Like a cloud of pillows
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Truth be told, there are so many other serious topics that I want to talk about. Like getting called a "career girl" not more than two months ago, having the 'marriage' discussion every week and each time with a different person, how problems can be only skin-deep, why it's a problem to talk about books all the time, if the mid-life crisis has now been replaced by the one-third life crisis and my little buddy with leukemia.
But, readers, you and I can only take the heavy-heavy for a short period of time, if only because those topics require our full engagement, attention and mental capacity. It requires our ability to hear, to listen and to evaluate in our heads before speaking. And I don't think I'm up to putting you guys through that every single day.
So I'm going to try and mix in the light with the heavy. Don't take it as a cop out and rest assured that those heavy discussions, if you want to have them with me, are only a quick email away. Sometimes we need to be thrown a pillow instead of the bricks that I feel that we're constantly dodging. And who knows, maybe it'll turn into a pillow fight.
I like this. :) And definitely understand.
ReplyDeleteI think your approach is a good one. Maybe posting about lighter things will in turn help you to cope with all the heavy stuff. On the other hand, it's your blog, so you should feel free to post whatever you want without worrying if it's what we want to read or not :-) xo
ReplyDeleteI don't mind the heavy but perhaps it's because I rarely write about it myself. You acknowledge that part of life on your blog where I tend to skip over it on mine.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea you had enough marriage options that you discuss it with a different person a week ;). You must tell me your secrets.
So funny that you wrote this today. I woke up this morning thinking about blogging (!) and all those snarking comments about bloggers who are all rose petals and sunshine all the time and who don't "keep it real." As Erin said in an email to me recently, "It's BLOGGING." ;)
ReplyDeleteI do a bit of both, I guess, and if I do too much heavy or too much light at any given time, who cares? It's a *blog* people. I can write about what I want to, and guess what? You can too! Love you, ducks! XO
Lauren @ still + life
a pillow fight. sounds like fun :)
ReplyDeleteI have the opposite problem in my blog. All my posts are fluff...:P
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, I do like posts that are "serious" because I find that I find out more about you that way.
I don't mind the heavy so much. It's life and it's your blog and I prefer the real so it's all good.
ReplyDeleteI like what you said about constantly dodging bricks. Throw both of them -- pillow and bricks. It's all okay.
ReplyDeleteRuth, I'd love to hear what you have to say about those brick-heavy topics (I too, overuse the hyphen- can't stop!), especially if that's what is weighing in your head lately. The light stuff is always good too, coming from your page. Sending good vibes to ya! xo
ReplyDeleteIf it makes you feel any better, I hardly ever comment on blogs anymore just bc I have to view them on my phone while I'm at work, and commenting on my phone is a pain.
ReplyDeleteAnd you know, I like a good heavy blog post once in a while. More real that way, you know?
I like to mix it up because I figure life is about a whole lot of things... not just the good stuff and not just the bad stuff. And sometimes, blogging my thoughts or questions are less for others and more for myself because it's in voicing it, that I get clarity and the answers I'm looking for :)
ReplyDeleteHonestly, there's a lot of quarter life crises here too. But just one step at a time!
ReplyDeleteI think I'll really have to change up my blogging schedule when I start working. Gah.
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I agree that heavy discussion can be a bit too much to take in, but when there is a substance to the thoughts (which usually is the case in your posts), it is refreshing to read it on the blogs!! Hope your buddy with leukemia feels better.
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-Jyoti
Style Delights Blog
surely i don't mind whether this blog is heavy or light, that's life!
ReplyDeleteI could use being thrown a pillow right about now (down filled please)
ReplyDeleteI rather have a pillow fight than a brick fight...ouch...But sometimes lives throws us a curve ball and we just have to deal with it. I am feeling heavy lately as well. Your life, ups and downs, is what makes you you and that's exactly how we like you :) Does this sentence make any sense? I am too tired to understand my own writing ;)
ReplyDeleteOoh, I do love a good pillow fight. Well, except for those with people who are a tad too vigorous. There's no need to take a lifetime worth of angst out on my head. Yikes.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm with Lisa . . . a mix of heavy and light is life. And no matter what you write about, your blog remains a favorite . . .
WAit, how old are you? Why are you having marriage talks??
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I usually alternate my posts between heavy and light. I must say though, I find such beauty in the heavy conversations.
ReplyDeleteI totally feel you. I grapple with posting heavy stuff but then always reconsider when I realize I don't want to give it any more of my attention than I already am, or worse, take up anyone else's time with it, you know? But not everything can be puppies and rainbows, so you definitely need a balance. I'm here for whatever you got.
ReplyDeleteHear hear - what you've posted is so true. Sometimes it feels as though there is so much 'stuff' to deal with, discuss, work out - a pillow fight could be the best idea ever!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written + and well said. I, too, struggle with the notion of writing "heavy loaded" posts on my blog... sometimes it just feels nice getting things out + and you know you'll have a big support team here waiting for you.
ReplyDeleteI'm wishing you well over here!
As for the pillow fight... I'm totally in!
It is tricky to find that balance, isn't it? Love the happy mixed with the deep every now and then.
ReplyDeleteWell put, and I know what you mean...I think deep & meaningful discussions are important but I tend to use blogging as more of a lighthearted space, even though at times I feel guilty, considering the troubles of the world (or even those of my own little world). But there's something about "pillow" topics that can help ease your mind in a way nothing else quite can.
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