But in all honesty, this topic has been brewing in my mind for quite some time now. And after reading today's post on Jocee's blog, my heart's whisperings have been confirmed.
Blogging is not a popularity contest.
I don't know when the focus shifted from beautiful words and stunning photography...just enough to make you catch your breath and really thing...to the pursuit of comments and high follower counts.
It has stopped becoming a place of elegance, of soul and depth.
It's become high school all over again.
The ones with the most followers are the ones to know, if you're lucky enough for them to cast your gaze over you.
Please understand -- I know I'm generalizing a bit here, as there are so many of you who have the most beautiful hearts that only amplifies your popularity.
I'm not saying that having hundreds of followers or a high view count is a bad thing. Not at all. It's a very nice thing, I will admit.
But this is my point.
Blogging is not a contest.
It's not a war to be won, or a status symbol to be proclaimed.
50 followers or 5,000.
Since when did it start to matter so much?
I won't lie and say that it doesn't feel amazing when I see my follower list increasing, or when I read more and more comments flooding a certain post...or that it doesn't sting when my numbers go down, or my page views decrease.
But I don't understand why.
I just want to write. I just want to sing. I just want to paint my watercoloured poetry across this tiny corner of canvas I've been given.
...since when did that become not enough?
It's about light.
It's about words.
It's about friendship.
It's about Him.
Be my friend or don't. Follow me or don't. Read my blog or don't. It's starting not to matter anymore.
But I will be your friend.
Regardless.
