Comments on: why I blog at all

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:16:00 +0000

I don’t blog, but have been following your writings since you kept a journal on caringbridge ( I think thats what it was called…been a while) but I must say that has been two years now and I must admit that there were times that I would read it in the middle of the night, and in your writings of just plain living, I would find a reason to hang on to hope when it seemed far too hard. So for whatever reason you do blog, don’t stop because there may be a twenty three year old girl in New Mexico that is reminded of the beauty of life and living every time she stops by your page,
Secondly, I think one of the reasons blogging even exists is that everyone finds some type of beauty in their own existence and it is even more magnified when there are others that can see it too and realize even more that “hey, life is beautiful!” Not purely for self glorification, but in the simple fact that if you find it in your own life why would you not want to share it and see who it just might spread to and in return have others encourage your life as well by saying “yeah, your life and thoughts are beautiful!” just my opinion…

Dominique

By: Ace

Ace — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:43:00 +0000

Okay, I just happened upon your blog this morning…and I completely agreed with your line of reasoning. I am nodding my head in agreement and I am encouraged to know there are others out there with similar sentiments and desires. So I am leaving a comment since I know this is part of the self-indulgence we crave. I’ll certainly be back.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:43:00 +0000

I started blogging because, I wanted to let you know how much I loved YOUR blog :) remember? I had been quietly reading, and I finally couldn’t stand it anymore and had to let you know how much I appreciated your ability to make me laugh OUT LOUD! Not many people have the ability to do that with the WRITTEN word, so a big thank you was in order. After that I decided to start recording somthings that struck me, andfound I liked doing it. See what you got started:)——-thank you!

By: zanne

zanne — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:23:00 +0000

i blog because i’m happy, i blog because i’m free… oh no, wait, that’s SINGING, in a song about Jesus. sorry.

but really, maybe that’s it, huh? i’ve always been a writer, and i’m definitely a verbal processor, so maybe it makes sense that i blog. i started because my hunky hubby (otherwise known as the HH) suggested i should. i certainly don’t write as often as i’d like, because i let other things come first, but sometimes too there’s something inside of me that needs to come out in words, RIGHT NOW. and so i blog, and let the rest go begging for a bit.

there’s certainly something therapeutic about blogging for me, a satisfying sense that someone is “hearing” me, that i can express myself and be received. it’s in some ways the equivalent of talking to myself, except i hope you all out there are listening too–and it doesn’t seem so nuts when i do it this way!

and sometimes–sometimes i think i’d also like a secret, anonymous blog, so i could process all the things that might be too intimate or personal to process with people who know the real me. i have a friend who does that. any of you??

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:43:00 +0000

First of all, Serenity, there have been many times in reading your blog that I have really connected with what you were saying and it has caused me to grow in or question my own thinking, or inspired me to go forward in places where I was stuck… all of which are good things! I appreciate your openness.

I have always been one who loves the sense of community and relationship, and even though all the blogs I read are from people pretty far away from where I am, it really makes me feel connected, even close to other people. I realize all of us who are different in so many ways are the same in many ways, too. We all have things to say to each other that can encourage us and spur us on!

Secondly… Kathy, I think you should take the plunge! I think you’d have a lot of good things to say and you’d find many others would be encouraged by your words and your stories!

By: Cheri'

Cheri' — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:30:00 +0000

I only recently started blogging and in this short time it feels as if I have uncovered something that was buried deep inside me. I love to write! I don’t often think I have something profound to say, but find that just putting my heart into words is very fulfilling. I don’t have any idea if I’ve found my writing voice, but I sure am enjoying looking for it!

By: serenity

serenity — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:13:00 +0000

Uncle Paul, I didn’t even realize you had a blog. How did I miss that? I’m following it now, so I won’t miss a thing. And I so relate to your last sentence here.

By: andrea t

andrea t — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:58:00 +0000

I suppose I blog mostly so that family and friends can keep up with us. It’s fun to share and maybe think someone else is enjoying reading and seeing. It is always a delight to click on your blog and find a new entry. I know I’ll always be entertained or moved or cheered in some way.

By: Paul Nickerson

Paul Nickerson — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:42:00 +0000

I started blogging because a friend suggested I had things worth saying. I was afraid to do it at first. You show tremendous courage and ability to laugh at yourself and your situations. My blog is about my responses to the Word of God which seems new every time I read it. I am as honest as I can be in it. But I am not bold enough to do it the way you do it. Nevertheless the commonality is the validation Valerie suggested; the heartcry, “Does anyone care?” Does anyone need me? Can the Lord use my words? Sometimes I’m silent because I don’t think He can.

By: Haley Ballast

Haley Ballast — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:17:00 +0000

I started for the exact same reason as Felicity (to see if I had anything to say) and got the same result (of course I do — always!). I may just copy you and post a little ‘why i blog’ blurb as well… :) it would be fun to sort it all out and write the reasons.