The Dilemma

I’m stuck and I’m not sure what to do about it. Not really stuck but kind of…well let me explain.

I’m fiddling with this blog. I’m beginning to find my passion and focus. When I first started I worked with a variety of topics from motivational to social media tutorials to jazz. I didn’t really know my voice and my passion. I liked all of these topics a lot, but as I’ve continued faithfully writing 4 posts a week, I’ve become more clear about what really grips my heart. I’m moving more and more toward writing about the philosophical principles that form the foundation of liberty.

No I’m not going to give up Saturday Night Jazz or the Monday Motivator, I enjoy these and want to continue doing them every week. I am, however, becoming more and more focused on philosophical issues and on thoughts about the value and importance of liberty and how to preserve it in this day and age of the governmental Nanny State.

Here’s my dilemma. At heart I’m a teacher. My writing leads to conclusions and opinions which can tend to close off commenting. However, my heart also longs to develop a community of people who have the same passion and love for liberty as I do and who want to connect with each other. When I consider this I begin to feel a tad bit lost.

I really do like to share my opinions and thoughts, and at the same time I would like to connect with like minded people through this blog and other mechanisms. I’m not sure how, exactly, to do that. Sure, I can join other social media sites more focused on the liberty issue and I’m considering just that. But I’d like to also facilitate such connections here on this site. I don’t want to come off like the know-it-all guru who has the final say on everything. I really am truly interested in your thoughts and opinions even when you disagree with me, as long as such disagreement is respectful.

So what I’m doing here, is publicly inviting you to slap me upside the head if I start to interact with you in such a way as to make you feel like your thoughts and opinions don’t matter or are being discounted in a disrespectful way. The only time I will ever cut off anyone from commenting on this blog is if they are 1) trolling (which is usually pretty obvious after a couple of comments); 2) are treating others with disrespect; or 3) outright spamming.

My invitation to you is to give me feedback about how I’m coming across. Am I coming across as too authoritative, too inapproachable? Do my posts make you feel like you can safely comment? How do I effectively balance the desire to offer my opinions, and at the same time communicate an openness toward hearing yours? Does any of this make sense?

I’d appreciate any feedback you feel like giving. If I’m doing an OK job, let me know. If I can improve, tell me how you think I can. In so doing you have my most heart-felt thanks.

Picture by flicker user the_moment under Creative Commons License. Use of this picture does not constitute an endorsement by the_moment of the ideas in this post.

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