Courage and Writing

Courage and Writing

So I haven't written a BLOG post in a while as it was starting to feel more like a job than a fun hobby. I needed to take a step back and honestly evaluate why I was writing. Did I want to become popular with an online community?? Did I just want to verbally spew? Did I need to get a message out--something weighing on my heart?  Did I want to BLOG it better??? Everyone and their mother has a BLOG these days, a beautiful example of our generations willingness to be open and honest. We bare our hearts and I am so proud of all the truth tellers having the courage to bare their souls in a healthy way– through writing. However, why was it that I felt if everyone else was doing it, I shouldn't? Maybe it's the rebel in me, the one who hates convention. I've felt deep satisfaction for not being like everyone else, although I sheepishly admit, you'd never know it. Outwardly, I...
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