I am at times surprised, delighted, perplexed by what comes out. The guidelines are honesty, brevity, humour and creativity. Sometimes there is a message that appears.
I do have a certain innate desire not to waste time - mine or anyone elses and also a kind of quality control. I want it to be worthwhile to read, to have some good.
Oh, the other thing I should mention is that I also tend to keep things simple. Not ornate or convoluted. One day I hope to travel around schools and inspire school kids to get into art with an audio/visual presentation - and some of it will be based around these posts - so in the back of my mind I kind of am writing to a youngish audience. That being said - I definitely don't water things down or avoid adult topics if they come up. I guess, overall, I want the posts to be some kind of insight into an artist's mind. This artist in particular.
So --- I was thinking about the last post. A little worried that it was a bit flat, obvious. But it's what came out, so I posted it anyway. Then, as I was thinking this, I got a 'like' on facebook. A single acknowledgement. Someone had read it and responded. It had meant something to them. I don't need to know what or why. I stopped being concerned. It had meant something to someone. That is enough. A connection. All I need. All any of us need.
Ping.