Contentment makes for boring content?

Shawn | August 27, 2009 in Journal | Comments (1)

Someone take away my GLeeMONEX will you please

Yep, I’m happy. Pretty lame huh? Sure doesn’t make for juicy news does it? Not like this blog has ever been about me airing all my drama or anything, but it seems like my best work be it art or writing or what have you, comes from a darker place. Understanding arises from conflict. I’ve been conflicted for a long time. I’ve been alone for a long time. I’ve struggled against all sorts of adversity (mostly self imposed, at least initially, but..) & it’s made for all sorts of creative ideas/outlets.

I share, that’s how I work things out, how I vent, release. This blog is just an extension of that. As I’ve gotten older I feel like I get tired of hearing myself talk about my issues, though I’ve gotten a thousand times better. Now, with the blog, I feel I don’t have to bother anyone with it. I don’t know if anyone really even reads this thing but it still makes me feel better just knowing it’s out there for some reason. Beyond extroverted, I know.

And now I’m sitting here telling you I’m happy. What kind of interesting content comes from this place? I’ve always found happier subject matter to seem trite and well, silly. The last thing I want to do when I’m looking to be inspired or entertained is listen to some schmuck talk about how beautiful the world is.

With that said, I’ll spare you the gory details fair readers and just say that I’ve met someone special and am venturing into a new relationship for the first time in years. I’m walking around with an obnoxious grin on my face all day. I am floating. It’s always magical in the beginning, full of hope and excitement. I’ll be back with juicier news when we start to hate each other. Let’s hope it’s not for a while
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Comment by Ryan — August 29, 2009 @ 3:08 pm
“In Italy for 30 years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed – but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, 500 years of democracy and peace. And what did they produce? The cuckoo clock.”
- Orson Welles from “The Third Man”.