You know…you could…

That was the sentiment of a friend that reads speaktherights.com on a VERY regular basis.  I am thankful.

The “You know…you could…” was this person’s telling me I can easily log into my blog and throw down some stuff like I am right now…and if I did that everyday…I would make my 200 post goal.

Yes…I suppose I could do that.

But…that is not why I am here.

I write this stuff because I feel it is important.  I have received so much positive feedback from folks of all walks of life. They tell me they enjoy reading my posts.  The use the term “speak the rights” as part of their regular vernacular.  That is a pretty cool thing.  I am glad to be a part of that.  YES…a part of that.  That is what I feel like.

Do I have a gift for writing what I write?  Yes.  It is a God-given gift.  I never aspired to or planned on this.

While I have enjoyed the writings of many, I never copied any style.  I took creative writing classes.  Some were great.  Some were not so great.  Do I think about them when I sit down to write this?  No, I don’t.  And no…Millard Dunn did not teach my creative writing classes.  I wish he had.

I just take off and go.  Life is too short to over-analyze things.  That is not what speaktherights.com is about.   It is about, well, speaking the rights.

My friend Jeff Carpenter, the music studio whiz, called today to check on how a project we worked on a few weeks ago panned out.  I told him it went well.  My sister sang a song in his studio for a Kosair charities kick-off they were doing at her school.  It went very well.  Jeff was very complimentary of my sister’s ability to “hit it” so quickly.  She did a great job.

I hope and pray that Jeff and I get to do some more recording together…soon!  To do that, I will have to write some songs.   I better get busy.  I would be delighted to share this experience with you.

Speaking the rights.

Danny Johnson