What’s a risk I took that I do not regret?

Keeping it real.

I write all the time. I love writing, and I have mentioned this several times. I write about the happy and butterflies-and-rainbows side of life. On the other side of the coin is the darker times of life, and I have no regrets on writing about that. I understand there’s a time and place for writing about certain subjects and that certain topics should be worded carefully for certain age groups, but I have no regrets about writing those things. At all.

Understand, everyone, that though I write about the happier sides of life, I am more of a darker-side person. I grew up in a fantastic Christian home with wonderful, protective parents, and I was taught the Bible and went to church. But somewhere along the way, I took to writing about the darker side of life more than the happy times.

About a year or two before I reached adolescence, I became extremely rebellious. I refused to obey my parents and looked at things on the Internet I should not have. And that, I am afraid, is when I became more dark-sided that happy-sided. Up to that point, I had never heard of much of the stuff I had looked at. And like an idiot, I chose to think on and write about those things in a graphic manner (even including bad words), even though I didn’t understand them.

I finally came to my senses about a year later. I repented and vowed never to do such a thing again. I decided from that day forward I would be careful about what I wrote to others. I understand my writing topics may seem a bit over the edge now—and I have to admit sometimes they are—but I’m very careful never to go over the edge like I did before. (Just be thankful you never saw my earlier stuff. That was a nightmare!)

Now I write darker things to warn others of the dangers of evil and to show God’s hand through it all. As I put it in my post “Improving My Community”:

“I will speak out if no one else will. I will be the realistic voice for the evils in the world if no one else will. And I don’t care what it costs.”

I will speak out. Even if it means I have to face a firing squad or possibly get thrown in prison, I will speak out. Even if it costs me everything, I will not back down. I refuse.

There’s a reason I write this blog. Even if it is dark-sided at times, ultimately, there is hope amidst the horror. And that’s the point I want to make to everyone.

God bless.