I was 15 years young, awfully timid and lacking self-esteem. All of a sudden, blogging stepped into my life dragging purpose, value and passion along with it...
Or rather, it can be said that it dragged me into the blogosphere instilling those three things that were missing in my life. I eventually broke out of my shell – and to be frank, blogging was the first and only real stepping stone that helped me get there.
As stated in the ‘29 Reasons Everyone Should Start A Blog’ article, ‘Blogging helps you learn to voice your opinions, dare to be wrong and stop being so scared to make mistakes’. I completely agree. No one is perfect, I know that. I also acknowledge and appreciate that as a blogger, like any other human being I am prone to making mistakes but also recognise that I need to learn from these.
Blogging is similar to sky-diving – you don’t really know what to expect before you do it, you only feel the true euphoria when you are in too deep. You might regret it at first because the first great leap to something bold and exciting is always the scariest, however, it will just feel like one of those never-ending, yet enlightening experiences. I guess in this case, the airplane would be your comfort zone and the parachute would be your inner confidence. So what I did was I unleashed my confidence, and I didn’t step, I jumped out of my comfort zone.
It wasn’t long after I started blogging that I realized what an important means of self-expression it is. Whether you call it a blog or a website, having your own personalized corner in the vast digital landscape of endless possibilities to write down your thoughts, ideas and personal impressions about life can be healing and teach you to know yourself better. It can also unlock the power of your creativity, and inspire you to manifest innovations that might otherwise stay hidden.
Beyond simply offering a means of self-expression through words, my blogs were full of graphics and visuals that accentuated the actual text that is being displayed. Regardless of the actual content, this mirror of expression allowed me to say what otherwise might be too challenging to say and give voice to emotions that may otherwise be repressed.
Keeping a blog is a process not only of self-expression but also self-reflection. As I read what I have written, whether it is a recent entry or one from many months or years ago, it becomes a means of listening to my inner-self and uncovering the emotional landscape of who I really am. By developing this sense of intimacy with my inner-self, it opened the possibility for greater emotional intimacy with others.
It definitely taught me to know myself better. It allowed me to see and acknowledge my true complexity. Witnessing the richness of my human experience and being able to showcase it for the whole world to see truly helped me to, as the great philosopher Socrates said, Know Thyself.
I didn’t really know much about blogging before I started it, and that was really the beauty of it all. It was a spontaneous jump inspired by my creativity, and it’s one that has instilled a sense of direction in me. I even started my own Blogging Club at school, one of my greatest accomplishments.
When I began blogging, I was unconsciously building memories that can be accessed anytime, anywhere. These memories are ones that I can share with the rest of the world and of course, the world will have something special and original to remember me by. Sometimes even the smallest details of events in our past are items we grow to cherish as we get older. By keeping a detailed blog, I was carefully documenting these moments in my life that are worth writing about. I blogged about literally everything I was passionate about.
I understand that people are making big bucks through blogging, but I’m in it for something much more valuable, the indescribable journey of self-discovery. You see, material and fame may wear out eventually, but experience lives on forever, and that is what I appreciate the most.
As stated in the ‘29 Reasons Everyone Should Start A Blog’ article, ‘Blogging helps you learn to voice your opinions, dare to be wrong and stop being so scared to make mistakes’. I completely agree. No one is perfect, I know that. I also acknowledge and appreciate that as a blogger, like any other human being I am prone to making mistakes but also recognise that I need to learn from these.
Blogging is similar to sky-diving – you don’t really know what to expect before you do it, you only feel the true euphoria when you are in too deep. You might regret it at first because the first great leap to something bold and exciting is always the scariest, however, it will just feel like one of those never-ending, yet enlightening experiences. I guess in this case, the airplane would be your comfort zone and the parachute would be your inner confidence. So what I did was I unleashed my confidence, and I didn’t step, I jumped out of my comfort zone.
It wasn’t long after I started blogging that I realized what an important means of self-expression it is. Whether you call it a blog or a website, having your own personalized corner in the vast digital landscape of endless possibilities to write down your thoughts, ideas and personal impressions about life can be healing and teach you to know yourself better. It can also unlock the power of your creativity, and inspire you to manifest innovations that might otherwise stay hidden.
Beyond simply offering a means of self-expression through words, my blogs were full of graphics and visuals that accentuated the actual text that is being displayed. Regardless of the actual content, this mirror of expression allowed me to say what otherwise might be too challenging to say and give voice to emotions that may otherwise be repressed.
Keeping a blog is a process not only of self-expression but also self-reflection. As I read what I have written, whether it is a recent entry or one from many months or years ago, it becomes a means of listening to my inner-self and uncovering the emotional landscape of who I really am. By developing this sense of intimacy with my inner-self, it opened the possibility for greater emotional intimacy with others.
It definitely taught me to know myself better. It allowed me to see and acknowledge my true complexity. Witnessing the richness of my human experience and being able to showcase it for the whole world to see truly helped me to, as the great philosopher Socrates said, Know Thyself.
I didn’t really know much about blogging before I started it, and that was really the beauty of it all. It was a spontaneous jump inspired by my creativity, and it’s one that has instilled a sense of direction in me. I even started my own Blogging Club at school, one of my greatest accomplishments.
When I began blogging, I was unconsciously building memories that can be accessed anytime, anywhere. These memories are ones that I can share with the rest of the world and of course, the world will have something special and original to remember me by. Sometimes even the smallest details of events in our past are items we grow to cherish as we get older. By keeping a detailed blog, I was carefully documenting these moments in my life that are worth writing about. I blogged about literally everything I was passionate about.
I understand that people are making big bucks through blogging, but I’m in it for something much more valuable, the indescribable journey of self-discovery. You see, material and fame may wear out eventually, but experience lives on forever, and that is what I appreciate the most.