I was looking at my posts the other day and found that amazingly I have written almost 150 posts over the short time that I have been a blogger. This amazes me, as before this, I really would not have called myself a prolific writer, at least not in the more recent past.
If you had looked at me in high school I would have said that I enjoyed writing poetry. I think just like mathematics though if you do not use it you lose it. There are times still when I have been lucky enough to come up with a good poem, but alas, my days as a poet I think are a bit in the past.
The writing of this blog is something different, and something I truly look forward to (though finding time is sometimes an issue). I find that for me, I write to talk about important personal issues, as well as issues that are pertinent to others.
I have to say that I do enjoy having others read and comment on what I write, or the pictures that I share. It gives me fulfillment to hear praise, as well as know that I may have enlightened others or made them think in a different way.
So I cannot say that I blog to change the world, nothing so grandiose. I blog for me and for my readers, and hopefully in my own way, I am helping the world around me to be that much better than it was.
So my question for the day (Can you guess it?):
Why do you Blog?
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Why I blog? Easy one. To keep from going utterly insane. Writing about my son’s exploits is the cheapest and best therapy I can imagine.
I blog for two reasons: 1) To help other parents through my experiences and 2) to chronicle my son’s life. It will be fun in the future to look back and see how we was!
I think little by little we all that blog have an impact on the world.
I definitely don’t blog because of the fame or the fortune. I do find it cathartic and a major release.
But mainly I have been blogging because of the connections.
I used to maintain a blog about the adveritisng / new media space, but just found it empty.
Blogging about being a dad gives me a chance to beat my chest about my kid but connect with other people who love their kids.
I blog because I am compelled to write. It’s a passion, and I enjoy it very much. As you said, I like to make a positive difference in the world around me, including family, friends and people who read my stuff. I like the interactive nature of blogging too – there is something addictive about instantaneous feedback, as well as group dialogue about a topic shared on my sites. I also blog to learn both from the process and the interaction with others. Great question Chris. I enjoy reading your writing very much!