Blogs Are Cool: My Conclusion To Blogging





The greatest surprise to me from blogging was that it was therapeutic.  My mind is one that often wanders and never stops.  Thinking is a love of mine and pondering comes naturally to me.  Writing things down and then being able to reflect back on them brings a good feeling.  Sometimes I laugh or am surprised at the words which flowed through my fingers.  It helps me to realize that journaling needs to become a better habit in my life so that I can have these memories with me forever and not let them escape me.

This assignment was really fun.  Writing freestyle was refreshing and helped me to stay more focused since I was doing things my way.  Reading other blogs was fun to see the perspective and writing styles of others in the class.  Overall blogging is something I would find valuable and continue doing just for myself.  It isn't something that needs to be viewed by others to be properly appreciated.  If I was the sole audience of my blog it would still be a meaningful tool for me to be able to write my thoughts down and be able to build on those ideas.

For those who struggle to get their point across in a discussion, I would definitely suggest blogging to help articulate and really define their opinions on different topics.  It would be surprising to most that I think they would find that their points change over time and they are able to grow as a person when they can write their ideas down and ponder on them.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Living With Two Moms

Image
My husband and I have interesting family situations.  We both have parents who are mostly dependent on their children.  On my side, I am the child who has the firmest foundation under my feet at the moment.  My husband has several siblings who are capable of providing a home for his mom but somehow we have wound up with the blessing of two moms in our home. Many newlyweds would find this their worst nightmare but we find it our greatest blessing.  We have a baby boy who is now six months old, we both work almost full time and both go to school.  It has been such a blessing to be able to not have to find babysitters for our son and to be able to leave him with trusted family members whenever we need to.  Although my goal is to eventually stay home full time, I am grateful for our moms who are here for us while we transition to that period in our lives. We are born into different family situations that ultimately will bring us blessings as long as we d...
Read more

Don't Shelter Yourself: Experience the World As It Is

Image
Moving from Hawaii to Utah when I was seven was a culture shock.  Dealing with non-mormons on a daily basis as a missionary was culture shock plus so much more.  Living outside of Mormon communities was something not familiar to me.  Although as missionaries we were still encased in our own little bubbles, we still had plenty of exposure to outside forces.  It was so hard to talk to people, my first area was in San Francisco and I didn't know people would be so closed off.  People would rush by avoiding eye contact, they didn't want to be sold our product.  As I pondered why these experiences were so hard I found that it was because I was not trying to understand the world that they lived in and did not see things through their eyes. In order to be the most effective people we must have a diverse set of experiences in our lives.  If we have the opportunity to learn of other cultures and ways of life then we should be open to seeing life through ...
Read more

Raising Teenagers Before Raising Babies

Image
My work as a proctor parent has given me experience to parent teenagers before I ever had the experience of parenting my own baby.  Working with 18 to 21 year olds in my home has helped me to see the damaging effects that are warned about in The Family: A Proclamation to the World.   "we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets." This warning seemed extreme to me and I didn't fully understand until I was really able to see the effects of children from broken homes both within my own family and in the kids that I work with.  My own family has been riddle with substance abuse and poor choices, behaviors which I believe directly correlate with family circumstances.  Shockingly similar were the behaviors of kids in proctor care who I work with.  Some were failed adoptions, others mental issues, abuse, addiction and other various problems.  The...
Read more