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Apr 19

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Two, Two years of blogging ah ah ah

Today marks my two year blog anniversary.

I was just telling somebody yesterday that blogging has changed my life.

It hasn’t changed who I am.

But it has changed what I think about who I am, and what I’m doing with who I am.

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Blogging has changed what I think about who I can be.

I am living in the same house and driving the same car to the same job.

And yet my life is on a different trajectory than it was before.

The little circle that was my life two years ago is now the circumference of the world.

And the goals that I’ve set and the steps that I’ve taken to grow myself are a direct result of what has been happening in this space.

That’s a pretty cool thing.

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So I want to take a moment and say thank you.

Thank you so much for being here with me, for visiting me and chatting with me, for encouraging and supporting me.

To those of you who blog, thank you for all you put out there for the world to see.

Thank you for sharing of yourselves.

I started the Infinite Monkey posts because what you say matters.

Because it makes us think, feel, laugh and understand.

That’s a truly great thing.

♦

Apr 7

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the Infinite Monkey speaks: on parenting

Random brilliance from across the blogosphere…

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Parenting is exhausting, but at least the kids appreciate the work you do for them. Just kidding. They totally don’t appreciate it.

 – Todd Pack

from:

Happy Birthday, Mr. Rogers (comments)

∞

Oct 7

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Blogging is my Life Coach

Last Friday, I wrote about how disappointed I was with myself for some bad behavior, and that post has been on my mind all week.  Which is not a bad thing.  I want to change my behavior, so it’s kind of important that I put some focus on it.  As I was thinking about all this, it occurred to me that were it not for this blog, I probably would have abandoned my pursuit of Thankful long ago.

That’s not an astounding revelation, it’s simply a matter of accountability.  Still, this was not one of the expectations I had when I started blogging six months ago.  Other than working on my writing skills, I certainly had no idea of using my blog as a means of self-improvement.  But then, I had no calculated intentions of divulging anything as personal as I find myself sometimes doing.  Who knew a blog could be such a good listener?  It coaxes things out of me that I didn’t know I needed to talk about.  And then it gives me excellent advice.

Wow.  Blogging is my Life Coach. continue reading…

Apr 30

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Is Digital Communication Enough?

I recently read an interesting blog by MaggieCakes.  Social Media and The Art of Storytelling discusses whether storytelling as an art form is being jeopardized by the ever-increasing popularity of social media sites.

A couple of items I plucked out of her blog:

  • “Professional storyteller Anne Rutherford…believes the communications over digital technology, particularly via social media, are causing us to cut back on our in-person interactions, and thus on our chances to tell and listen to stories.”
  • MaggieCakes: “We use social media to connect and to share about our lives.  Really, our posts, tweets, and status updates come together to tell our stories…we’re all writing our autobiographies, whether we know it or not.”

I so agree with Maggie.  Our use of Social Media sites, including photo and video sharing, truly perpetuates storytelling in the most basic of forms – autobiography.  No imagination required.

Maggie’s blog and the resultant comments really got me thinking about a few things, particularly regarding social interactions.  Her discussion revolved around storytelling, but I kept thinking about my own personal relationships.  And I couldn’t stop myself from wondering, “Is in-person necessary, or is digital communication enough?” Continue Reading…

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