Some Great Guiding Blogs

Today has created a lot of visibility for Girlguiding - through coverage in the press obviously, but also across the spheres of social media. I've discovered a fair few guiding bloggers today, and I thought I might signpost them for you to read.

Road trips in the USA are awesome!

I know I know Gemma from somewhere in guiding (as I do with a lot of people), but I didn't know she had a blog. She's usually blogging about a trip around the north-east of the USA - a beautiful and exciting place, so she's doubly worth a read. This is her post on the the promise. My favourite quote:

"I can be my true agnostic self, who will wait for a divine being to be proven or disproven either way before I decide whether or not to love it!"

Then there's Rosy - yes, I know I've linked to her stuff before so it's technically not a new one. I got to know Rosy as she prepared to be part of the WAGGGS delegation to the UN for the Commission on the Status of Women this spring, and she's continued her fab blog since. She covers all sorts of things going on in her life, often with a refreshing does of honestly. Here is her post entitled "What would the Baden-Powells think?" where she says:

"I do think it's important to understand and appreciate other people's beliefs and to explore our own spirituality, whatever that means to us as individuals."

And Caz (again a strange sense that I've met her somewhere, but can't put my finger on it) who has a blog called 'Owls and Toadstools' dedicated to talking about guiding topics. Her post even includes a little summary of some of the best tweets from today.  I like this section particularly:

"I liken the new Promise to equal marriage (stay with me – all will become clear!). For those who like the existing Promise, not much will change for them. Yes, the wording is a little different, but the meaning remains the same, and the wording still applies to those with religious beliefs. However, while these people remain largely unaffected, these small wording changes will make a huge difference to a number of people, who will now feel more included and no longer be alienated." 

Whilst this morning my Twitter was filled with #PromiseForAll this evening I'm getting the great Stonewall coverage of the Equal Marriage Bill debate from the House of Lords. The former filled me with positivity and the latter causes me frustration. I like Caz's sensible talking on both!  

You can read the papers, or you can read what this change really means to the young women it affects directly. I say the latter is more inspiring.

**Update**

Here are three more I discovered last night or this morning. They are Laura Anne's Learning From Sophie, three posts from Tracy on her blog, and Heather's thoughtful response from a Christian perspective.

**Update 2**

My highlight so far has to be this video blog by Alex - more humorous than the  Daily Mash's take on the story! The length might be off-putting for some, but however long you watch it for, I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Favourite part is probably Alex's take on the origins of the organisation.

Other written blogs I've found include Rebecca, Cariad, and Jo.

And then there's this link to the interview from BBC Breakfast with the Chief Guide. Not a blog but I thought worth including.  

Please comment with any other promise themed blogs you've seen out there, I'm finding it a great way to discover some cool new bloggers!

**Update 3**

And my good friend Lizzi has supplied her blog a few moments after the last update, thus getting this update to herself. This has to be my favourite post title so far - I'm not going to say what it is, you'll have to click through to find out.

Happy reading!

**Update 4**

Here's another great one from Helen. Check it out!