Death be not proud

One of the things I first discovered about blogging is that it made me feel connected to the rest of the world in a way that I hadn’t felt for a long time.  Not since the days I trotted the globe, made new friends and they became pen pals. Call it ego or a humanitarian gene but I have always wanted to be a part of something much, much bigger, and I believed blogging to be that missing component.

I also found another benefit—the feeling of connectedness. I would surf the Internet and other blogs, find things to write about, and link to that blogger. They in turn would find out about me and we would exchange a link.  Not always but generally that’s the way it works.

In my blogging classes, I tried to communicate to my students—the unlimited potential of connections to be made—starting in the classroom, across the city, across the country, and across the ocean.  I couldn’t take credit for it, it’s a universal law that I apply to this day in my meditation practice.  Even if topics are on different subjects, there is an inherent power in numbers.  Bloggers then would have something in common. They are sharing their lives and interests, a part of themselves with their readers, the difficulties of getting and maintaining active readers, the frustration with getting their blog designs just right, and the joys of certain posts —all, in my opinion, powerful similarities. 

Funeral Procession

But there was apathy and I often felt my message went unheard.  And without connecting, not everyone could see the value in what I was teaching. The same holds true for my blog posts. When I send out to my list and there is no reaction, no comment it's a dead silence...similar to tapping into your own funeral and seeing those who would attend. Thanks for your many comments Roberta! And for also listing their comments —John, Carole, Annie, and Michael. 

I’ll be looking for a blogging group once I move into a new community. And if I can’t find “my group,” I will take responsibility and form my own.  

Algonquin Round Table