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Finding the balance in blogging.


I often worry that when I am blogging, people will think me a narcissist, or someone with a big ego, but I can promise you this is not the case and I can also promise you that I am done worrying about such worries.  What, you ask?  With the advancement of social media, I find that I am not the only person to share on Facebook, or Twitter (where I am actually more like myself, then on FB where all of my family and friend's are. lol).

I began blogging off and on several years ago in an attempt to share more. My friend's tell me I am funny and outgoing and a pleasure to be around, but when it comes to my feelings, I could (and sometimes still can) be quite shut off from the outside world.  Part of the journey I shared in many blog posts last year, was about learning to come out of my shell.  I know it's silly, but learning to be confident, was definitely one of the more interesting aspects of my journey.

All that said, people are going to blog about what they are thinking, sharing it with the world wide web - does anyone use that anymore? ha ha!- , and while some might think, 'why would anyone care?', believe it or not, people do.  Even if that post touches one person, it has made a difference in one way or another.  If it is a travel blog, it might provide an escape, or better yet, an idea for someone else. If it is a blog about finance, it might touch someone in a way they couldn't understand before.  Sports, leisure, photography, whatever...We live in a world where we can sample others lives and for a moment, live vicariously, or learn, through them. 

I guess what I am trying to say, is that I have found that balance.  I won't worry anymore, because though I may not have many followers, I do get a lot of feedback from people I know about my blog. Some had no idea the things I have been up to, while others were inspired to follow the same path, or a variation of it. 

I am still on that journey, and as I roll forward, paving the road as I go, I will continue to share my experiences with the hopes that it might inspire someone I know, or maybe someone I don't know. It might show someone that it is okay to take a chance and do something you never thought you would have the courage to do (that's coming in a blog soon...), but no matter what, it has shown me that I can be open to the world, without worry, and share along with millions of others who do the same thing. 

Until the next time...allow the world to see who you are.  That is one of the reason's I write. <3

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