I just had a really interesting dialogue in my head. I was thinking of how many times I have been talking to a friend and they've said, "yeah, I know, I read that in your blog". I think that's really cool. I know a lot of people feel like they are stalking if they read someone's blog or could never imagine having a blog of their own but so many neat things have come from having a blog that I feel like everyone should have one. Here's Why....
Top Ten Reasons to have a Blog
1. I have made friends with people who I would never have had the time or opportunity to know better if not for the sharing of posts and commenting.
2. Keeping a journal of any kind is a great way to add some perspective to what you think is a huge crisis. You can read your archives and see how you handled it the last 10 times you had it. Plus, it's a neat place to store a poem or quote that you want to remember.
3. Writing out your thoughts helps you process and clarify them. And more importantly, lets you get rid of them. All blogs have a feature to make your posts public or private so you don't always have to have your thoughts read by others unless you want to.
4. In todays world, it is impossible to keep up with what is going on in your friends/families life all the time. A blog lets you share in their triumphs, vacations, disappointments, etc. that you may miss in your busyness.
5. I have kept a blog on xanga for years where my kids and their friends blogs are. This has been invaluable in having a safe opportunity to know where they are coming from and to give help in a non threatening way. Many times kids are begging for help but don't know how to get it or are too embarassed to admit they need it. A simple post with some wisdom added or a comment letting them know they are not alone has really been an amazing way to help get them through their parents divorces, break ups, self esteem issues, fights with friends and all the other challenges of growing up.
6. When directing a play, it is invaluable to get a message out to a bunch at a time without raising your voice.
7. I cannot tell you how many times I have been comforted by my blog friends. In comments, in wisdom and in person--many times a blogger friend has come up and hugged me, knowing that I needed it. We don't always have time to discuss in detail what's going on--but they know because of the posts.
8. I have many people that I do not know in real life who belong to blogrings (places where people with similar interests join together) who have enlightened me. It is through them that I learned what a empath was, found many people just like me and found out maybe I wasn't nuts after all :)
9. I also have had the opportunity to sow my seeds to a larger audience then just my immediate circle who may get tired of my seeds. Ask my son--he definitely is sick of my seeds LOL! But ask one of my blog friends who was in desperate need and I was blessed to be able to help.
10. It's just really fun to post and read other's post....try it! www.blogger.com www.xanga.com
1 comment:
I'm glad I started to blog, it's fun to meet people from all over. I was never one for journaling in school when it was for a grade, but I've been keeping this up for a while now, so I'm kinda proud of myself for that.
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