So today I received a complaint about my blog.
Lord knows it's not the first complaint I've received, but this one stung because it was personal. The essence of the complaint was this:
"I miss how your blog used to be about you, and now it's about other people."
But here's the thing:
If and when I talk about other people, I do so because I want people to know about them. Notice the "I" in that sentence. So if I sponsor a link to an article or post a video, it's because it's something that interests me, and that's really the only reason I continue to labor through this slog/blog. It's a repository of my thoughts, and, like most people (I hope), my thoughts are often about topics other than myself.
Frankly, thinking about myself bores me to tears, and I'm running out of Kleenex.
Don't get me wrong - I welcome critiques, criticisms, and complaints. I am open and flexible and if you have a suggestion to make, I'll usually consider it (unless it's about cheese). But at the end of the day, this blog is whatever I want it to be. Because it's mine.
OK. Rant over. Resume your tea and crumpets.
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3 comments:
Yeah - you bore me too - thank god you don't talk about yourself all the time :)
The comment wasn't meant to sting. Like I said, your blog is great and nice and fine and all that good stuff. It's just ... not Joshy enough. With your writing talent, your blog would be blessed (and so would your readers!) to have more personal stuff (with, yes, pics!) added to it. Tell us what you did that day, how you felt, what you pondered while taking a walk, if you have an interesting meal, share that too (the experience, I mean, not the actual food), or maybe tell us something that you saw and it made you smile - or weep. And post pics! Oh, and did I mention pics?
Joshy, it worked! I can post on your blog now. :)
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