Motivation and Cheer

 

    I have been posting for quite a while now and I was wondering; do the majority of my posts contain complaining? I have gone on about one subject or the other, but I would not like to be considered as a person who complains a lot. Blogs and other forms of internet media allow the everyday person to get their thoughts and opinions off of their chest. In a world of anonymity, we can feel free to say whatever we like without repercussions. I never wanted to be one who would write one thing BIG BAD AND BOLD and then the next day I want to bury my face hoping the people who read it remember I'm actually rational and professional and just was having a bad day or the rare lapse of judgement.    While pondering if I am a complainer; I began to think about the Jews Moses led out of slavery from Egypt. They complained when they were slaves and complained when they were free. Do I have the complaining spirit like those led out of bondage in the Book of Exodus? I don't want to be a complainer, but I do want to write about subjects that at times bring us down or makes us angry or sad.

    Well, the next question must be asked: What kind of blogger do I want to be? I would like to be an encouraging, thought provoking, and humorous blogger. With little feedback, (I am desperate for comments about my posts) I hope I have accomplished a little of what I set out to do. I hope I have not just used this platform to grumble and moan about everything that is wrong in the world (my world). I hope I have said something that made someone say: "That was something new and different."

     Anyway, I know with all of my complaining there is thankfulness. I am happy for all of you who have stopped by and checked me out. I am happy to soon have two more of my manuscripts published. I am happy that I am getting a grip on how to use all of this technology. I am just thankful for you all out there.

     Let me share a favorite passage of mine from the Bible that keeps me in balance at times: "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time to war and a time for peace" Ecclesiastes 3:1-8.

     So, if I have been in a time of complaining I will definitely be in a time of cheering. Whatever your complaint is today----BEWARE---- you will also have a time of cheering.