Another Shout into the Void

So...I did the thing where I forgot I started this and left it because I was having domain issues. I got busy with real life, video games, and every other excuse under the sun. But hey, better late than never, right?

I struggled a lot, not just now, but in the past, keeping that creative spark lit. Honestly, sometimes it seems easier to just give up on it and snuff it out. There are millions of people on the internet writing blogs, articles, novels, and what have you. Why should I think I can stand out? I'm just another voice shouting into the void.

But have you ever just shouted? Like screamed your heart out kind of shouting? That shit is cathartic as fuck. Maybe no one will ever hear what it is you shout. Maybe you'll just hear your own echoes, depending on where you decided to shout. Or maybe, just maybe, someone will hear and peek their head around the proverbial corner. Maybe they'll tell you to shut up. Maybe they'll cringe at what they find and awkwardly walk away. Or maybe they'll give you a thumbs up and a smile, maybe they'll come join you and shout too.

What I'm getting at, I guess, is that shouting into the void--while debatable in is usefulness to getting attention--is better than staying silent. No one will even know you're here if you never speak, after all. But is that really why you're shouting? No, it's not. You got into shouting for the love of it, for the off chance you inspire someone else to shout or feel a little less alone in this big old void. You shout for yourself, and that's how it should be, I think, frightening and a little lonely, at least to start.

So here's to shouting into the void. I'm. hoping someone answers one of these days, but even if they don't, I plan to have a helluva time shouting to my heart's delight.