decision to stop because I was feeling overwhelmed. I was reading so
much about global warming, environmental destruction, and peak oil
that I became quite upset and depressed. I also found that I was
compulsively reading blogs and websites that upset me. I was getting
sucked into all the negativity.
I realized that it's important to be informed, to make conscious
choices, and to make changes in my life, but I won't be much help to
the world if I am paralyzed with depression or overwhelmed by the
enormity of it all. So, I took a break. I deleted all of my bookmarks
for anything related to the environment or to peak oil, and I stopped
posting on my blog.
After I got back to a more normal state of mind, I couldn't decide
what I want my blog to be FOR. Most people have some kind of a theme
that they post about, whether it's homeschooling, the environment, or
just a family diary of events. I'm still not sure, but I do feel like
writing again, so maybe this is going to be a blog of stuff I find
interesting. Talk about self-serving!
