i really AM still alive

I haven't felt very motivated to blog lately.  Plenty has happened... I went to camp with my junior highers.  We had Vacation Bible School at church.  I officiated at a wedding.  I spent several days with the Awesomes who, thanks be to God, have actually moved CLOSER to me.  So, there have been a lot of things going on and, as you can probably imagine, plenty of blog-worthy stories.  The wedding alone provided quite a few...

But, it goes back to a conversation I had at the party mentioned in my previous post.  I was standing in the kitchen talking with a friend and fellow blogger and we talked about how much we disclose in our blogs.  He has recently been talked to by people from his workplace about things he disclosed in his blog which he perceived were pretty harmless.  They were general, and some of the things he shared I thought reflected fairly positively on his place of employment.  But still they weren't happy about his choice for disclosure.

We talked about how this constant wondering if we're sharing too much or if someone we know is reading it and perceiving it that way, was kind of a de-motivating factor for blogging.  If de-motivating is even a word.  It's hard to share stories when you're not sure who might be reading your blog or how they'll perceive the stories.  Something I see as harmless and funny might be perceived by someone, who I don't even know is reading the blog, as upsetting or even betrayal. 

So it's a tight rope... figuring out what to share and what not to share.  And I know I've blogged about this before, and chances are good I'll blog about it again.  But, I really do enjoy having the blog and it's something I want to keep going...  So we'll see what happens from here, I guess.

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[Scott]

I chair a certain committee which shall remain nameless for the sake of anonymity here. But this needs to be said: SOME PEOPLE ARE TOO $^@#&^! SENSITIVE.

As you were. :-)