Tick, tick, tick… Feeling the blog-writing tick.When I first started “Life in A-Town,” I hesitantly hoped I could keep up with it, enough to post once a week. Now I find I really want to write something every 2 or 3 days, whether or not I have anything to say. There’s never a lack of things I could write about, but I do wrestle with what’s appropriate, what’s “safe” to share in such a public forum. Even with our thinly veiled pseudonyms, I still feel nervous about compromising our privacy, worried that I’ll expose Will or myself or one of our affiliations (work, church, family, what-have-you) to criticism.
Part of me thinks I’m paranoid; another part remains resolutely withdrawn, cowering in the corner of this virtual common room, scared to share thoughts and opinions that might offend some segment of my miscellaneous circle of friends. Am I being diplomatic, or just chicken? Sometimes I think I’m afraid even to formulate firm opinions, for fear that I might be forced to articulate them, or that people might read my mind, or infer an “offensive” truth by some sentence I utter, or a bit of body language—a blush, or an eyeroll, or a grimace.
I know the author of Truth—why should I be lily-livered? I should not! I should feel free, because I am!
“Do what you think is right in your heart. You'll be criticized anyway.”—Eleanor Roosevelt
“The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?”—Psalm 27:1
4 comments:
Darling Grace,
Do not be afraid if what you speak is truth. You will be able to defend it. There are those who will take offense no matter what you say or how you try to say it. You have an amazng "voice" and it should be heard! You make me laugh, you make me think, you have yet to offend.
Love you!
The beauty of blogs is that your readers can write a comment of dissent. If you don't like what they write, you, the blogger, can delete it! What is there to be afraid of? Go ahead! Don't be a chicken! ;-) Besides, your ideas are always so reasoned out and diplomatic that how could anyone disagree? Speak your mind! We want to hear it!
Ditto the above comments!!
Expressing your views whether they offend or not, is what makes a blog so desirable to read. We want to know the author's thoughts and opinions.
So, please. Have no fear & express away. :) *hugs*
Yes, I totally understand. Your diplomacy is part of what I respect about you. Not trying to draw fire on the people who you care about, or the important things that you and your husband are involved in is a very valid point. I think struggling with those things is part of what makes this real, readable and worthwhile.
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