xtineliang asked: dangit! they limit the space in replies! but actually i think that one of the great things of a personal blog's that you can write whatever you want. you can share what you like, what you think is funny, or what God is doing in your life, there is no cut compartments, b/c it's a reflection of you. one of the things i liked about tumblr is that it allows me to share not only my thoughts on life or God but also my interests in fashion, dance, etc. & it allows people to get to know all of me yanno?
Yeah, one thing I liked about Tumblr was how casual it made blogging. I thought that was really cool because sometimes I don’t really have any further thoughts beyond, “I really liked this. It was really helpful to me and if you’re interested in this video too, then by all means watch it. I hope you find it at least interesting.”
But at the same time, I guess I’ve been wrestling with being edifying in what I’m saying and careful about who my audience is. I was hesitant to share my thoughts on my blog after a friend pointed out that my posts basically had little point. She was definitely right and I ended up deleting them but sometimes I wonder where we draw the line. Maybe sometimes things aren’t helpful but if we never share, how would we know? We just get caught up in our own little world of right and wrong. And we’re either arrogant in our thinking that we’re right or so scared of being judged that we’ll never share.
One thing we talked about in class was about how we’re extremely scared to be ourselves in front of even our closest friends. We don’t actually share what we’re thinking or feeling even half the time. What if we moved away from things like, “Oh that’s wrong. Don’t say that.” to “Hey, I think I can see where you’re coming from. Let’s maybe talk more about it. Maybe I’m not completely getting what you’re saying.” And maybe this can lead into more conversations. I don’t know it’s something I’ve been wrestling with a lot. It’s even been affecting me not just with written communication but with sharing in a general sense too.
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And yeah, I guess going back to what you were saying, I just don’t know where to draw that line and what’s helpful and what’s not. Do we always have to be helpful? What if I want to hear about other people’s interests? I like it when people share what they like. And I like hearing about how God’s working in their lives too. And I like posts that point me to God too. Mmm I dunno. Is it okay to have both?
