Blog Resurrection

Ok, so this Reticent Squirrel blog has been dormant for about 3 years. Dang. I guess I never felt as though I had anything to say. That's part of the problem. I used to find fault in a lot of things I try to write. I don't consider myself a writer. I sometimes self criticized random thoughts I put in a blog. I just spent a few minutes reviewing my old posts. They aren't half bad. I don't know why I sometimes self criticize.

I decided to resurrect this blog because of something I saw on Twitter. Yes I'm on Twitter now. I express myself daily, 140 characters at a time, lol. I follow a lady named Tricia Huffman. I learned about her through Jason Mraz. It's official. I'm a big fan of his! (I saw him live in concert since this blog post, borrowed his cds from the library, put them on my ipod and watched plenty of his live Youtube clips.) Tricia toured with Jason Mraz as his "Joyologist". I guess she coached him on yoga & nutrition? I'm not sure. @BeingTricia tweets a lot of positive affirmations. They've helped me in one way or another.

Well, Tricia Huffman posted an article on her blog about a 30 day writing challenge based on a Ralph Waldo Emerson book called Self Reliance. I know almost nothing about Emerson & his writings. I decided to take the writing challenge though. Why not? I can think about my life and circumstances. I can post my reflections here. Here goes...