Thursday, April 07, 2005
Heavy Things
Well Dave and I were talking the other night because I had mentioned to him that since I've created my blog that I check it everyday for comments. I know that it's some kind of weird blogging syndrome that every blogger goes through disappointment for awhile because of lack of comments. My wife warns me often to not check it everyday because she knows I will be let down. Anyway Dave says "Isn't it funny that you have all this deep insight on your blog and no one comments, but when you put a story about a church mouse or about you having a mullet people commet galore". I guess this shows that such heavy insights are not always what we want or can even endure at times.
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this is true eric. that's why you have to mix it up all the time. do fun stuff, heavy stuff, rants and raves. you will be surprised how many people read it but don't comment. i have found that almost my whole family reads it (some of them even comment from time to time). it's weird because some people have said, well, how am i supposed to respond to that? (usually this is when i write something deeply personal or just ... deep). anyway, after doing this for a while, i have come to realize that ultimately, i write for me. if people read it, that's cool. if they comment, that's cool too. but if not, no big deal, because all i am doing is chronicaling the events of my life with words and pictures in a public forum. sometimes it will be interesting and other times it will be dull. sometimes it will be humorous and other times it will be pretty serious. all in all, it is therapeutic, and i have no plans to stop anytime soon. sorry for the long ramble this early in the morning.
thanks for the encouragement, i do plan to write for myself, but it's just those first initial posts are like motza balls haning out there.
(This is the xanga user broken_mystique, just so you know.)
You commented the other day, and I think you should know you were the answer to a prayer. Thank you so much.
And you're right, I don't know you as in a personal relationship. I know -of- you though. I know you are part of the 24/7 IHOP and Voice ministries. I've been going there the last few months.
You said that everyone at IHOP and Voice have all been changed, and I can see that. Other than the admiration I have of your talents (which I know also require a lot of work) that is always something I respected. While I don't know the individual stories, I don't really have to. I can see the brokenness, and it's something I long for as well. It's amazing encouragement. You lead in more ways than you know, I'm sure.
As for the problem with other's commenting, I do think every blogger goes through that. Where you can sit and stew for hours on end and come out with something really profound, and then you'll write something really silly and it's just more for your memory's sake than anything, and you'll get twenty comments. Sometimes it doesn't make sense what some people respond to. You never know what will stir a reaction in some people.
I think it's important to remember, just because people don't comment, doesn't mean no one doesn't read it. Because they do. It's just hard to respond to heavy things sometimes.
Anyway, I have a bible study I have to get to. Thank you again for commenting. That made my day in so many ways.
so you saying you have some funny church mouse stories then? :-) love you man...brad (the relative)
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