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 Posted 31/10/2005 5:26 AM
Subject: Why I am doing this
I’ve been thinking about blogging (keeping a diary on the internet) for a while. The only problem is that when it comes to writing things down I can get in a real twist, unless I just do it off the top of my head, and that can have it’s problems as well, as you never know what is going to come out.
I’ve never kept a diary like this before – or did I for a while when I was younger? I kept a lot of notes the month I spent in the Holy Land in 1999, but I didn’t have much else to do except take in the experience. It could become quite selfish and indulgent, just looking for an audience for your view.
Why am I doing it? My passion at the moment is Project 2030 and the Twentysomethings and the Thirtysomethings groups. Whatever I do I want to help the groups, and much of what I write will be to do with the groups. The blogg will only be advertised through the groups. But will it be helpful?
Hopefully people will get a better idea of what is happening in the other groups, but then people might become afraid to speak to me. They’ll be asking themselves: “Is this going to go into Hugh’s diary?” Do I mention the person who emailed recently because they were not happy that another event was being arranged near the time of their event, or the person who rang concerned about someone in the group? Obviously people’s identities have to be concealed, but is that enough?
Anyway, I’m going to keep this diary for a few weeks then I’ll email it to some family, friends, colleagues and especially people in the groups who use email and internet quite a bit, and ask them what they think.
Also it gives me a chance to see if I can keep it up. No point in fanfaring it to see it fizzle out within a month. Do I have enough energy to keep it going? Is it just a silly phase I’m going through?
As I write I can feel a lot of energy for it, but as St Ignatius reminds us, if you feel too excited about something, it often means that it is not coming from the Holy Spirit, and you should be careful about making decisions when you feel like that. The Spirit is to be seen more clearly when we just feel moderately up about something. And the opposite, if we feel really depressed about something, that is not coming from the Holy Spirit. We should avoid making decisions when we are really down. But if we feel a bit down and uneasy about something, that is often the Spirit nudging us to make some kind of adjustment.
So is it the Spirit leading me to do this blogg/diary on the internet? Is it going to help spread the word? Time will tell, and the response of others.
Fr. Hugh Hanley | |
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| Posted 1/8/2006 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: Why I am doing this
Hello Hugh,
I've just read your diary and was interested in what you said about if you feel too excited or depressed about something it is not the way. Is that true of anything, because I just met someone whilst on pilgrimage overseas, he is from another country, and I have never felt like this before about someone, although now back home and he is in his country I feel quite sad. Does that mean it's not the way? Because we met in a Holy place and prayed together I hope God will bless us. What do you think? | |
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