Thank you so much for this thoughtful, insightful comment, John! You brought me back to my early days of writing on the internet, as I, too, had an Open Diary (and then a LiveJournal). My foray into that world wasn't nearly so noble, alas—I was a teenager/early 20-something pouring my angst into the internet ether. 😅 Not that it wasn't …
Thank you so much for this thoughtful, insightful comment, John! You brought me back to my early days of writing on the internet, as I, too, had an Open Diary (and then a LiveJournal). My foray into that world wasn't nearly so noble, alas—I was a teenager/early 20-something pouring my angst into the internet ether. 😅
Not that it wasn't without merit, I don't think, at least as a record of my personal experiences. It also serves as a way to bring me back down to earth when I find myself looking at the past with rose-colored glasses. There was always more going on than I remember...and some of it is value to include in the personal essays I write now.
I hadn't heard of Prosebox before. Interesting how online diaries and journals endure. I started with paper diaries, the kind with colored paper and personalized lock boxes that parents get for their kids. Then I moved on to composition books, which I still use to take notes and journal a bit. I'm also a fan of hardbound journals with integrated faux silk bookmarks. 😁
As for an audience...I still don't know what I want as an outcome for my writing. I'm not sure what God wants for it. So I'll keep showing up, doing the writing, and striving to please Him in it...to say things that matter, that may spark ideas or actions in others. It is nice to receive responses, but perhaps what I'd like to see more than that is impact.
Too grand a vision? Maybe. But we'll see where God takes me.
Thank you so much for this thoughtful, insightful comment, John! You brought me back to my early days of writing on the internet, as I, too, had an Open Diary (and then a LiveJournal). My foray into that world wasn't nearly so noble, alas—I was a teenager/early 20-something pouring my angst into the internet ether. 😅
Not that it wasn't without merit, I don't think, at least as a record of my personal experiences. It also serves as a way to bring me back down to earth when I find myself looking at the past with rose-colored glasses. There was always more going on than I remember...and some of it is value to include in the personal essays I write now.
I hadn't heard of Prosebox before. Interesting how online diaries and journals endure. I started with paper diaries, the kind with colored paper and personalized lock boxes that parents get for their kids. Then I moved on to composition books, which I still use to take notes and journal a bit. I'm also a fan of hardbound journals with integrated faux silk bookmarks. 😁
As for an audience...I still don't know what I want as an outcome for my writing. I'm not sure what God wants for it. So I'll keep showing up, doing the writing, and striving to please Him in it...to say things that matter, that may spark ideas or actions in others. It is nice to receive responses, but perhaps what I'd like to see more than that is impact.
Too grand a vision? Maybe. But we'll see where God takes me.