Connie's Corner

Blogging

I love reading other people's blogs first thing in the morning. I didn't realize how important and how much of a habit it had become until the morning after my monitor died. It was like company did not show up for morning coffee!

I must admit I don't read everyone's . First I mouse over that little place that gives me the blurb and if something catches my eye, I click on. And also, if I see someone who has not been around for some time, I must read them and catch up. And then, like you, there are some I have to read no matter what, because they are friends and there is no way I will ignore a conversation from a friend. I do not always leave a comment, but at least I always try to click 'like' to let them know I'm listening.

I'm not sure why it took me so long to start a blog, around two years on wdc, I think before the blog muse message reached down to my fingertips. I am a little slow . Now, my poor written journal is very lonesome only getting updated once or twice a month. When I first thought of a wdc blog, it seemed too public and I thought more of who would be reading it than anything else, but now after blogging several years, I realize blogging is more for the blogger than anyone else. At least that is what has evolved for me. When I am lax and miss several days, I am the only one who chides myself. And why? Because I miss writing down those thoughts, clearing out some debris, getting it down on 'paper' and later, sometimes much later, reading it and remembering. It's almost like watching a movie of someone else at that point except that, oh, yeah, I remember that .

And then there are the comments of others, how they agree or disagree or have something in common or are just being nice. It's that cozy feeling, the comfort of a friend, not because they are expecting anything, or want anything, just caring.

I took a class here a few years back and the instructor asked what we thought the difference was between a diary, a journal, and a blog. I tried to appear very smart and gave some very stupid answers, but now I know the difference for me. It's knowing someone else is reading my words, thinking about them, maybe wants to say something about them and let me know, and it's me doing the same by reading others. Blogging is a way of caring and being cared about.

until next time...c