Man, that last post was a hard one for me. I felt like it was important to tell why I hadn't been able to post: I have been hampered by technical difficulties. It's an interesting story. But while reviewing my post, I began to wonder what was taking center stage: the story of our painted pumpkins or my technology woes? They both seem important but for different reasons. The computer problems are frustrating, time consuming and I suspect, universal. The activity of painting pumpkins and sweet Ruth asking me with eyes filled with tears if she had to paint her pumpkin is more compelling. The thing is, I want to be the person with the compelling stories but often find myself as the person chasing my tail in the universe of ordinary.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Learning to...post what's important
Man, that last post was a hard one for me. I felt like it was important to tell why I hadn't been able to post: I have been hampered by technical difficulties. It's an interesting story. But while reviewing my post, I began to wonder what was taking center stage: the story of our painted pumpkins or my technology woes? They both seem important but for different reasons. The computer problems are frustrating, time consuming and I suspect, universal. The activity of painting pumpkins and sweet Ruth asking me with eyes filled with tears if she had to paint her pumpkin is more compelling. The thing is, I want to be the person with the compelling stories but often find myself as the person chasing my tail in the universe of ordinary.
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Join the club - the universe of the ordinary. But there is nothing ordinary about your posts.
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