I struggle with this whole blog thing. Is it a blog, is it a personal journal, turned public? I want to post to the blog. But my issue is that I feel like if I don't have these magnificent pictures of my children engaged in some activity that we've done, I am not allowed to post. What's up with that? I don't know. I think we as Mormon women emulate each other. So one starts up a post with beautiful pictures and we all feel compelled to follow. There's an unwritten law that unless you have a picture of said children, don't even bother. We don't really read your thoughts anyway ha ha. I don't know if people really read my thoughts. But I thoroughly enjoy writing. It's liberating. But as I said in my first post, I don't write to share the intimacies of my life, as though you're able to read all my thoughts. You read the basics of what I want to share.
With that said, I think we are a visual nation. We like to see pictures--they're fun and interesting. So we tend to gravitate toward the picture over the words. Maybe that's why people say the cliche of a picture speaks a 1000 words. Translated it means, save the saliva sister, just show me the picture. So now I counteract and write without a picture. Will I be scorned? Will my fellow friends see this and skim right through it, simply because there isn't a picture? I am one to boycott things that belong to a trend. So I'm boycotting pictures for this one post. Call me a cynic. I can deal with that.
So what is the purpose of this post? Just to share my thoughts on always having a picture in order to validate a post. My sister blogs without pictures sometimes. My dad says he doesn't ever read the words, he just looks at the pictures (thanks for your honesty Dad). And my hope is that in writing a blog, we take the time to share our thoughts with the picture. That we don't just think that our pictures speak for our lives. Words have just as great a meaning.
Cue step down from soap box. Thanks for your time. And just to attract all you picture people, I'm going to pick a superb selection from the "came with the computer" photo track to enhance my post. It's the least I can do--smile.
Cheers,
Eva
2 comments:
I read every word you wrote and thought it was wonderful. I then and only then went back and looked at the picture. :)
You are a long winded one!!! I like people who talk/write a lot. They entertain me. Maybe that's why I like you so much...for your information, I read your entire blog but mostly because I wanted to know where you took that picture...I am a visual and honest friend :).
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