Beginnings

I never know how to start.

I can't start anything, drawings, stories, or blogs for that matter.

I've always heard that first impressions are important, which is why I can never seem to write the perfect beginning. I'm afraid that if I don't do it right, I'll never get anywhere. I'll be stuck in this hole of anti-quality (Is that even a word? is it unquality? Nonquality?).

But then again, that is pretty stupid. I know that you’re allowed to contradict yourself, you’re allowed to seek attention or approval, you’re allowed to complain about something that’s bothering you, you’re allowed to express negative opinions, you’re allowed to be an jerk sometimes, you’re allowed to talk about yourself, you’re allowed to mess up, but I'm always afraid to do these things, I'm always afraid to make a bad impression.

So maybe first impressions are dumb, or maybe they aren't; whatever they are, I can always get better, and all I can be is who I am now.

Hello, I'm Maura. And this is my blog.