Snippets
Its interesting the way we seem live today – in snippets. Everything seems to happen so quickly that I hardly have time to register it before the next thing comes along. I feel that blogging is much the same way. There is so much going on in my life right now, but I find it difficult to share in small doses like this. I also sometimes wonder if its actually worth sharing in this context. The title of my blog lays claim to who I am, yet I feel like I share very little of that here. Am I really defined by the weekend adventures that I have? By the pictures that I take? By the websites I visit? I’d like to think that many of you readers know me well; but for those who have stumbled upon my site, or that are just tuning in – I’m not sure if my posts (or recent lack of) are living up to the title of my blog “I am Pablo“. Perhaps its too much to expect to really delve into the depths on these pages, and perhaps the snippets of life that I share here are just enough to evoke an idea – but somehow that doesn’t feel like enough. I also wonder if maintaining a blog gives an illusion of a connection – as if those who read it have a sense they know whats going on in my life. On the flip side, do I really know whats going on with the lives of those whose blogs I read? I guess each of us only discloses what we feel comfortable disclosing – but lately I can’t help but to feel as if that is bit disingenuous. I suppose that partially accounts for my lack of writing as of late. I’m also finding that in this world of perpetual connectedness it is quite hard to detach – just when you think you have, something reminds you that you are still plugged in.
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Blogs will only every give people a vague idea of who you really are. And even if you’re not able to share every little detail of who you are and what is happening in your life, those of us who know you and follow up on your blog appreciate all you share! I can’t tell you how many times you made my boring work day go by just a little bit faster (at least for a few minutes while I caught up on what you’ve been doing). So don’t think about stopping! Keep us updated on what happens in Pablo’s life, even if they are only snippets of what is really going on in your life. Those of us who know you and are your friends know what’s REALLY going on because you tell us. And you know what’s going on inside our heads and hearts because we tell you, not because you read our blogs. That’s why you have friends and not just a computer :)
You’re not defined by the pictures you take and the weekend adventures you have, but rather YOU define THEM. And by reading the blog, we know at least what you’re up to, if not how you feel.
Well, although my blogging style is obviouly very different from yours, I can say that I wonder that too. (Hence my also not updating a lot)
But ultimately, the blog is yours. It’s what you want to put up. The fact is, nothing can capture who you are – no one conversation, one poem, one blog or even one autobiography. You are a breathing, constantly changing being – by the time anyone finishes an autobiography, they’re already something different.
So what do YOU want to share?
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