blog on blogging

There are a few significant pros to blogging. For me it acts as a source in which I am free to journal on thoughts and ideas of any topic. Whether people read it it or not it gives me a place in which express my opinion and feelings. It can serve as a big outlet and an extra opportunity to write. Blogging gives me the ability to have a public voice and have my ideas read by other people that may be interested in the subjects that I address. Blogger gives me a connection to other online communities that share similar or differentiating thoughts and interests. Having a blog for school introduced me to a new dimension of making my voice heard. It's exciting to get an unexpected comment from a new person and see what they think about what I wrote.
The biggest con for blogging is having material available that accessible to the public. It gives me a sense of vulnerability that I am not very comfortable with. There is pressure on the writing and ideas that I present to be accurate. I don't want to sound misinformed on any issues that could be more controversial. It is hard for me to blog on demand. I feel stress expressing my opinions on specific topics and I have to be in the mood to write.