this was the easiest of the five SPT posts for september's theme: because of a blogger - personal growth edition. i guess because i can think of many ways i have achieved personal growth in the past 15 months since i began posting. in the spirit of keeping things short and sweet, i made a list of things i've learned about me and ways i've grown because of blogging...1. it's ok to post snap shots of my life. not every photograph has to be perfect - as a photographer worried about how every photo is a reflection of me and my work, this was hard to let go of, still is sometimes.
2. my blog is sort of like physical evidence for me, that i really am here on this planet, making a difference, and that i'm important, what i do is important. AND that we have FUN and life is wonderful. this was huge for me.
3. i have a connection, far more than just electronic, to so many women and their amazing life stories. i am not the only woman out there who feels lonely and worried and psychotic sometimes. and recognizing other's needs, and doing what i can to help, makes me forget about my own worries.
4. i have good ideas and it's fun to share them.
4. i have good ideas and it's fun to share them.5. everyone else has great ideas and i love to copy them!
6. it's ok to have a mix of "random" posts and "this is what i did today" posts (or blogumentary style - as jenny calls it!). for a while i was completely caught up in the guilt i was having over not documenting every minute of every day. i know now that it's ok to just have my own style which is a little bit of both.
7. i learned how to take self portaits and now I'M in the photographs too.
8. i see how important it is to me to keep in touch with family and friends. near and far. this might be one of my favorite things about blogging. i really wish everyone had a blog!
8. i see how important it is to me to keep in touch with family and friends. near and far. this might be one of my favorite things about blogging. i really wish everyone had a blog! 9. i feel like i was always a pretty good sender of thank you notes and random notes of kindness, but i am always thinking about it now. and, now i'm also the recipient of it and that's always a good thing.
10. i have four new girlfriends that i hold dear to my heart, who used to be more like aquaintences. we all live in the same small city, our kids even go to the same small schools. but the way we got to know each other was through our blogs and now, birthdays, thursdays and girl's day out will never be the same! (in a good way) i had no idea how much i would need their love and friendship in the last year and how much they would help me to grow as a mom and a woman and a friend..JPG)
i am a blogger - and i love it! this may be one of my cheesiest posts ever...
i am a blogger - and i love it! this may be one of my cheesiest posts ever... **how has blogging my your life better?**
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14 comments:
Wend - you're so awesome! How exciting is it to see someone who's willing to share how they're feeling (and not just rant all the time)!?! I always enjoy reading your blog - it makes think about how I do things and ideas on how to improve and have fun.
Thanks Wende!
The deleted comment was me....it posted under Jake's name.
Ditto for me especially on #10. Blogging has been a HUGE blessing in my life!
Love ya :)
LOve this post! IT's not cheesy... I ditto along with kristy- blogging has really been a positive thing in my life.
So have YOU :)
Great post Wende! It is Not cheesy, it is very real...I like that:)
blogging has been such a blessing for us all. I love the record of life that comes from it. I love the friendship we all found because of it.
Well said, I coan so relate.. Love your snapshots, especially the ones with you in them :)
Wende, I wish I made the time more often to stop by your blog--I am always happier after reading your posts! I loved this SPT--and I am a thousand times better because of blogging! The ways it has touched my life are astounding....
I agree with you-
I love blogging- I love the the people that I have "met" and I love how it helps me document life!
I loved this post!! You said a lot of things that we are all thinking!! Just be yourself online--that is exactly what you have shown me and I love that about you!! :)
I didn't think your post was cheesy at all. I thought it was beautiful and very well said.
wende...you never cease to amaze me. i hope you know that now, because you blog, you are so much more exciting!! j/k...you are always exciting and amazing and so super fantabulous! i am lucky to know you (and be related to you) and thanks for all you are...for your fam, your kids/my kids' cousins, for your rich and his "isms", and all your super-dee-duper photos! INSPIRING...that's what you are!!!
great post and great thoughts from a great lady!! thanks for sharing so many things that I am sure we all feel like and think. That's why I love blogs too!!
This is an amazing spt - not at all cheezy. Thank you.
This is so great, Wende. I especially agree with #1, 2, 3, and 7!
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