Hello there

 Well hello there,

I was recently asked to give ideas to someone close to me for a blog post. As I racked my brain for ideas, I realised I had a lot of ideas, but I would never ask someone else to write about my ideas for me. A blog, in my opinion, is a way of expressing personal thoughts and ideas to the world, not other peoples ideas and thoughts. 

So, her wonderful idea was that I start a blog of my own. So here I am.

I have to admit, this is a lot more difficult than I expected. I mean, I do have a lot of ideas, but I have no idea where to begin. So I guess I just need to jump in.

I was thinking the other day, what inspires us to try new things? Is it our curiosity? Maybe wanting to achieve something? Or maybe even to find our place in society?
I myself love trying new things, and I love seeing myself develop very basic skills then advancing them, such as learning some basic card shuffles and cuts, then leaping forward to performing in front of random strangers in a mall. However, these skills often take a long time to learn, and we often become discouraged or irritated through failure (I know I do) and I really think that learning to deal with the time that it takes to learn something new is in itself a skill that we must all learn at some stage.

So this week, we should all try something new that we have never done before, like start learning a new language, or pick up an instrument you haven't tried before. Most importantly, be patient with yourself, and enjoy watching your new skills develop.

Until next time,

Liam Joubert