My Sole Responsibility

I've heard that a few of our Stampin' Up! demonstrators have expressed some concern that I mention religion on my blog and the blog is linked to the Stampin' Up! site and sometimes mentioned in Stampin' Up! material. I'm not sure if people are offended by my mention of religion, or if they're concerned that I'm mixing personal thoughts and feelings with professional, but I thought this was a subject worth bringing up.
I want to make it very clear that this blog is my personal blog, and I am solely responsible for the content of the blog. Stampin' Up! doesn't endorse my blog or any contents on the blog. While some companies do have "official" blogs, soshelli.com is not an official Stampin' Up! blog at all. It's all mine--good or bad!
I hope it's mostly good. If I've offended anyone by mentioning religion, I'm sorry--that is not my intention at all! My religion is at the heart of everything I am. It's what has made me who I am. I can't imagine sharing anything personal without my beliefs and values being brought up fairly frequently because they are so much a part of me. I've tried to be careful about what I've said; I think I've only mentioned the name of the church I belong to once. Most of the time I talk about my church and my beliefs in general.
I don't want people to feel like I'm preaching or teaching or promoting any specific religion or belief. But if I felt like I couldn't mention general thoughts and feelings about what is such a huge part of me and my life, I don't think I could share much.
I hope that clears up my intent behind talking about things of a religious or spiritual nature. I hope most of you aren't bothered when I mention religion. In fact, one of the things I value when I meet demonstrators is our conversations about our shared faith in God.
I also respect diversity and the fact that some of you may be uncomfortable when I mention religion. It won't bother me at all if you choose not to read those postings, or even choose to ignore my blog altogether. I learned long ago that we can't please everyone all of the time, and that diversity is what adds spice to life!
Reader Comments (180)
Julie
mary rose
Sharon
You're right. You cannot please everyone, even if you try. I personally find it refreshing when people feel free to talk about God & what He's doing in their lives, in a public way. If as a Christian, He is truly the center of our lives (which He should be), then how can we leave Him out?
Thank you for being you and not giving in to the pressure to not say anything at all. Hope that makes sense! LOL
Hugs,
Crystal
Just read your post and I don't usually write, just read, and thought, for goodness sake, this is your blog, write what you want! My son is 4 and has cancer and has just relapsed and going through what I have been going through over the past year and a half has really brought my life into perspective. I am religious and even more so now. My mind set has changed so much over the past year and if people aren't wanting to be nice and don't have anything nice to say, I just let it go. I figure that I have more important things to worry about. I say, don't worry about what anyone says that offends them....maybe they shouldn't read your blog then. Noone is making anyone read your blog. I have mine as an escape from reality for a little bit and to share with others that I might not ever meet across the nation. Our son has a caring bridge site and it is similar to blogging and it has been wonderful to have to let people know how things are going with his health. I just wish that everyone could see the brighter side to life and if you don't like something then distance yourself from it or just don't let it bother you. It will make their life a lot less stressful....
Thanks for sharing all of you do. I enjoy reading what you have to share.
Alicia Weiman
Please keep being who you are - ALL OF IT - and post however you please!
((()))reen
I love the way you have addressed this. I agree with you 100%. I look forward to reading your blog...
I appreciate that you include your faith beliefs. It is what makes you who you are and I love you for it! Keep up the very fun blog!
Cindy
I love the way you have addressed this. I agree with you 100%. I look forward to reading your blog...
I appreciate that you include your faith beliefs. It is what makes you who you are and I love you for it! Keep up the very fun blog!
Cindy
I've run across blogs with inappropriate language (in my opinion), overly personal (and gross!) details, or opinions on controversial topics. If I don't like something, I just hit that little red X in the corner and move on and that's exactly the way I think it should be. I generally will only leave comments if I have something postive to contribute. It's like the old saying - if you can't say something nice...
And even though I'm not LDS, I am not in the least offended by your expression of your religious beliefs. I think it's very natural and appropriate since that is a big part of your life.
It is my opinion that if people are offended by anything you have said, they must not see the world through diverse, rainbow colored glasses. Whether your religon is this, or that, it is a big part of many of our lives. Thank you for being true to yourself, and to others who like to hear about differences and find beauty in the traditions of other families.
To be quite honest, if it offends someone then they shouldn't read your blog.
As you say....you can't pelase everyone!
Joy
I don't refer to myself as being religious but as spiritual and it's good to know that I represent a company that has an awesome creator!
People today are so scared to share because of what people will think of them. I can see some of that, but how sad it is to think that sharing about the One who loves us the most and so unconditionally causes others grief. I would much rather read posts about Him than about war and human caused grief anyday. More than that - thank you for sharing what is so important to you and your life. Having met your daughter, Sara, very briefly, I can see the joy you have passed on to your family. If you can pass that light on to your family - including your SU! family - and share that via your blog, I will continue to read your blog.
All the best - Laura