Box Putters

I’ve recently returned from a dark black hole in outer space. It was a good trip, with a lot of life lessons crammed along the way, but I’m glad to be back.

I’ve done some thinking about blogging lately. To tell you the truth, blogging is risky business and sometimes it scares me. Anytime any person puts ANYTHING on display for the world to see/read/watch there is always opportunity for judgement, false assumptions and character assassination. There’s a greater audience to watch both success AND failure.

Have you ever done it? You know, when you see someone’s pictures on facebook, or read what they said about something or what they wore to this event and then you think, ‘Ohhh. Yeah, they are….fill in the blank.” Or ,” Oh yeah, that makes sense, I knew they’d be like that.” It’s called being a “Box Putter”. It’s the easiest way to deal with people. No need to get to know them, don’t bother thinking the best about them, don’t waste time investing in their life-just put ‘em in a box in your head.

It’s easier to protect oneself from these Box Putters by not being vulnerable enough to get thrown into one of their boxes. The thinking is like this, “Maybe if I just don’t share my life, I won’t be put in a box.”

I’m working on coming out of this whole Box Putter disease. I’m also working on not fearing the Box Putters. People are more than groups, types and classes. I should respond to them as such.

So, with resolve to abolish fear of the Box Putters, and to not be one myself, I return to sharing my life here, with you.