There is something about people with online journals.
We spend countless hours in front of a computer, typing every aspect of our lives down for the world to see. We believe that somehow, if we analyze every detail, that it will become simpler. That we, as writers, as people, will begin to understand exactly what is going on if we can just read it, a permanent record of our daily actions, responses, and feelings.
But what we fail to grasp is the amazing intricacy of our lives. We think that things are simple, and become even simpler when we write them down. But the truth is, we will never escape that complexity, because it winds around us and it entangles our very souls.
I have truly seen that intricacy today. Reading about other people’s lives shows me how much we are all connected, in some way, and yet all so drastically different: in our feelings, in our situations, and in what we choose to do with this life that we have been given.
I seriously hope that from now on I can continue looking at this big picture, because it is only this way that I can see how every decision changes everyone’s life.
Lindsey @ 12:55PM
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