"I was going through followers the other day and noticed some blogs that
were “last updated 6 months ago” or longer. There were a lot of these.
Maybe they got bored or distracted or busy — but my guess is they
probably didn’t get the huge number of likes and follows and reblogs
they were expecting, and just gave up.
Please don’t do that. There are very few things we do consistently in
this life. We’re quick to jump from island to island of halfway
commitment. Taking a break is totally okay: but I exhort you to persist
in sharing your one unique voice with the world community.
If you’re about to jump ship: please do NOT bail on your blog. Do what
you must — take a sabbath, go on hiatus, commune with nature, restore
relationships, try new things — but come back and tell us about it.
It doesn’t matter if you only have a few readers. You’re not doing it
for that. And even if you were, those few people who follow you might
really be encouraged by what you have to say. You might be the only one
saying it.
But more than that: your blog is a captured snapshot of your one
fleeting transitory life, like the dust mote suspended in a sunbeam that
shimmers for a spectacular moment in time. It is beauty wrapped in
expression, and you are putting something into the world that no one
else can. God made you for it.
So keep sharing. Keep making art. Keep writing music. Keep taking
pictures. Keep encouraging others. In some small way: you are healing
your part of the universe. You are needed more than you know. You are
making a bigger impact than you think.
— J.S."
