A blog, not the.

I always seem to find a tough balance between blogging and actual physical journaling.  If I blog, I journal less, if I journal more, I blog less.  The stream of consciousness is completely different in both fields, despite that it's all introspective work, I'm more open there, in paper form, where it's not available for the world to see.  Thoughts are jumbled even more at times, but I'm also willing to admit my personal truths to myself, seemingly out loud, and process from there.

I like the notion of blogs relative to keeping connection with another, or perhaps meeting someone you haven't met before and connecting with their words.  It's much more personal than networking sites such as Facebook, though that has it's own superficial purpose that I enjoy, so I can't complain.

Blogs have always been a strange notion to me.  While LJ was what my preference was for years, it's still such a strange thing to connect with others because of some kind of connection they feel to you and your words.  After months of comments from strangers who read my blog and felt connected to it, felt a sense of knowing of who I was from my words, or even simply enjoyed my own personal journey through myself, it created this sort of freeze within.  I wouldn't identify it as "writer's block", but more like a revealer's block.

It's only recently that I've peeled away another layer of fear that allowed me to come back to this forum of thought.  Words have incredible power, yes, but I wasn't ready for the dissection of my words or the realization of the power of being able to express yourself outside of your own personal forum.  I can't say whether it's empowered me or not, but it's another layer in expansion.  I suppose that's its own level of empowerment, growth in functionality.

I read Lama Surya's tweet this morning that he had posted yesterday that immediately sent me into a momentary pause: "I love, accept, and honor you just as you are. But do you?"

Powerful.  The love aspect?  Yes, I love myself, believe that I am whole just the way that I am... singing it in my head now... beautiful song.

Accept?  Acceptance... it's not yet a full integration.  Almost, but not quite.  I want to be sure that my entire being is in alignment with the concept of acceptance in light vs acceptance being a form of settling.  That's not divine.

Honor?  I've come to fully accept (smiling at the notion) the inner dimension of thoughts.  I honor them, which is a huge thing for me to say, after years of reprogramming the dysfunctional patterns of not being OK with the thoughts that arise and judging them as good or bad, it has shifted.  It's much more freeing this way.  But does this honor of thought equate to fully honor of self?  That's a good question.

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Comments

Wendy said…
Oddly enough, I'm finding that many bloggers refer to themselves as "introverted".

So I wonder if blogging is a person's way to connect in a "safe" place.

When I met you years ago, I couldn't believe you were introverted!!! You didn't seem like it at all. But maybe that's because of all the contact we had prior to meeting, so there was a trust there?

Hmm.
Silver said…
I think it had more to do with our connection that was energetically established. I've had contact with others that I meet later and don't feel that extroverted. We're both a good balance of spirit and naughty and ridiculous and fabulous all rolled into one. That's a hard combo to come by ;)

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