To blog or not to blog?

I haven't blogged in awhile. Partly that's because I have been dealing with baby stuff but mostly it's because I've been wrestling with blogging in general. I've been doing a lot of thinking about how in our society feels so over stimulated. So many people are blogging, tweeting, facebooking, texting, emailing, etc that sometimes it feels like everyone is yelling and no one is listening. Everyone wants to claim their right to freedom of speech but no one wants to take up our responsibility to listen. One of the things I've learned is that while you have the right to speak, you still have to earn the right to be heard.

So I have been pondering what role this blog has. Is it just another voice in the masses? One more thing adding to information overload? Am I just one more person wanting to voice my own opinions without earning the right to be heard? Is this blog something that facilitates genuine conversation and listening to one another or is it something that shuts down conversation?

It's hard to answer some of those questions, especially since the reality is that it's probably some of both. My hope is that this blog will help facilitate conversation with one another. This is intended to start conversation, whether online or in person. With that in mind, I've decided to try to resume this blog.