Kevin is pretty much like you – perhaps he is one of the many voices in your head – not good or evil – not edifying or justifying – more curious and concerned – Kevin’s thoughts typically address a wide arrange of topics similar, but not limited to…

…the spontaneous events and conundrums of the day.

…observations and questions consequential to society, culture, and the pulse of the nation.

…the Church wrestling for footing against ‘church stuff’.

…the funny, foolish, flattery, and flippant that is the human condition.

So, why does Kevin feel the need to share his thoughts? About a dozen years ago, Kevin discovered the many venues of life are (mostly) not at all what he thought they were – this revelation stimulated Kevin’s curiosity and concern, which has evolved into ‘Kevin’s Thoughts’ – here are some bullets that identify the fame from which Kevin views the world around him:

• 60+ year old white male, married (38+ yrs), father of adult children, grandfather.
• Follower of Christ, desiring to be the Church He left on earth.
• Retired active duty military for 27+ years culminating into a Command Sergeant Major – still working, treading financial waters until full retirement.
• Five combat deployments totaling 64 months – Kevin has some deployment related issues.

What are the things that keep Kevin up at night, and subsequently motive him to draft his thoughts:

• Inequality – all things pretending to be equal, that are truly unequal.
• Abuse – abuse of power, the weak, the system, the Church.
• Humor – life and people are freakishly funny and enjoyable – worthy of being captured.
• Love and Kindness – characteristics of Christ, enough said.
• Kevin’s awareness of his own vulnerabilities and disappointments.

Kevin’s less weighty interests and topics

• Family, friends and fellowship.
• Entertainment, movies, music and sports.
• Adventures, vacations and activities.
• Discoveries – lesson’s learned – personal growth.

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This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

• Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
• Because it will help you focus your own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

• Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
• What topics do you think you’ll write about?
• Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
• If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.