Open Book

Erase. Start over. Erase. Try again.

These have been my attempts at putting up a post today.

It's 5:30pm on a Saturday night and the most constructive thing I have done all day is get a shellac manicure and a massage. If you don't find that constructive...bite me :) 

On that note.... some days I don't feel like being so "JOYFUL" and I more or less feel like just "EXPRESSING" my true feelings on this thing. It is so easy to get wrapped up in the fantasy of blog land and make everything in your life seem so rosy and beautiful with pictures and words. Don't get me wrong, I love photography and seeing how everyone makes their pages unique. It's like eye candy! However, I follow quite a few blogs and I can tell you that half of these bloggers have more troubles and heartache going on in their lives then what they make it out to seem.

So my question is...

Why do we do this? What is the purpose of making people believe that everything is peachy keen in our lives...that we just float around with an SLR camera in our hands and a smile on our face? Do we think that our readers will like us more?  That we will gain more followers? Are we afraid they will judge the real person God made us to be? This seems to be true in all forms of media these days.

I've got news for you. I'm not perfect. I screw up on a daily basis. When I take my makeup off at night, you will find plenty of imperfections. I don't have the best grammar and writing skills... but I don't claim to either! (I wasn't an English major). I tend to be more pessimistic towards things. I run late to just about everything. I have a horrible time remembering names. I can't even draw a decent stick figure for goodness sakes. But guess what... I am who I am. and this is my blog. I am free to write whatever I so desire. That is the beauty of it. 

ahhhh. sigh.... just wishing we could all be a little more down to earth. real. who we really are.

So my vow to you is that I will always leave my blog an open, honest canvas for the moments I feel inspired or have a thought I want to share. I don't need to update every day, have hundreds of followers, and paint my life out to be perfect all the time. Because it's not. ..and neither is yours.
I am who I am. You are who you are. 
Stay true to that and we will be able to see the true talent that God has placed in each and every one of us. 

That's all for now folks ! 
:)