Into Utter Madness
Part of the problem is that I've had this nutty fear that something I say is going to come back to haunt me. Well, the whole point of this blog was to let the chips fall where they may. Unfortunately, there are forces in my life that seem bent on driving me insane because they discourage me from saying what I really feel in the misguided belief that I'll hurt someone's feelings.
Well, that kind of thinking has got to stop. I can't control how others interpret my thoughts, but I can go crazy trying to prevent others from being offended by them. I'm not entirely sure where this new-found concern for the feelings of others has come from, but I think it needs to return from whence it came, because I've had enough stress worrying about upsetting others; and frankly, that stress has me bent over a barrel; a position that I don't care to be in.
Therefore, I resolve to recommence my posting here with renewed vigor, and if I happen to say something that offends you, then so be it. Very few of you bother to comment here, anyway, in which case I won't even know who's gotten their feelers hurt and who hasn't. Which suits me fine, by the way; because I'm pretty sure that I don't care about you any more than you care about me.
The one concession I am willing to make is that I won't use names.
Speak your mind! Always remember, constructive critiques are always better than mindless rants.
(My $0.02. May only be worth that much.)
"I concur"
There are probably only five people whose opinions/feelings really matter: Your own, God's and your spouse's.
Also, it is very hard to judge if people are reading your stuff. On the one hand you don't really want a lot of mind numbing "yeah", "you go girl", "totally", <shudder> "lol", etc. On the other hand you do want to know that people really are reading and if they are "on the same page" as it were. Which is the one good thing about a simple "like" button, one can record one's agreement without wasting others time with some inane comment the only function of which is to let people know that you concur (yet have nothing witty to add of your own.)
And here is to poking the "I concur" button on that first comment. :-)
You'd be surprised at what I'm willing to put up with in the comments section. Frankly, some "mind numbing" response is better than nothing at all, because, despite the fact that I have the flag counter, it IS nice to know that people either agree, or don't.
