Authenticity in Blogging
Wow.
I've been so moved recently by posts from some of my favorite bloggers. These creative souls are very different, but something they share is that they're so authentic.
To me, it's inspiring and uplifting when bloggers chose to be real. It's freeing to be reminded that we all have our stuff– our awkward moments, challenges and feelings of being overwhelmed. These things come and go… and sometimes stay… (and frequently overlap!) but we all have them.
So in alphabetical order, here are some wonderfully written authentic posts:
Elsie Flannigan: my human side
Stephanie Howell: my (real) reality
Kelly Rae Roberts: denial is totally serving me at this moment
Hi Malia! Are you a fellow Flyer? I saw your tweet and came over to check out your blog and saw Kelly Rae in your Authentic Blogs list. Happy to connect with you—and cheers to being “authentic”. Love & blessings, xoxo Valerie
How nice it is to realize that everyone struggles. That I’m not the only one with an unmade bed & dirty dishes wallering in the kitchen sink. Somehow it gives me more energy to try to get it all done :-) Thanks for sharing!
I completely agree. It’s really hard to read something from someone that just seems too perfect and too good to be true.
From my perspective, I tend to be really negative in real life. So the reason I originally started my blog was to focus on the good things in my life and stop thinking about the bad stuff. I hope I don’t come off as perfect because I sure am not!
Those were all great posts, and a terrific reminder that no matter how wonderful someone’s life might appear on the outside, we don’t know the entire story of their lives.
As a side note, I noticed that many of them must be fans of e.e. cummings–no capital letters. ;-)
I need to go read these. Being authentic is all it is really about. You can tell who is authentic through their words…I really think it shows, and those are the blogs I enjoy.