Blogging is like Sailing

Today I'm starting a new adventure...blogging! I find myself excited about the unknown for which I am about to sail forth. Yet, I cannot help but feel the usual sense of fear at the unpredictable. As I was pondering my first blog and my choice of user names, I kept coming back to sailing. Sailing is a big part of my life right now but not so much as it is with most sailors I know. You see I am a sailor by default, I am married to one. I am a casual crew member. I only enjoy cruising in the big safer boats, mostly because I can move about and navigate easier within. The smaller vessels leave my arms and legs too sore and cramped and fearful of the lake upon which we sail. Our lake is filled with many other types of watercraft that in one swift moment can unwittingly change our course forever. Of course there are rules and guidelines to prevent such an unwelcome change of events. Unfortunately, there are times when the unpredictable happens and you learn to shift your sails. Because as we have all heard...shifts happen!
And so is the story of my life at this point, shift happened. I find myself with more time to explore the unknown. To go into uncharted territory. I have always enjoyed writing but haven't done so in quite awhile, and only as an amateur. Like my sailing life, I write as a casual member and participant. Please be kind in your comments and or suggestions as not to unwittingly alter my course. I hope to share the joys and thoughts of my life with others of like interests. Unlike other sailors I am also what is called a fair-weather sailor. This means I don't enjoy getting into rough weather. As a writer I'm hoping to avoid that on here too. I hope to share the beauty of the ride with the wind in my sails, and mostly to sail simply. As with most things, I still have so much to learn. But always learn best after jumping right in and setting sail. And so here I go...