Sabbatical

Whoever thought that the girl who scoffed at hiatus and deleting social media would be writing a post like this? And yet here I am. 

I'm just so very depleted, mostly emotionally. This summer has been one of the best of my life—then why have I shed so many tears? Hope has been very real, probably when it shouldn't have been so. Dreams and pursuits have had very little attention. My father's campaign has taken a lot out of me. Church hopping has been very hard, even while amazing. Door knocking has been harder yet . . . Though there have been many bright, joyful conversations.

I talk about how I don't like denominations and political parties. This summer has shown me fully why. Even more, it's shown me the good on every side as I listened to other people share their perspectives.

Some of my reasoning is personal. But it all boils down to this: I'm so very, very tired, and there's too much energy put into running online platforms. I just can't do it.

I'll still need to run my father's accounts for another month, and all my work communication is tied through social media. So following personal guidelines, I'll be absent except where necessary.

Imagine having a heart of hurt, of throwing a party, of loving the party but full of so many tears you just need a shoulder to cry on and a hug rather than a dance. Yes, you love dancing. But dancing is painful when your stomach rumbles with anxiety. This is how social media is making me feel. I've put myself out there too much. I've shared too much of myself. And I just need time to rest and cry and think and grow. I need space to have my thoughts as my own again, to feel that my life is my own and not the world's. 

This will probably be the last post for the rest of the year and the only announcement. Most of my social media accounts will not know that I've disappeared for a few months. But I figured all my loyal blog readers deserved somewhat of an explanation.  

I still hope to read your blogs. I still hope to enjoy other people's social media. I just can't manage my own for this time. 

I may come back in November and share how the elections went for my father, and maybe share a post on church hopping.

Otherwise, until January, enjoy these new blogs I recently discovered, or feel free to reach out more with me one-on-one. 

My email:

keturahskorner(@)gmail(dot)com

New blogs I've found that you would love! 

Prose and Praise

Abundant and Adventurous

(May update later)

Thank you all for making blogger a place I love and can't wait to return to!

And as a final smile for you all, please enjoy this humorous skit some friends made from one of my poems: