Blogging is an interesting thing.
I blog to journal.
I blog for fun.
I blog to document the lives of me and my family.
I blog to reconnect with old friends and to connect with new friends.
I blog to bridge the span of miles between family members who we don't see as much as we'd like. (Though I have a "Family" Blog that is primarily for them.)
I blog to vent my frustrations.
I blog to share my joys.
I blog to encourage myself and get encouragement from others.
There are many good reasons for blogging. But sometimes blogging can be invasive because there are others out there who can leave negative comments or think negative things even though they may not comment.
Just like in life, sometimes the negativity gets back to you and sometimes it doesn't. And of course I have to keep certain details vague to deter any predators that may be out there.
In allowing others to visit my blog, I'm entrusting you, the reader, with my tender and sometimes raw feelings. I'm hoping that you read without judgement.
Blogging is daring, it is brave. But blogging helps us to learn about others and ourselves. It helps us to discover more about humanity. There have been many new things I've learned from blogging, mostly ideas on how to be a better parent and a better me.
I enjoy reading positive, uplifting things. And I enjoy writing about positive, uplifting things. But sometimes life gives me hard things to deal with and I like to get them out by blogging about them. Often times I avoid writing about it because I don't want to be negative. But sometimes I allow myself to do it.
Blogging has been a great tool of connection for me and on many days it is therapy. Blogging is not perfect. I am not a prolific writer. In reading the written word we cannot always properly convey context or emotion.
Sometimes life circumstances can be read as braggy or boastful when it was not at all intended to be that way. Sometimes we misunderstand what we read. Sometimes we misunderstand the person we are reading about.
But the human being is not perfect. I am not perfect and I hope you all know that I know I'm an imperfect person trying to be a little better, trying to try a little harder and I just happen to blog about a lot of that journey.
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8 comments:
Perfectly Put! :) I think your awesome! Mwah!!
This is really well said, Kari.
When we are bold enough to put our experiences and feelings out there, sometimes people do not treat them or us with respect.
BUT I think it is still a good thing to share. You just never know who might be helped by reading about your experiences, your joys, your sorrows and even your testimony.
I have had some nasty comments on my blog from total strangers regarding our foster/adoption process. I did take some steps to protect myself, like disallowing anonymous comments and making people do the word verification thing. But I thought through and overcame my initial knee-jerk reaction to pull back and not tell our story. I still really believe it is beneficial to share.
thanks for sharing this, Kari. It was very well written and gave me some things to think about. Thanks!!! {{{hugs}}}
Awesome Kari!
That what I wanted to write on my blog the other day...You said it much better! Can I link to that post?
((HUGS!))
Shayla
I agree, blogging is all of those things. I am glad you've decided to keep it up!
beautifully put, Kari. I am not in the same place you are, but I wish I were a bit closer :)
I guess it is a consensus. The feelings we all have about blogs...
so wonderfully put. love your blog kari, love you!
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