Failure To Thriving
Posted by Ryan Geiger on April 9, 2010 · 4 Comments
God has a sense of humor. Don’t believe me? The fact that your reading this blog post proves it. All through school since I can remember I struggled with English. I feared the spelling bee days. Brian Regan has a great clip on that.
I scratched a clawed to get a D in any English class I ever took. Vocabulary and grammar were the same way. I feared having to write any type of paper especially if it was 500 words or more, that was crippling. I have always struggled with some form of dyslexia. Once again Brian Regan has another funny clip on that.
So needless to say when I began to write a few years back I did it to simply appease a few, literally 3 people, who said, “Hey you should blog.” What I heard was public humiliation time. Fear struck me again as I began to write. As readership increased my confidence did not. I thought people were crazy. After all what can I possibly share that will be of any value or importance to others? After 500 plus blog posts I have found, as with anything, the more you practice the more natural you become at it and it generally becomes something you enjoy. My English skills and grammar and vocabulary probably have not improved dramatically. I still use too many comas and use small words so I can spell them, but blogging has become something I enjoy to do. If for no other reason as my friend Greg Darley said, “It allows me to get my thoughts focused.” [Side Plug: you need to check out Backstage Leadership that Greg runs...I'm in and love it. It has been life changing in my approach to leadership. End Of Side Plug.]
So thank you for reading and supporting me these last 3 years as I share my heart and randomness. I think of Moses who questioned God about how he would lead his people out of captivity, “Then the Lord asked Moses, “Who makes a person’s mouth? Who decides whether people speak or do not speak, hear or do not hear, see or do not see? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go! I will be with you as you speak, and I will instruct you in what to say.”
Don’t let your insecurities keep you from enjoying God’s best for your life. Whether you have an audience of one or you speak to thousands on a daily basis, understand and realize that you have a voice. What you failed at early in life may just be what you thrive at today. Chase your dream and enjoy the ride.
Hey Ryan! Congratulations on your milestone of 500 blogs. I am glad that you have pushed through because I always enjoy your blogs. I don’t read your blog to critique your spelling or grammar, but if you hadn’t said that you struggled with English & have some sort of dyslexia, I wouldn’t have known. As far as using big words, I have don’t mind the small words. I think sometimes we make God sound more complicated than He is by using big words. Jesus certainly didn’t use big words when he spoke to those he was teaching.
As for God having a sense of humor, He definitely does when it comes to my life…lol! Like the day I hit my head on the slip ‘n slide.
Congratulations on your 500 posts, best wishes & looking forward to the next 500!!!
I love your attitude and humility bro. Keep up the good work you are doing. God is using you and I can’t wait to see what else he has in store!
Thanks for sharing your heart, passion and dreams.
Making me a better person because of your “thriving”, not only as a blog writer but as a friend. Thanks and proud of you…
Thanks so much guys for your support I really do appreciate it. If I’ve sharpened you half as much as you have sharpened me than this has been a good relationship.