Feel.
I wish I was good at blogging.
The budding PR professional in me knows that blogging is a great skill to have. But I've realized that successful bloggers have a niche, and I don't think I've quite found mine. I'm not especially outdoorsy or crafty. I don't have work-out tips or makeup tutorials to share. All I have are the thoughts in my brain and the feelings in my heart.
And those are sometimes hard to share.
One, because they're personal, and two, because they're hard to put into words. It sometimes takes me days before I craft the perfect 140-character tweet; writing a blog post is even more of an ordeal.
And to be honest, sometimes I just don't have deep thoughts.
My lack of thoughts is actually what I wanted to write about today. Life is very fast-paced. I feel like there is constant information being thrown at me through my classes, the news, social media, etc. Sometimes I receive the information but don't take the time to really process it. How often do I click "like" without really thinking about that person and truly celebrating their success? How often do I read about tragedy in the world and then forget about it by the time I kneel to pray?
I want to take more time to think and to truly feel.
This seems ironic since I am an extremely emotional person. The other day I legitimately cried over a small potato because I couldn't handle how cute it was.
And crying over a potato isn't unique. Recently I bawled over an episode of "This is Us" and had streaming tears during my final presentation because we opened with a funny YouTube video.
But I want to take time to relish those feelings. I am blessed to laugh, to get embarrassed, to get frustrated. This human experience is an accumulation of those feelings. I don't know what heaven will be like, but I imagine that it will be a time of joy and peace. I think that pain, worry and sadness are pretty unique to this world. And I want to appreciate those emotions as they come because each one makes up my life here on earth and each one brings me a little closer to my Heavenly Parents.
Some of the most powerful and beautiful moments of my life have been when I have felt so low that I just had to completely let go and let God.
I don't think I need to drastically alter my life in order to feel more. I can still scroll through Facebook and watch the occasional Netflix episode. But as I do the mundane, I want to relish in each little frustration and small triumph.
Life is beautiful. That beauty is often seen, but I think more often it is felt.
The budding PR professional in me knows that blogging is a great skill to have. But I've realized that successful bloggers have a niche, and I don't think I've quite found mine. I'm not especially outdoorsy or crafty. I don't have work-out tips or makeup tutorials to share. All I have are the thoughts in my brain and the feelings in my heart.
And those are sometimes hard to share.
One, because they're personal, and two, because they're hard to put into words. It sometimes takes me days before I craft the perfect 140-character tweet; writing a blog post is even more of an ordeal.
And to be honest, sometimes I just don't have deep thoughts.
My lack of thoughts is actually what I wanted to write about today. Life is very fast-paced. I feel like there is constant information being thrown at me through my classes, the news, social media, etc. Sometimes I receive the information but don't take the time to really process it. How often do I click "like" without really thinking about that person and truly celebrating their success? How often do I read about tragedy in the world and then forget about it by the time I kneel to pray?
I want to take more time to think and to truly feel.
This seems ironic since I am an extremely emotional person. The other day I legitimately cried over a small potato because I couldn't handle how cute it was.
And crying over a potato isn't unique. Recently I bawled over an episode of "This is Us" and had streaming tears during my final presentation because we opened with a funny YouTube video.
But I want to take time to relish those feelings. I am blessed to laugh, to get embarrassed, to get frustrated. This human experience is an accumulation of those feelings. I don't know what heaven will be like, but I imagine that it will be a time of joy and peace. I think that pain, worry and sadness are pretty unique to this world. And I want to appreciate those emotions as they come because each one makes up my life here on earth and each one brings me a little closer to my Heavenly Parents.
Some of the most powerful and beautiful moments of my life have been when I have felt so low that I just had to completely let go and let God.
I don't think I need to drastically alter my life in order to feel more. I can still scroll through Facebook and watch the occasional Netflix episode. But as I do the mundane, I want to relish in each little frustration and small triumph.
Life is beautiful. That beauty is often seen, but I think more often it is felt.
Beautifully shared.
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