Blogging

I've never blogged before. I think that I once commented on a blog a couple of years ago, but that's the extent of my blog-posting experience before today. It's not that I have anything against blogging, but it's more that I'm mostly indifferent to the idea. In fact, I don't have much energy for living in the virtual world of blogging, tweeting and writing on personal facebook walls.

It's not that I don't care about what is happening in the lives and thoughts of others. It's more that I don't understand the need for everyone to know everything that I think, believe or do. Who really needs to know the regularity of my bowel movements or that I know the proper use of their/they're/there? It's nouveau narcissism where everyone with a keyboard and a modem can update the world about personal trivia that others rarely want or need to know. And yet, here I am posting my own thoughts for the entire world to read. Suerly the world will rest better tonight because I have contributed a few more words into the abyss of cyberspace.

Really, though...

Why should anyone care what is happening in my world? For that matter, why should I care about what is happening outside myself?

We care because we know that while we may live by ourselves that we cannot thrive on our own. We care because deep down we know that we need the strength that comes from others.

We care because we need each other.

We're online because we're seeking something that we cannot provide ourselves. We search the internet because we need to connect to the surrounding universe that seems simultaneously so close and so distant. We reach out in hopes that something can reach back to us.

And yet we try to portray to everyone we meet that we can do it all on our own. We pretend as if there's an "S" emblazoned on our blue undershirts that enables us to be the first people in history who can fly solo through life. But just as Superman has his Kryptonite, we too have our weaknesses that we can't overcome on our own. And when we fail to seek help, we crumble emotionally, physically and spiritually.

As a community, we must hold each other accountable to living a real life with one another. Seek help when you need it. So often we do not have what we need because we do not ask. And in matters where you are doing well, offer what you can do for the rest of us.

Let's make that the blog of our Movement. Let it become the tweet of our community.

I think we'll be surprised as to who and how many people might be following our blogs. On and off line.