{"id":1161,"date":"2007-11-01T15:16:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-01T15:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janaremy.com\/?p=1161"},"modified":"2007-11-01T15:16:00","modified_gmt":"2007-11-01T15:16:00","slug":"pilgrimgirl-classic-why-i-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janaremy.com\/pilgrimsteps\/2007\/11\/01\/pilgrimgirl-classic-why-i-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"pilgrimgirl classic: Why I Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friends, I read through this post from 7\/24\/06 last night and thought it might be about time to repost it. Enjoy!<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m preparing to speak about Mormon feminist blogging<\/a> in a few weeks. So as I\u2019ve been mulling over various thoughts, I thought I\u2019d make a list of the top 10 reasons why I blog\u2026.<\/p>\n

1) For reflection.<\/span> Each time I sit at my computer to write a post, I reflect on my life and cull the gems that I feel are worth sharing. This affords the opportunity to recall joy<\/a>, blessings, frustrations<\/a>. I like these moments<\/a> of examination<\/a>, they offer great insight.
2) For FUN<\/span>. Often, blogging is play<\/a> for me. I take an experience and try to render it in text. I experiment with phrasing<\/a>, punctuation<\/a> and pauses<\/a>. I attempt to express humor<\/a> and pathos<\/a>.
3) To tell it like it is<\/span>. I like having the uninterrupted space to tell my stories. No one is cutting me off mid-sentence or censoring my words. It\u2019s probably the narcissist in me that enjoys the blog as both soapbox and pedestal.
4) To speak the unspeakable.<\/span> On my blog I\u2019ve often discussed<\/a> my disability<\/a>. This is a fairly taboo subject in mainstream culture. It\u2019s empowering to me to tell the stories of my different body<\/a> without framing them in terms of an inspirational or pity-full narrative. Yet, ironically, it is the parts of my life that are the most visible (my religious practice, my academic pursuits) that I discuss least often. I\u2019m not yet sure why that is. (more on this in #10)
5) To share pictures.<\/span> I\u2019ve just started really enjoying photography. I know our camera sucks and my photos are amateur-ish, but they bring me great joy. I love sharing my \u2018lens\u2019<\/a> with you.
6) For community.<\/span> Several of you, dear readers, know me only through my blog. Others of you are old familiar friends who like to continue to keep in touch through cyberspace. I cherish my virtual neighborhood. Your blogs and emails nourish me, your thoughts buoy me, and your comments affirm, challenge, provoke <\/a>and validate my musings.
7) For memory.<\/span> What joy<\/a> it is to scroll through my blog history and remember the fun things I\u2019ve done!
8) Because I\u2019m a geek.<\/span> Hmmmm\u2026.yes, I spend a good chunk of my day sitting at my laptop writing emails and composing blogposts<\/a>. \u2018nuff said.
9) To mimic John.<\/span> I\u2019m not really the jealous type, but I saw all the benefits that he\u2019s gotten from blogging through the years<\/a>, and I wanted in on it, too!
10) To be vulnerable.<\/span> Though the personal essays<\/a> and other opportunities I\u2019ve had to share the intimate parts<\/a> of my life over the past 10 years, I have often been afraid. I\u2019ve been afraid to tell the truth as I see it, I\u2019ve been afraid of offending, I\u2019ve even been afraid of \u2018discipline.\u2019* But there is something so empowering about laying out truth bare. My truth-telling brings me closer to others, creates bonds with strangers, allows an intimacy that is both frightening and exhilarating.<\/p>\n

*I suspect that the reason I feel reticent to discuss school and church are because of fear of backlash. Within academia there’s a pretty high barrier to becoming personal and vulnerable. The LDS church has a history is censuring its more outspoken members, especially feminist women. So far, no one in the Mormon ‘Bloggernacle’ has been disciplined by church authorities for what they\u2019ve written on their blogs, yet I am still wary. I love the freedom of the LDS community on the Net. I don\u2019t want to see that change.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friends, I read through this post from 7\/24\/06 last night and thought it might be about time to repost it. Enjoy! I\u2019m preparing to speak about Mormon feminist blogging in a few weeks. So as I\u2019ve been mulling over various thoughts, I thought I\u2019d make a list of the top 10 reasons why I blog\u2026. 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