I don’t know if my pursuits as a blogger fit that superlative (above – see title) – perhaps I’m not the absolute worst – but I was looking through my blog this weekend and noticed a few entries that now seem overly optimistic about my frequency of entries (hint, I missed the mark). I write frequently for my job, but I suppose I’m not sure about what to write about here. Subjects of matter and meaning are broad and far-reaching (there’s no shortage of topics) – chose that broad topic to give myself more options and opportunity but I’m not sure that approach has been working so well.
When I was in grad school, I kept up a blog about narrative and fashion (mostly through outfits). I incorporated some of the theories I was learning about in a fun, casual and non-academic way that kept writing fun and lighthearted. It was fun, but I felt limited and I reached a point where I felt like my blog posts were being read – but that they weren’t doing much else. Maybe they stirred a few questions here or there, but it seemed like I was writing about a lot but not really saying anything of consequence. It didn’t seem like a place where I could write about spiritual transformation, faith, doubt, discovery (because that would be an awkward blog: “Zooey Deschanel wore this dress on last night’s episode … and in other news, here’s what I learned about the Our Father while reading N.T. Wright…”)
I’m still figuring out what my focus will be for this blog, but for now I’ll just keep this space as a sounding board for thoughts, questions and observations (and perhaps no focus will be my focus). A place for honesty, inquiry and openness.
Let’s see what happens!
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