Why I love blogging
I was tagged by Bryan of Sympathy Pain to give five reasons why I love blogging so. I have been blogging since November 2002 and as I head toward my fifth year of writing online, there must be a reason why I persist, right? Of course there is! But do I have five reasons? I don’t think so but here goes:
I love the sense of community and sharing
It’s the interactivity of blogging that keeps me hooked, I have no doubt about it. I love putting down my opinion, a recounting of an unpleasant event or some good news and having people, some I may not even know, expressiing a contrary opinion, sharing my pain and encouraging me or cheering on. The sense of community and sharing that goes on among those who get to know you is wonderful.
It makes a good historical accounting
I like knowing that many of my major milestones and life-altering events are recorded there for posterity, along with how I felt at the time of the event. It can be very interesting to read over old entries. The fact that it’s on the internet makes it more easily searchable than a stack of paper journals would be.
I love to write
My love of words and language is helped along by blogging: I can use new words, try different styles of writing, and challenge myself to improve the quality of my writing. Since I’ve been blogging, I’ve become more interested in discovering my voice and tone, something that makes my posts uniquely mine.
I love to read
I love reading other people’s blogs and since people read my blogs, I figure they like my blogs too. I love to read about other people’s lives, no matter how boring and empty they thinik it is. There is always some food for thought or great idea that you can take off another site and apply it to your own life.
It’s cheap therapy
I write about my problems and they go away! (Ok, not quite) but I do find that sometimes a situation that is bothering me only needs to be written down before I start feeling better. Once the entry is written I re-read it, and I feel much of the tension and stress leaving my body. Try it: blogging is good for the soul.
I’m tagging my readers: why do you read blogs in general, or this blog in particular? You can leave as many or few reasons for this as you’d like.
June 14th, 2007 at 7:08 am
I actually answered this meme last month. As for reading your blog, I just came across it. I’m sure I’ll be back since I like your style of writing. I think that’s another important reason bloggers stick with someone, the style.
June 14th, 2007 at 9:05 am
It’s the cheapest therapy in the world. Write your sins and sadness all over the web….great post!
June 19th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
I read blogs to pass the time, and it falls into the “thank you” post. I read the blog to pass my time, and I post comments as a thank you for giving me something to pass my time.
June 29th, 2007 at 11:35 am
I came across your site from going through someone’s exported OPML file. I’m really glad I did.