I think about writing, but I'd always rather be doing something else. Like enjoying life. Writing is just not that enjoyable. If the motivation for writing is to connect to others, share your emotions, work that pathos magic, then perhaps it only feels worthwhile when those emotions are lonesome and grave (can you guess that my favorite books tend not to be the happiest?). When you feel good, you don't need to go into detail about how good you feel - you just feel it, right? (Tolstoy said something about this). As annoying as it can be to hear someone complain about all their issues, it might be worse (or at least dull-ish) to hear someone talk about all their positive thoughts and feelings ("it feels like, so good. Life's rad. Do you know that feeling like when you feel like you can do anything? This is better"). Come to think of it, it sounds like many a-drunk conversations I've heard/had.
On second thought, there is a person I know who does a great job conveying happy thoughts and feelings. Her words take you on a journey.. and I wish I could do that.
For what it's worth, here's some good and not so good and great feelings I once wanted to share:
http://sbpress.com/2011/10/democracy-is-not-a-spectator-sport-lessons-and-victories-from-the-occupy-wall-street-protests/
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