Thursday, April 12, 2012

Of blogging, secrets, porn and truth - A Holy Experience

So often, I have a heart full,
a mind full,
things to say,
things to ask,
things to just dump so I can look at them and maybe in the future, figure out what on earth they are and what I should do with them.
But I hesitate.
I'm just not sure.
This post at least shows me that someone else wonders the same things.



 I don't know what conclusion I'll come to:
whether I'll begin just typing it all out anyway,
or not,
or even just quit blogging altogether.


I know that some say
"no secrets"
and
"no shadows"
and
"walk in the light" (I will be posting more on "walking in the light" soon...)
but there are other things to be considered...
the tightrope between what some say:


and what others have to say about that, here:


not that all the things I'm hesitating over are the "deep, dark, skeletons-in-the-closet" type things mentioned in the comments there, but just wondering about the line between being transparent and airing dirty laundry. Because the things that happen, do happen to and shape me, but they also involve others who may not desire the transparency and openness in that area...

Just what I'm thinking about lately...

3 comments:

  1. I know what you mean. It's hard when it involves others, especially if it's others that you don't see eye-to-eye with. Some things are best left unsaid.

    But when it comes to individual personal stuff, I'm not sure airing dirty laundry applies in blogs. The implication is that people are forced to look at the laundry. But the Internet isn't like that. People can navigate away if they're uncomfortable. There are no captive watchers or listeners here.

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  2. Perhaps motives are a big piece of this puzzle. Why are we writing our stories? To tear down those who have hurt us? I have been tempted, am fighting this right now even. To encourage others who are struggling with the same thing? I think it's fair to acknowledge the bad and the hard and even the shameful in a gracious, non-finger-pointing way. But it won't make everyone happy, that's for sure. So then I guess we're left weighing our motives, other people's reactions, and what we believe God would have us do with our stories.

    I like that you're wrestling out loud with this. :) It helps me wrestle too.

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