A Fine Line

I have written before about the notion that a blog can help with accountability. If I don’t live an intentional life and work on projects, what will I write about? The problem is, sometimes I find myself thinking too much about what I’ll post. It can be a fine, though very distinct, line between living to blog and living a life worth blogging about.

Fortunately, I’m aware of this tendency. And I’m determined not to let it take over. Because living to blog is too much pressure. Yes, it’s important to me to keep an account of what I’m up to, and of course it’s awesome when I’ve completed cool projects or gone somewhere fun or am inspired. But if I truly want to live a life where I value the ordinary as extraordinary, I have to be willing to write about my every days the same way I write about big, fun things.

I want my life to be intentional, but I don’t want to be forceful. I can be thoughtful about doing things and finding things to write about without causing burden or creating extreme expectations. And that is important, because always being in a state of expectation is an infallible way to waste time and days and life.