50 Days away... time well spent
A long walk in a blogging-free desert
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As some of you had noticed, I took a little break away from blogging and JoeUser in particular. While there were some personal issues in real life that led me to take a break, but it wasn't the only reason.
After the most recent election, I found myself getting increasingly angrier and angrier with the level of rhetoric coming from both sides and the anger of a lot of the discourse here, and with what was going on in real life... well, I had a feeling that I was going to go ballistic on some people, and that wasn't something I wanted to do. Anger works for some people, but it isn't something I like to show in this public arena, and the topics I blog about reflect that. I started letting my personal life and feelings therein bleed into my emotions here at JU, and I felt it was better to take a step back(without saying anything), rather than allow them to color my relationships here.
As the weeks went on, I still read a lot of articles here, and I saw a few of this community's members also decide to take a break or leave entirely, and while it does sadden me, I understand why it happened. I set an artificial number--50 days-- for my hiatus, which allowed me to come to terms with some things, and approach blogging with a healthy attitude once again.
I am not mad at anyone in the community, and the fact that the few responses I made during my time away were in specific places should in no way reflect on my feelings for a lot of my fellow bloggers. Even in silence, I was still a member of many of your fan clubs.
In closing, I am feeling much better now, and I am glad to be back.
After the most recent election, I found myself getting increasingly angrier and angrier with the level of rhetoric coming from both sides and the anger of a lot of the discourse here, and with what was going on in real life... well, I had a feeling that I was going to go ballistic on some people, and that wasn't something I wanted to do. Anger works for some people, but it isn't something I like to show in this public arena, and the topics I blog about reflect that. I started letting my personal life and feelings therein bleed into my emotions here at JU, and I felt it was better to take a step back(without saying anything), rather than allow them to color my relationships here.
As the weeks went on, I still read a lot of articles here, and I saw a few of this community's members also decide to take a break or leave entirely, and while it does sadden me, I understand why it happened. I set an artificial number--50 days-- for my hiatus, which allowed me to come to terms with some things, and approach blogging with a healthy attitude once again.
I am not mad at anyone in the community, and the fact that the few responses I made during my time away were in specific places should in no way reflect on my feelings for a lot of my fellow bloggers. Even in silence, I was still a member of many of your fan clubs.
In closing, I am feeling much better now, and I am glad to be back.
