I have been thinking about these questions that I posted on two months ago. I made this post public on
November 13, 2007; The First Anniversary of My Blogging Journey.
I will come back to these questions from time to time. See how things have come along on this journey called blogging. My attitude will change so will my answers to some of these questions.
(Remember this responses are my answers.
Please do not be offended. Pray for me if you are offended... Thanks.)
Third Update:
3 April 13, 2008: 17 Months on Xanga and Blogging.
Times of Reflections: Thoughts To Some Questions & Update #3
Second Update:
13 February 2008: 15 Months on Xanga and Blogging.
Times of Reflections: Thoughts To Some Questions & Update #2
First updated: November 6 -13 2007
To whom am I blogging...?There are 37 subscribers to my site. I do have RSS. Then there are the unknown who either don't sign in or have not joined Xanga. At times, I lock my site; that means to view my site, you must sign in.
Why am I blogging? What is my purpose?I want an online journal to express my thoughts. I want to record some of what is going on my life's journey. I like to blog what I experience and I have encountered.
What's off limits? Slandering, Gossiping, Negative things...
What should I share?
What's on my heart; Uplifting things.
So far, I have shared varies of things over the year. My personal testimonies & Series*Shared some of my experiences *My quest and journey of my family history* Prayers from prayer gatherings* Made Prayer Requests* Prayed* Advent of Christmas *Easter; Lent* I tagged some friends* I get tagged* I played along with some of my friends games* I ask questions* I answered questions that I pondered about blogging* Post devotional.* Miscellaneous subjects: Bible verses, special days, quotes.
Do I want people to know what I think?
That times I don't. But than again, I could benefit by sharing with others. (If the Holy Spirit leads me to blog some thing I will take a step of faith and do it.)
Will others want to read what I share? Who can I relate to on my blogrings? It took a while for me to believe that others would read what I write. I still have people who subscribe to my blogs. There have been about a hand full who discontinued subscribing to my site.
We have our right to what we what to read and feed our minds. I tend to be drawn to blogger who I can relate to or have same common factor of interest. Jesus is one of those factors.
How I know who can relate to what I blog about, it is through feedback. Who I can relate to on my blogrings comes through comments. I can sense that by what people say. And if people keep coming back.
Am I wasting my time blogging publicly? Should I go private?I don't believe that I am wasting my time blogging publicly. If I don't receive comments are no footprints on my feedback it does not mean anything. I remind myself the purpose of my blogging.
There have been times that I thought about going private. But I have consider if I did, no one can read what I have written. It would be to my benefit if I leave my online journey open to the public. The way that I see it, whosoever reads my journal has the honor to read what I blog about.
Do (all) my subscribers read my blogs?
I would be only assuming that that are. To be honest, I have wondered. I did come across honest subscribers who said that they are behind on reading their subscription. We have our lives to live. Things come up and we cannot do everything that we want.
I am thankful that I have regular friends who comment. And I see footprints of unknown readers. This does bring encouragement.
Am I reading all my subscriptions? I do my best to read my subscriptions. There have been times when I try to catch up when I had computer trouble. At times I am limited to how much I can read in a day or so. I read what I can.
Do I have too my subscriptions too read? Should I cut down on my subscriptions?I be honest with you I think that I do. I have cut down a lot on my subscriptions. There were some in my early days of blogging that I thought to read. It got too much for
me.
My interest drew away from some of what I was reading. I tend to come across some things that I don't want to continue to feed my thinking. So through the months that have went by I choose to cut down on what I had.
There are some I thought I to disconnect but now I have every few subscriptions. With the subscription I have, bloggers are not blogging as much. From time to time I have less to read. Than it seems that bloggers tend to blog during holidays and special occasions.
Does it make any different that others read what I write? I believe so.
Who are my________ ? I ask myself and I ask God...
Who are my friends on Xanga? Those friends are the ones who comment from time to time. The ones who read...I posted a blog on November 11, 2007 about this.
Can viewers read my text print style? What kind of theme "skin" should I use?When I do my text print if I cannot read the prints, how can others. I take time when it comes time for me to change my "skin" or theme on my blogsite.
Then there are times I just want to be plain. What we put on our blogsite tell things about ourselves: our interest and whatsoever.
What do I like about blogging?
It depends. I have been blogging what comes to my thinking or what is going on in my life. My focus behind my blogging is the love of God.
What are my dislikes about blogging?
Bloggers... slandering others, Gossip...Bloggers miss using blogging.
Should I post who I subscribe to on my site? Should I post my friends photos and how many?
I have thought about this...I have decide to not post who I subscribe to. Some of my subscribers have not blogged in a long while. I don't what to embarrass them. About my friends photos and the number...I have listed some. I have 45 blogger-friends in Xanga that have accepted invitation to be my friend. (Only 4 of those friends ask me to be their friend.) I had a total of 46, one left.
What about my photos? What about family members' photos?
I don't like to show too many photos of myself. It took a lot of courage to photo my very first photo. Then off and on I would not post photos of myself. As for my family photos. I don't want to.
Should I write about____? Am I blogging too much? Are my blogs too long?
I try not to write about "touchy stuff." If I do I seek God. If I have Peace about it, I post whatever it is. I take time to think about what I write and wait to post my blog.
As for blogging too much and are they too long?...I have learned that this is my blog site. I cannot blog what I want too and as much as I please. What I write about should be on the uplift not slander or gossip.
I have noticed the some don't click on to additional things I have posted. I have written a lot and wonder if other are able to read all what I write.
(Perhaps they did not know that there was more.) Maybe break what I do into smaller blogs so there is not much reading at on time.
Do my blogs make sense? Do I proof read my blogs?I try to reread what I write. If I lay it aside and come back it seems to make sense. When I make a mistake, I don't worry about it. I hope others understand want I write.
What's my desire to blog?I have a passion to write. I have always keep a journal. I jot day things. I cannot recall how many years I have kept a journal.
How do I prepare my blogs? Where do I get my ideas to blog?
I try to take time to do most of what I blog about. I try to watch my spelling. I tend to write in advance.... I have an idea on what I want to do. Some ideas come to my thinking. I do seek the LORD.
Should I blog daily? Should I blog off and on?
I have want to blog daily. However I know that this can not be the case in some days. I might have computer or internet trouble. I blog when I am able.
I thought about blogging off and on. I have some many thoughts that have come into my head daily. Putting down what is on my mind and in my thoughts seem to help me out in life.
Should I take a vacation from blogging?
I did think about taking a vacation from blogging publicly more than once. During that time I did not receive a lot of comments. I wondered if any body could relate to me. I have had my share of things in this blogging world.
Do I give others comments on their sites?
Yes, in my early blogging days I did that a lot. I did not get much feedback. Now there are the regular blogger friends who make comments. I believe that it is out of friendship that we make regular comments to one another.
Do I visit others blog sites?
Yes, but not as much as I use to. It is a strange world of blogging. I have noticed a lot of things during my stay here in Xanga. The blogsites that I tend to go to are the ones who I comment on a lot.
There are few who actually view my site directly. I am tending to do the same. But I have notice that we miss out a lot when we DO NOT go directly to each other's sites. I have come across videos. Special dates in history, beautiful themes... things that bless me.
But then again, I have discovered some things on others sites that I don't want to see. Some have ungodly material.
Do I blog just that others give me comments?
This is not my intention. I do ask questions. There is very very few feedback. At times, I cease to ask questions on my site. If I do ask question and receive no feedback, I answer the question myself.
Am I counting how many blogs I am posting?
At first I did not. But as I have been coming to my first year of blogging and accumulating blogs, I had to. I could not believe that I have posted so many blogs in just 12 months. Besides, I have to put some in a categories
Do comments really matter to me?
I believe that they do. They can bring more insight and encouragement in what I am doing. Then again comments can offend or convict me in what I say or do.
Am I inspiring those who read what I share? Do I bring encouragement to others? Do I edify others and build up others?
I believe that I am
.
Do I answer questions that are ask of me?
I do my best to answer whatever question that is within reasons to answer. I have also made some of those questions blogs.
Do I ask others for ____? Help etc.. Do others respond to my call for what I ask? Indeed I have. Some respond.
Do I thank other for what they do? Am I appreciative?
I do my best. Being thankful is what God wants us to do. I believe that I am appreciative. There are times, I wonder if some people are. We can take things for granted in life.
If I don't feel like
I am appreciative in what I do, I tend to withdraw from whatever and go about my way. No need to waste time where I seem to be not welcome.
I cannot keep knocking on some one's door when I know that they will not open the door when I see them on the other side. There is a time when things have to cease. If not making grounds, do something else.
Do I have anything worthwhile to share? I do have things worthwhile to share.
What am I doing blogging? I ask myself this question from time to time.
What's next on my blogger's journey? As the Spirit leads...I have some ideas.
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