dunno..
What began as an exercise in release, a catharsis if you will has somehow begun to enslave ! Yeah..I am talking about blogging itself . I started to blog cause there was this need to vent and it felt good too..to let it all out...! I enjoy writing ..and this seemed purrrrrrfect...but then now suddenly I feel tied down by it ! Its somehow no longer a singular activity..what I mean really is..its expanded to include so many other things rather than the simple act of writing. Suddenly I think about readers and comments and it affects me and in turn causes its own elation or disenchantment ! And since the advent of 'Blog-explosion'..suddenly its a very 'incestuous' feeling that I get...I still love to write..but this B.E. thing..hmmmm...
I don't know..perhaps its an individual thing..maybe others don't feel this way....
posted by Pincushion @ 5:30 PM
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Hmm...I don't quite find it incestous as yet...but I get what you're talking about. I, too, started blogging because I thought it was a great way to vent out my negative thoughts without getting carried away by it, since I knew it was a public space. But the drastic changes in my blog the past feew months, with visitors coming and leaving comments, leading to discussions has made me start to think about the content I'm about to publish. It's no longer "my space" - but I'm not complaining...I think the changes in my blog and subsequently in my writing and me are all positive! :-)Amen!
I guess ones own blogging just evolves as it goes along. We all start with a different purpose and then it takes new shapes and forms. As long as you enjoy it, I say go with the flow. You are doing pretty good! And if BE bothers you, don't visit it for a few days. It can wait.
;-)
A freind of mine once commented who are we without our words? and somebody rightfully added and your blogs ?
btw Happy Diwali
Happy Diwali, too!
I completely relate to you here...I've been thinking about this obsession a lot and came up with this: we have a need as human beings and even more as women and even more yet, as MOTHERS to stay connected, to please, to follow through with something we start. I think it stems from this. For me, once I brought it to the forefront of my brain, I somehow came to terms with limits and how okay they are to have....ha ha How silly!?
It's almost like getting into baking mode and feeling the need to continue sharing..."well, I gave THIS person bread so shouldn't I bake some for THAT person?"
Okay....maybe it's just me....LOL
I don't know. I just write what comes to my mind at the time of writing. It doesn't matter what I write, I always find fun in it.
Thank you so much Geetanjali, Agastya, Akshay, Alisa and Desmond for your feedback ! It really has helped sort out a lil stuff in my head and boy..do I come across as being whiny(ugggh)..LOL !!! All these different perspectives made me realise, that essentially we all enjoy writing and sharing..and at the end of the day thats all that matters..writing..sharing and connecting :)..and thats what I'll keep focused on ! I love it and I am not going to loose sight of it again..thank you !
Good to hear! :-)
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