About my Living Room

If you've read here from the beginning, you know that blogging wasn't my idea. I blog because Master believed writing would be good for me, and that writing where others would read what I would write would be better. It wasn't something I was eager to do or especially happy about in the beginning.

For the longest time, I struggled with how to write what it is that I write here at "The Swan's Heart." I couldn't define what the purpose was. Was this supposed to be a diary that was for my own internal clarity, or was I to write to somehow communicate more effectively with Master, or was I to write something for some group of nameless, faceless strangers that would read whatever wisdom I'd impart?

It didn't matter, He told me. Just write. So I've written. About whatever was going on in my life, our lives, my head, my heart.

Blogs, I think, become many things depending on who writes them. They serve many purposes. This one has become a sort of cyber living room. It's way more open than most living rooms, but except for that, the reality is that people come into what has become a sort of "front room" for our life and our family. Pretty much, all and sundry are welcome to wander in and take part in the conversations here. We try to maintain a cordial and open venue for reasonable discussion. Considering that ours is a lifestyle and a family configuration that some unsuspecting visitors might find a little bit of a stretch, most folks behave like one would expect guests to behave. It is rare to find someone that comes in and behaves in a manner that betrays a total lack of breeding or class.

When that happens it is always tempting to respond in kind. For me it is hard to resist the urge to act with outrage when someone comes into my "living room" and acts like a hooligan. I have to remind myself that I am my Master's slave, and that my responses and my actions reflect not only on me but on Him.

So The Swan's Heart will remain a place where you'll read what is in my mind and my heart. You'll hear about what is happening in my life and our lives. You'll get my honest joy, my honest fears, my honest confusions, worries, and yes, my honest anger and outrage if that is the truth. You are welcome to come on in and join the conversation anytime you like. If you are a friend and we know your name, we'll always be glad to see you again. If you are someone new that we've yet to meet, I hope you'll introduce yourself and let us get to know you. If you want to act like an ill-mannered oaf, expect us to ignore you like a bug...

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