In a few days, I will celebrate my fifth anniversary here at Decompressing Faith. I decided five years is about the maximum extent of the life of a blog -- or at least a blog name. A change was in order.
When I began here, my life, my existence, was consumed by sorting out this thing called faith. This blog and friends have brought me endless comfort, clarity and hope through that process. I have found many answers and added many more questions to my list. However, I feel peace with where I have landed, at least for now. (I know I have never finished that series outlining where I have landed...I will get to it.)
However, I find that my focus has shifted away from endlessly rehashing the same issues, the same questions and conflicts. I need breathing room; space to expand my horizons and spread my wings. There is no reason why I can't continue to do that at a blog called "Decompressing Faith", but it doesn't really identify where I am today. Since I no longer see myself as "Decompressing my Faith"...I needed a new name.
The name I have chosen is one that I have had as the name of a secondary blog I thought I would begin several years ago - but never did.
"Mapless".
The byline will probably change from time to time, but for the moment it is "Trying Not to Stomp the Flowers". I have no idea where that came from...I didn't think it up, it just flew out of my fingers while typing last night, and I liked it.
The header/colors and other changes are a work in progress and will take time. So please forgive me if things shift around here as I try to bring things into focus.
My blog address will remain erinword.com as usual. I ask the forgiveness of those who have linked to me at "Decompressing Faith" over the years; those links will still work, but when people arrive here they might think they have come to the wrong place. This is why there will be a page dedicated to this explanation.
Thanks for being patient with me.
Erin ~ I like the new look and the new ideas. I have also come to a point finally where I am comfortable in my own skin. Now, I just don't know which direction I'm headed with my blog. I'm just putting "whatever" on there now!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike! I think the season of railing against the system was healthy, but eventually it's all been said. The dust has settled and I rather like the clear skies. I might not reconstruct anything, ever. ;)
ReplyDeleteThis is strange - we must have been tuned into each other this week because I was thinking the day before yesterday that it was time for Decompressing Faith to change it's name. How weird is that!!!
ReplyDeleteExcellent. This is great. A good time to do it, methinks, especially coming into your Fall/Autumn :)
Hehe Sue...you ARE tuned in. It's so funny, I didn't even give it any thought. I was just sitting here last night and decided "time to change". Weird. Now, I had the name in mind for several years, but always thought it would be on a new blog, not here.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for autumn. If it was up to me I'd let you keep it, but seeing as how I'm not in charge of the universe, I guess I'll have to endure!
Such a great name, too. Excellent :)
ReplyDeleteAwww, that's a bummer you haven't had the summer you wanted. Dammit, stupid weather.
Damnit! Yes, it's been rather dreary. They say it's a La Nina this year, so that would explain it. There's always next year!
ReplyDeleteHope you have a wonderful summer!
Thank you, darling. We've had a La Nina winter here - after years of drought, rain. And then some rain. Floods in fact.
ReplyDeleteWell I hope you all dry out a bit. I've seen some photos of the floods from one of my other Aussie amigas. We might actually have a nice winter this year...we'll see!
ReplyDeleteI like it. Mapless is a good name, and gives you the freedom to write about pretty much anything you like.
ReplyDeleteThanks Barry. I think I just wanted to feel like the title represented that.
ReplyDeleteI LIKE! No matter what you call yourself or write about, I will always read (even if I don't always comment).
ReplyDeleteThanks Barbara! Ditto to you!
ReplyDeleteYeah, that is why I don't post much any more. Been there and done that. Also, I don't think my life important enough to put out for the world, so blogging to me without a purpose is silly. You have a great therapy here that you use to good purpose. May the next 5 years grace you with as much wisdom as the last.
ReplyDeleteIt has been great to see a good friend find some peace, where none existed before.
Thanks Nate. I do miss hearing from you more often, but I understand how life moves.
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