Rich's blog tonight about "The Karma of Comments" made me think about my own evolution in this blogging business. I'd made a rudimentary effort at it for awhile, but couldn't seem to treat it with the same sense of immediacy that the rest of my business so often demands. It was only coming here to ActiveRain that made me a committed contributor, though certainly not on the same scale as some of you who seem to have an endless supply of material and creativity. Admittedly, at my advanced age, I have to conserve what's left of my gray matter for the most explicitly demanding tasks at hand.
My entrance into the AR arena was like walking into a party already in full swing. It was fun, it was challenging and it made me some friends I'm truly grateful for. The biggest problem I had was the addictive aspect of this place. I no longer started my day by checking my email accounts and looking for listings that fit my anxious buyers. I came here instead -- and I hung around.
One day I started to venture out to visit other bloggers in the world at large and I saw a challenge. What would it be like to blog in the deep end of the pool? Always one to stretch my limits I decided to give it a go. I began to write in earnest in those other venues as I searched for my unique voice. It can be a scary place out there, but that's the real world and the real world is not always friendly. Much of the time at the start I felt like I was blogging in a vacuum. Did anyone out there read what I wrote . . . ever? Suddenly it mattered less and as so often happens in life, it was then I discovered a comment or two here or there.
Make no mistake, I don't fancy myself the Hemingway of the blogosphere, but I am learning. Every time I come back here I feel a little like a kid who's gone off to college, enjoying a vacation at home with my family. It's good to be here.
Geri Sonkin
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It's good to have you back Geri - I am not ready for the REAL WORLD yet and staying right here at home where I feel comfortable. I love your stuff and your sense of humor - and what are you talking about "advanced age"????PLEEEEASE!
Ines