Observation vs. Personal Experience

It isn't always comfortable to write from an observational perspective—nor for that matter, in my case, from personal experience. Well, technically the issue isn't writing, it's sharing—but I digress. The problem is that it's not easy, or maybe possible, for readers to understand the heart of the writer who writes in the third person. One must be very careful not to come across as feeling superior to his or her audience or of having a holier-than-thou attitude.

I understand that there are lots of legitimate reasons to write from an impersonal perspective. Some that come to mind are text books, instruction manuals, encyclopedias and so on. There is a long list of such assignments. For instance, a financial counselor doesn't necessarily need to have experienced bankruptcy in order to write about it and advise us on how to avoid it. On the other hand, I'd like to know they have accumulated wealth using the methods they are presenting rather than for simply presenting advice.

I think personal experience and a gentle tone gives a writer more credence than one who writes at me in the third person. I hope that you find I have taken my own advice. I can tell you that as much as I am able, what you read here comes from the heart and is written as honestly as I know how without exposing anyone (sometimes including me) to embarrassment. It makes me feel a little vulnerable but I guess that's the price of fame and fortune—or so I'm told. I hope you enjoy what is presented, but more than that I pray it will prove to be of value in some area of your life.

Thank you for visiting.