I don’t have anything mind blowing to say but offering my perspective on things can be a good thing and let’s me carve out a small chunk of my own along the way.

Exactly. There is they say that "those who don't know, teach" - but this is not true. Those who want to know teach also, as the teaching mechanism helps build knowledge and can lead to behavioral change. I know this isn't teaching, but the discussion is very valuable for those who participate.

It’s hard to see the forest through the trees or whatever that saying is but eventually you can find a clearing before you dip back into the forest.

Like a lumberjack - the clearing is the space after the job is done - but then it is back into the forest :)