Dear readers,
I have to admit, (please read with an honest and kind voice, as I do not wish to be misunderstood for my tone, for I am not angry or sour in this moment, only desiring to correct some confusion) that I find it ironic that after all the times I have been asking and hoping that visitors who read my blog would leave me a comment, once I finally get one, it is malicious and hurtful.
That was certainly not what I was hoping for, but it completes the point I was making in my most recent post, which I have decided to delete since I was told that I seemed like an angry person who needed to seek help. Yes, that was the comment someone left.
The point I was trying to make in my last post is that when you put anything out into the world, you risk having someone disagree with your opinion, and worse, having someone attack you for it.
Once again, I am not angry at this moment, I only wish to make clear the point of my previous post.
So let me try again, since my last post gave someone the wrong impression of me.
Recently, some people who love me very much and only have my best interest at heart brought it to my attention that sometimes I share things online that they find to be too personal.
I was a little annoyed with their persistence, but I realized they were right, and I should be more careful with what I say.
But so many friends that I love have shared silly annoyances like I have, and I guess it makes me feel like, "hey, I'm not the only one at least!" :) With a smile, not with anger.
It's sad that I have to keep expressing that, but I know that it is so easy to read someone's writing and take it the wrong way.
I am not a a super duper amazing writer who writes the clearest and cleverest all the time, but I do enjoy it, (more so when people are nice, but that's the real world).
That is EXACTLY (not yelling, just want to point this out) the point I was trying to make.
I want to remind everyone to be careful because I love my family and friends.
When I learn a life lesson, I like to pass it along.
Wouldn't it be nice if we could learn from the mistakes of others and not have to make them all ourselves sometimes? I think so. You don't have to think so. I understand that everyone is not always going to agree with me, and that's okay.
But if you want to insult my integrity, please send me a private message, as I am a human being, and I do feel emotions.
The trouble with social networking, is that it IS so easy to just shoot off whatever is in your head at that moment. It seems my commenter feels that if I am ever sad or angry, (feelings that I have been told by my psychology professor are normal and natural and healthy and that everyone should feel them or there IS a problem with them.
I have never claimed to be perfect. I wish nothing in the world ever bothered me in any way, but I am pretty sure that would make me a robot, and I prefer to be a human being.
But if you have never felt an emotion except for complete happiness, then pat yourself on the back, luck you.
I am not so perfect, and that's okay with me.
I do understand that writing comes with the possibility of people not agreeing with you, or misinterpreting what you say.
That is precisely what my last post was about.
It's not that I am angry about it, I mean, don't get me wrong, world peace would be awesome; having everyone agree and get along, oh wait, that's Heaven. ;)
I was simply trying to express the fact that I have chosen to share what I will because I want to share stories if I think it might help others.
I mentioned how inspired I am at stories I have read in my magazines, or online, or heard about on the news or radio where people persevere through difficult challenges in their lives, and push through them and make it out with a happy ending.
My stories may not be phenomenal like those, but I would like to try to provide any little bit of help and good I can do with what I have learned in my own experiences in life,.
So sorry for the confusion, though I do find it funny that my words can be misinterpreted as angry, because I have actually been told that in real life, I might be a bit too bubbly.
That use to annoy me, wondering why being happy rubbed people the wrong way, but now I will take Bubbly over some being told I seem like some angry crazy person any day.
Sure, I'm not perfect, but I am a happy newly engaged lady who might be a bit overwhelmed by all of the choices I have to make for planning my wedding (only because I am so indecisive) but all the same, this is supposed to be one of the happiest times in my life. Not to be ruined by someone who claims to be religious and holy, and yet leaves a message that would humiliate anyone it was intended for.
What's more, have the courage to leave your name if you have the courage to verbally insult me.
If you don't like my blog, you don't have to read it.
Hence the other point I made about living in a great free Country!
We can choose to speak our minds. It's a beautiful thing.
Though, for myself, If I wanted to be perceived as an honorable child of God, I would do that by treating others the way I wanted to be treated. I would be kind and loving, and not say things that are hurtful and humiliating.
But that's just me.
The commenter told me I needed to seek help from a counselor or pastor for my "anger issues".
I actually do have conversations about faith with a couple people in my life who are pastors and are kind hearted and good people, and those are the ones I will take my life advice from.
If I am ever stressed, it is because I always put others before myself. I live to serve, as a child of God should. I do not have hate in my heart, though I find it ridiculous that feel I have to defend being a good person on my own blog.
Let me leave you with a song that came up on Pandora after I read my nice little comment I received.
Divine intervention?
Lovely
My advice for you is to stay true to yourself. Follow your heart, but try not to hurt others along the way. I know it can be difficult to always get along with everyone. We all have different beliefs and opinions. But that doesn't mean we should judge. That was the other big part of my blog. I threw in some bible verses about judging because I was feeling judged for sharing.
I didn't realize expressing my feelings would cause someone to think I was an angry person.
Emotions come and go and I certainly don't want to be defined by an emotion I feel at a moment. It does not mean I feel it all the time.
There are plenty of blogs out there where people refrain from any serious life conversations and stick to recipes, crafts or, I don't know talk about the weather. If that is for you, you may not want to read my posts anymore. Because I discuss all things about life, as they might relate to others. It's not always easy, but I believe it's the challenges in life that help us grow and become better people overall.
My past does not define me, but it has molded me. We live and we learn.
God Bless.
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