Sorry guys,
This is really really old - I made this decision in September (2018), I just haven't published this on my actual blog yet!
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It's been a great ride, but I've decided to shelve my blog. I'm not saying I'll never write anything on here again, but I want to focus more on pursuing other projects. 'The Change Channel' will still be here though, and its very last post has not been published yet.
'The Change Channel' started off as one post in the summer after my first year of uni, entitled 'Why the World's Definition of Beauty is all Wrong': the outflowing in writing of a lot of frustrations I had. I never thought when I wrote that post in the summer after my first year that so many people would want to keep reading, and that this blog would grow into something so much bigger than myself. It was merely an avenue for me to express my thoughts on issues in society that got me all heated up, and to answer the many questions I've been asked over the years about why I do/don't do certain things/my beliefs - through a mode which I love, writing.
Thank you for allowing me to share my thoughts with you. Thank you for reading, commenting, supporting, talking with me afterwards... No doubt not everyone has agreed with me! But thank you nonetheless for engaging. I think I've had some really fruitful discussions with people after some of these posts. I literally couldn't have imagined that I would have people in different countries, that I've never even met before, message me to say that a post I'd written had really encouraged them. I would never have imagined that the BBC (!) would pick up on my posts and I would get interviewed by them. I never could have imagined that my posts would get so many hits. And that people would offer to help me translate some posts! It's really very humbling.
All I wanted to do with my blog was air some points of view that we don't often hear - because they go against the grain. I wanted to dare to be different online as I do in real life. I wanted to challenge the way we think; get people to question why we follow the script that society hands us, and whether it wouldn't be a good idea to re-write it for ourselves? I don't much like being force-fed by society - the ingredients are very questionable. I prefer making my own dishes (I've found better ingredients elsewhere).
Though I'm a Christian, I didn't want this to be a 'Christian blog'. I wanted it to be something that everybody could read. No doubt, my views are shaped by me being a Christian, and perhaps at times this blog has provided a way for people to get to grips with what Christians believe in a better way. But ultimately, I hope that I've achieved my main objective with 'The Change Channel': to challenge and ultimately channel change.
Thank you.
Love,
Ruth
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