. Even when it's clear that the issues that were present the first time around are now long gone, people choose to live in the past, giving up all possibilities of "what could be". And "what could be", could actually be pretty nice. But until that fear of the past is conquered "what could be" will never be. How unfortunate...to give fear that much power. I choose to believe that the PRESENT has far more power than the PAST. But that's just me.

And that's how it is with this our new blog. I say "our" because WE are in this together. The only way that it'll work is with YOUR interaction.

I refused to let the fear of failure from my previous blogging attempt keep me from trying again. Who knows, maybe people didn't quite get what the first blog was all about (it was about Everything and Nothing...just like this one). Maybe people were just shy and afraid to post comments (Thank you to the two of you who DID post...you know who you are). And for you Mr./Ms. Shy...I've got a solution for you...YOU can post anonymously.

So with that being said...Let the DIALOGUE begin! Is there anything that you want to try again with a fresh start? If so, why haven't you? What's holding you back?

Talk to me.

Til next time...