This week I actually learned a lot. I’m not afraid of sharing who I am and what I believe. There are many things I fear but that is not one of them. I’m not afraid of telling people who I am, but it’s hard to get that out in a clear and understandable way. Who am I? What do I believe? But most importantly how do I say that? These are questions that have been haunting me all week. My main dilemma is this:
How do I talk about Jesus in a way that moves people but doesn't sound like it came off the cover of a cheesy Christian book? How do I talk about fear in a way that is honest and vulnerable, but doesn't open me up to hurt and judgment?
This is something that I have been working through all week. I've heard of writer's block before, but I've never experienced it...I think I'm experiencing it this week. On any given day I can crank out a solid essay within an hour, but for some reason this essay has taken me daaayyyysss to even get more than 2 paragraphs. I've written and scrapped about 5 essays now. My plan is to just write. Just write and get it all out even if it sounds really bad. That way I something to work with, and then I can go through and make it actually sound good. When I've tried do this before, I would always go back and analyze what I just wrote because I thought it sounded dumb, but I'm at the point where I just need to write something - dumb or not.
At this point I am feeling frustrated because this project has been so challenging for me, and I am not used to that. I can't help but think the little thoughts every once and a while of "why are we doing this" and "this is dumb" and "there is no point to this", but then I think about the videos we watched and think "okay, yeah, that is pretty cool" and "i hope mine can be that cool". Outwardly I'm saying, "I'm done with this" but inwardly I'm thinkin "Not quite yet..."
How do I talk about Jesus in a way that moves people but doesn't sound like it came off the cover of a cheesy Christian book? How do I talk about fear in a way that is honest and vulnerable, but doesn't open me up to hurt and judgment?
This is something that I have been working through all week. I've heard of writer's block before, but I've never experienced it...I think I'm experiencing it this week. On any given day I can crank out a solid essay within an hour, but for some reason this essay has taken me daaayyyysss to even get more than 2 paragraphs. I've written and scrapped about 5 essays now. My plan is to just write. Just write and get it all out even if it sounds really bad. That way I something to work with, and then I can go through and make it actually sound good. When I've tried do this before, I would always go back and analyze what I just wrote because I thought it sounded dumb, but I'm at the point where I just need to write something - dumb or not.
At this point I am feeling frustrated because this project has been so challenging for me, and I am not used to that. I can't help but think the little thoughts every once and a while of "why are we doing this" and "this is dumb" and "there is no point to this", but then I think about the videos we watched and think "okay, yeah, that is pretty cool" and "i hope mine can be that cool". Outwardly I'm saying, "I'm done with this" but inwardly I'm thinkin "Not quite yet..."