NaBloPoMo 2019
I think I can honestly say this after 4.5 years.
Candidate topics for this last post of the 30 day challenge included People, Relationships, Connection, Movies, and Ma Jiang. Of course all of these make me better, but tonight Blogging wins.
Writing for a public forum makes me more cognizant of my potential audience, more discerning. I have to choose my topics carefully, balance honesty and vulnerability with privacy. It gives me a venue to practice various skills—writing, time management, storytelling, editing, and online interaction. Since I have committed to visiting the blogs of all bloggers who like my posts, I have also discovered the writing and lives of others whom I’d likely never otherwise come across. My horizon is widened.
Blogging allows me to put thoughts into the world and find others with similar thoughts. It’s a diary of experience, a web-log that serves, if nothing else, as a timeline of my personal and professional evolution, which I can then query over time in order to understand myself better. But I don’t write it only for myself—otherwise why make it public? I write to connect, because that makes me better, always better.
Maybe I can ask more of the blog in 2020. Maybe I could make it more focused? More organized? More goal-oriented? Or maybe not. Nothing has to be decided tonight. I’ll know when something needs to change.
Meanwhile, my sincere and heartfelt thanks to all who take time out of your lives to read Healing Through Connection. I hope you get something out of it that makes you better, too.
Healing Through Connection 
Well, I’m still here, also after four and a half years, so I must be getting something out of it!
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Thank you so much, Mick!
Your consistent likes and thoughtful comments keep me going! And congratulations on the completion of your most recent book! 😊
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Thanks, Cathy. Always good to read your thoughts!
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Cathy, congratulations on 30 days of thoughtful and thought-provoking posts. I’m glad to be a follower of your blog and look forward to many more messages that make me smile, laugh, cry, and ponder.
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Thank you, Donna! I so appreciate your support and encouragement on this page, and see you as a role model for writing, observing, and contemplating ourselves. Thank you thank you!!
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I have found it hard personally to keep up, both on the writing end as well as reading all of the blogs I enjoy. I envy your dedication and hope you keep it going.
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I always enjoy your posts, Mark, so whenever you are able to post I’m happy to see it! Thank you for visiting when you have time. Any attention and interaction is much appreciated! Happy Holidays!
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I think your blog was incredibly focused, organized, and goal-oriented this month! I commend you for coming up with 30 “makes me better” topics. It made me stop and think about the things that make me better, too. I enjoy your thoughtful reflections and how, even when discussing big ideas, you’re able to connect them to a personal experience you’ve had.
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Thank you so much! This is helpful feedback, I really appreciate it! Best wishes to you and your family this holiday! 🙂
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