So I am reading one of my many Start on January First books, you know, the daily devotionals that are going to help you change your life and you get to them on January 3rd… Anyways, I came across a quote by Robert Frost: “No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.” It set me to pondering in two ways: one, in terms of my blog and two, in terms of my letter writing.
In much of my life I spend it functioning on the idea that if I don’t let it out, it doesn’t exist in the outside world. And if it doesn’t exist outside, I have time to change or fix it before anyone knows. I will admit that 2013 was a year the did it’s darnedest to try and kick my butt. (Oooh, a sudden crisis – am I a blog that swears? A debate left for another day.) There have been so many problems, but I am still too chicken to lay them out to you the wonderful, vast, internet. So, am I functioning with Frost’s blessings? If I hide my tears, there are no tears for you. Is this a good thing? Am I saving you? Am I saving my pen pals from getting to know me better for not sharing the downs along with those lovely ups? Am I therefore being a false writer? Is that the type of person I want to continue to be in 2014? Oh so many question marks for one little paragraph!
To try and figure this out I have decided that it will be part of my personal exploration this year. I have already decided that I want to be a better pen pal, and I want to be a better blogger. So I need to expand that beyond keeping track of incoming and outgoing mail on the blog, and replying sooner, I need to take chances and let more things roam free in the outside world. By pen AND by keyboard. To be able to focus on the ‘heart’ part of Paperheartpost. It is in the name for pete’s sake!
love, t.
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