Skip to main content

Celebrate



Why do we blog? Or, I guess I should ask, why do you blog? I suppose there are a myriad of reasons for doing so, there must be for there are millions of blogs out there, literally. If you have ever looked at the catalogue of blogs, you know what I am talking about.

I am quite fascinated by the many blogs I have stumbled upon; some I quickly dismiss, some I am indistinctly interested in and visit at random, and then there are the few that I visit regularly. I am sure, if I permitted myself more time, the list for the latter category would be much longer.
Of note, something that truly fascinates and inspires me is the many different approaches to blogging. I have come across some really beautifully decorated blogs that say nothing in particular and, conversely, I have come across some rather crude looking blogs that truly have something to say that captivates me. This, of course, is all my own personal opinion and subject to my perspective on, well, everything.

I started blogging as a way to discipline myself into writing more often and further to allow others to read my writing, moreover, to criticize what I put out there. In some deluded fashion, this is giving me confidence in my writing. What I did not expect to get from the feedback was the inspiration to keep going.
One aspect of the feedback that I have been grappling with personally is the blog awards that are floating about. I have received a few of these awards but they have strings attached. This last point defeats the purpose of the award, in my own limited opinion. However, I do want to celebrate a few blogs that I visit on a regular basis that I believe make a difference – if only to me.

Here I celebrate;

Kenia at http://diariosdefilosofia.blogspot.com/
because she is fantastic, positive and genuine. I visit her daily. Her feedback is food for me.

because she does inspire serenity and touches many people with her story.

simply because I am inspired by the way she sees the world.
because she says it the way she thinks it. We should all be so free (and young!) Sometimes she scares me and that is good too.

I am going to stop there for now. Like I said, this list would be much longer if I could spend more time online reading.

Who would you like to celebrate?

Comments

  1. Kenia SantosJune 16, 2009

    Oh, thank you much for celebrating Diários de Filosofia in its 1-year birthday! Did you read my mind on that? I'm going to visit the other blogs you mentioned, because if you appreciate them it's because they are really good. Thanks for being there for me, for being a real friend in a strange virtual world, for reading me and leaving such beautiful words that always make my heart smile. You're precious. All my love to you.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Gena - Lagean EllisJune 17, 2009

    You are such a kind, sweet soul. I cannot tell you how much it has touched me to have you think of me and "celebrate" me.

    I do so enjoy blogging and reading your posts, as well as, others. I only wish sometimes that I could just spend my days reading them and being inspired.

    Again, I thank you! I hope I continue giving you the content that touches you.

    Hugs and Talk soon!
    Gena

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

One Day I Saw Ty Conn

(This is being recalled from a very young mind...) When my father would begin telling a story from his childhood, he would begin with “When I was a little girl…” which would cause an uproar of high pitched objections from my sisters and myself. He would simply smile and continue on, as he now had our complete attention. I started this post at the beginning of November of this year when thoughts of my father return annually on the anniversary of his birthday. This story, however, is not about my father… When I was a little girl, I lived in a small house on Pine Street with my father, mother and three sisters. Ours was a busy, full house. Lisa was the oldest, very beautiful and very bossy. Pam was next, also very beautiful and we envied her fashion sense. I was the third in the line of my sisters, a middle child that cried a lot, made funny faces and was very comfortable at the centre of attention. My little sister, Joanne, enjoyed the status of being the baby in the family. She wa...
16 comments
Read more

Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf

Rich in History. High in Achievement. Belleville is home to Sir James Whitney School, one of North America’s oldest schools for the Deaf, opening its doors on October 20, 1870. This past October, SJW held a celebration to commemorate its 140 th anniversary. One of my all time favourite grade school memories was touring this amazing school with my grade six class from St. Michael’s Academy almost 30 years ago. Recently, I was privileged to visit it once more. “The school was founded through the persistent efforts of John Barrett McGann, an Irish immigrant and educator,” says Gary Wheeler, a representative with the Ministry of Education. McGann was a pioneer of deaf education. The school is named after the former premier of Ontario, James Whitney, who was known for his advances in education.  Crossing onto the grounds and up the long circular drive, you can feel the rich history this school and the vast grounds hold. This history includes a self-sustaining community that at...
1 comment
Read more

No Previous Experience

I am always on the lookout for Canadian authors I have yet to discover. It was while reading a fellow blog called ChickLiteracy that I became intrigued by my next new find, Elspeth Cameron . Now, this author is by no means new to the world of Canadian non-fiction or biographies or academia, no, Elspeth is simply new to me. Having authored such biographies as Robertson Davies: An Appreciation , The Other Side of Hugh MacLennan and Irving Layton, A Portrait (I have reserved the latter, it shall be my next read), she manages to tell her very own life story with ease. I was absorbed in this book from the start and finished it the next day. No Previous Experience is an intriguing and engaging personal memoir by Elspeth Cameron about self love, which she discovers rather late in life (not unlike me). This life account is a gripping and honest story about turning your back on the socially constructed expectations and really finding your happiness. For Elspeth this is discovered through a ...
5 comments
Read more