Consumed
To do anything, a person must be convinced that there will be some kind of benefit, tangible or intangible. We all need motivation. I believe that anyone who considers taking up the craft of blogging must consider the benefits of doing so. Will enough people read it? Will they benefit from it? If no one reads my thoughts, is that alright with me? In what ways is blogging different from journaling? Is it really just "journaling with accountability"? You might wonder, if you've stumbled across this writing, why I stopped blogging, and why I am not, at least for the moment, attempting to begin again. Good questions... I stopped blogging for the same reasons most people stop doing good things. I was tired, I was busy, I was unsure of its ongoing benefits. I am a pastor, and blogging was a space for me to share opinions, opinions which were not worthy to be printed, certainly not worthy to be shared from behind a pulpit. It is my firm belief that I should avoid preaching op