At times, blogging has felt like just another way to mask
reality; to be inauthentic about some of the gritty parts of daily life. I’ll admit, this is probably the thing I’ve
wrestled with the most about writing a blog. The little mental dilemma hasn’t really deterred
me from writing: just click on the “archive” link and you’ll see that I’m
telling the truth!
I was mulling over
my thoughts on this again as I struggled to get out of bed this morning (it’s Monday,
what else is new?). I thought about my desire
to write and the pleasure it brings me to share some of what I write in the
form of a blog. I must have felt
particularly optimistic this morning
because I began to feel such a peace regarding my qualms about being
inauthentic. A blog captures only about ten percent of real life, but that ten
percent focuses chiefly on the silver lining, the joy, and the gift that is
life. Perhaps it isn’t inauthentic at all!
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is
noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is
admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”~Philippians
4:8
I love that verse from Philippians. How encouraging. Thank you so much for this lovely post!
ReplyDeleteThat verse is definitely one of my favorites! I'm so glad you were encouraged by this post. :)
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