Why Blog?

Every blogger has their own personal reason to blog. Some use blogs as a diary, so they may look back and remember what they have done with their lives. Others use blogs as a means of keeping in touch with distant family and friends. Some just want people to see what they have to say. Some want to inspire and help others through their writing.
Of course, all of the aforesaid reasons play some role in my purpose for starting this blog. However, I am most inspired by something my English professor told me in college. After class, while talking to my most respected professor, I asked his opinion on why certain writers stand out throughout every generation, while others just fade into history. The difference, he said, was that the great writers wrote out of a strong passion, and an overwhelming desire. Great writers are compelled to write, they must write, and without it they cannot function. Every moment in the day of a great writer is hectic, and comprised of their brain brimming with thoughts until they allow those thoughts to flow onto a page, regardless of whether the world will see it.
That passion is what drives me to write this blog.