Every time a new follower appears, I experience a childlike excitement.
It's like opening a gift whenever a new face shows up, and it's inspiring to dialogue with those who leave comments.
Who has come by? from where? We are now connected through my stories and comments and their thoughts and reflections on what I've shared.
It's been a year and a half since I set up my blog. At the time, I had no idea where the blog journey would lead me.
It’s been an amazing ride so far. I have shared stories from my youth with my children that were new to them. Followers I will never meet have commented on my blog from Greece, Australia, NYC, Indiana, Canada and elsewhere.
At local events people tell me they have shared my blog with their friends and relatives, and each time I am thrilled and grateful.
Blogging expands my world in delightful ways. I'm often surprised that the writing speaks to such a diverse group of men and women, ages and beliefs.
I always wanted to write a memoir to share my life experiences and the wisdom from them, but a book seemed so daunting. Blogging moves me one step closer to that dream.
A new world has opened with readers from all walks of life. My blog was featured on blogher.com twice and is ranked on the three Top 50 lists on Facebook’s Networked Blogs. http://apps.facebook.com/blognetworks/searchpage.php?tag=personal+stories. And there are more followers on other blog sites, such as blogcatalog.com.
Each follower is part of my blogging life, and it makes me smile when they show up or share their thoughts.
But the most important discovery from blogging is the joy I feel every time I write.
My creative process springs from ideas that emerge in the car, the bathtub, anywhere, to finding images to enhance and complete the story, and finally to publishing it. I feel euphoric when I see it published and more so when someone "likes" it.
For me, blogging is the ultimate way to connect and share with those I know and many I will only meet in the virtual world. It gives me a natural "high"every single time. I am following my bliss.
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I'm glad to see someone else excited about their blog and its progress. I have been blogging about 18 months now, i even make money from it, but i still get as excited as day one when i get a new follower, a new comment, a new friend. It will always be like that. enjoy the journey.
ReplyDeleteEven though I'm no longer a Blogger (blogsopt) blogger and I have no interest in joining Facebook at all, I'm happy to hear you are enjoying accumulating online friends.
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