Blogoversary - 7 Years and Counting

Yesterday was my seventh blogoversary. It seems pretty surreal that it has been this long.

I'm not usually one who sticks with things. I enjoy getting started in activities, but I am guilty of growing bored and leaving things unfinished. Blogging has been a different story for me. Even when I don't think I have anything else to say, I come back. I can't seem to ignore the pull of writing in this space.

Time and time again, I sit in front of my computer and wait for the words to flow. For me the fingers don't lie; the words on these pages are an open window to my true self. While I tend to censor myself when I am in the real world, here I try to just go with where my emotions take me. I blog because it helps me process the craziness of my life. It's exhilarating and frightening all rolled into one.

When I first started blogging, it was easy to connect* with others following the same path I was. I read the blogs stories about the lives of a close knit circle of beautiful, strong women. We laughed and cried, shared our inner most thoughts, and supported and encouraged each other through the trials of life. We celebrated births and mourned losses. We rallied together for those who were in crisis. We left tributes for those of us who have sadly passed from our Earth. I invested in their lives, and I think (hope) they invested in mine. I still feel a strong tie to those women. I blog because I love the friends I've made along the way.

I write from the heart my truth as I know it. I am far from perfect, and as I'm sure you realize if you've been around for any length of time, I don't try to be perfect. What you see is what you get with me. Well, you would probably actually get less if you knew me in real life because I am fairly tight-lipped on personal stuff. I blog because it frees me to just be and feel.


*There is still the connection on the internet today, for which I am thankful, but the circle is no longer as tight now that there are so many blogs.

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I appreciate people who are real and true to themselves. I read blogs that are similar --written by real people who own their struggles and mistakes, and try to learn from them. I shy away from blogs that depict that perfect life. Who in the hell has that?

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Would you mind waving your hands at me in the comment section? I have no idea who's around here anymore. :)