Try

I don't want to be one of those bloggers that's just complainy all the time. But I also want to be an honest blogger.

I don't like the word "try". It isn't synonymous with "succeed". It's also not synonymous with "fail", which is good, I suppose, but all that really means is that "try" is a fuzzy word. In the present tense, it is unclear. In the future tense, it is unclear.
And in the past tense, I find it to often be negative.

I don't like when people say "You tried your best." Because that simply means, "You went for it - and failed." I don't like when people start out a story by saying that someone tried to do something, either. For example, "My daughter tried out for the volleyball team last week." That is so open. There's a 50/50 chance that the following sentence will be "And she didn't make it." Or, "I tried starting a band in high school." What do you think will follow that? "And it worked out and now I'm in a Grammy-winning rock band that brings in tons of money and huge crowds, spreads our message, and is currently on our fifth world tour."? That's highly unlikely. What's more likely is: "That never happened though. That's why I'm working this crappy part-time job while I try to finish school."

I also don't like "try" in the present tense. When you ask someone if they'll hang out with you tomorrow, and they say "I'll try," that often means they're busy, or they don't really want to, and they just didn't want to say no. Or, "I'm trying to write this paper." That means, "I'm not writing this paper, I just have the book open and a blank Word document on my screen with my name at the top."

I use the word all the time. It's a very common word. And I've never put too much thought into it, but upon reviewing the word, I realize it just isn't one that I'm very fond of.

I guess, I'm just tired of trying. It's not a bad thing to try - it's good in fact. Risk-taking is good. Dream-chasing is good. Going for it is good. Failing just hurts.

This isn't really a conclusive post, I'm aware, it's just a thought that decided to run through my mind currently. So, I figured I'd put into words what I was thinking - or at least, I'd try.