Written by Dr. Eric Perry
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We all have our personal reasons for wanting to publically journal or dare to attempt to write for others. I started my blog years ago as a way to escape. At this time, I was beginning to work on my Ph.D. My proposal had been approved and now came the difficult part of literature research and writing down coherently on paper what I had in my head.
I remember the exact night I started the blog. It was after midnight and ahead of me, I had hours of reading and writing. I have to admit I was lonely and seeking some sort of camaraderie as well as escape from my present task. I downloaded the WordPress app and tried to think of what to write that would be of interest to others and myself. My first post was “3 Steps to Stand Out in a Crowd.” It was an unusual topic that had nothing to do with psychology but at the time it felt like that was what I needed. Between work, trying to finish my pre-doctorate hours, researching and beginning to write my dissertation I was beginning to feel unconnected with myself and others. The post was about 200 words and I have to admit, not very good! But to my relief, no one was judging.
My first “like” was thrilling and my first “follow” validating. Someone else was actually up and either reading or writing on their own blog. To my surprise, they had read and connected with me. I soon found out that there were a lot of fellow night owls on WordPress, as well as, international readers who were starting their day as I ended mine. I believe in some way, we all write for connection. We seek to connect with ourselves or with our fellow man or woman. In the past 2 years, I believe I have read hundreds if not thousands of blog posts. I am not going to name any specific blogs as all are deserving of mention. WordPress is a beautiful community of nonjudgmental and supportive people. It is full of individuals who want to find a way to express their interests, passions, loves, creativity, sorrows, and pains. So many times, I have been moved to tears as I read the pains and sorrows of others. Your bravery is inspiring and it makes me want to be a better human.
The habit of writing late at night is no longer a habit as it has become part of who I am. I love reading and exploring other blogs. I try to like everything I read to encourage others. I want to make a promise to the blogging community that I will only write positive and helpful content. By doing this, I feel that I am giving back to the blog community that has given me so much.
In closing, I would like to say thank you to everyone on WordPress. You have made me a better person and for sure a better writer. Keep writing and expressing your soul in words. Keep encouraging and supporting your fellow bloggers. I would love to hear from you! Why do you blog and what are the rewards and negatives (if any) that you have encountered?
Kindly,
Dr. Perry
“I help ambitious and high achieving individuals manifest a life of success and fulfillment in order to achieve the life they truly desire.”
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First thing, congratulations on completing your phd. That is a big deal! I don’t have a blog but I subscribe by email. I have been following you for quite some time and I love seeing how you are evolving. I think you may have inspired me to start a blog! Much love❤️
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Thank you so much! When you do start a blog please let me know✨
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After I start blogging I started to read good stuff through your blog Dr….Thanks alot for every pinch of words shared with all of us…
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Thank you so much Dr. Perry. Your expertise is very much appreciated; especially during this season of our lives. Continue the excellent work.
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I have been blogging for over 13 years now. My desire was originally to share a different bird mentioned in the Bible, and then tell about it. I was a fairly new birdwatcher then. Our church had a newsletter and ask me to write them for it. They decided to but the letter on a blog, which I didn’t have a clue what it was. 🤔 So I started one of my own to practice. The rest is history.😀👍
Lee at leesbird.com
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Hello Doctor Perry,
keep being the positive light that you are.
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I blog to raise awareness and to reason things out. If I don’t write them down, they churn around in my head and take up too much space. I absolutely love writing, it is liberating! Best wishes to you.
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I blog to escape and I was always told I had a way with words it also helps me to cope with stress and anxiety being a mother and step mother
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I love this! It’s always good to hear about the reasons behind why other people blog. I think we all blog to share our thoughts and connect with people, I think it’s what makes it worthwhile. Thanks for sharing 😊
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Now you post this! Just as I’m thinking about taking a break from blogging to focus on my novel writing!
I originally started my blog because I felt called to write but needed to gain confidence in my writing before I tackled a novel. I’ve developed a great community of followers, too, people I think would be great friends if I knew them in person. I love reading all their blogs as well, but I find it takes up a lot of time. Reading, commenting, responding to comments, writing blog posts, have all evolved into procrastination tactics that have drawn me from where I really need to be focused—my novel.
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Yes, procrastination tactics! That’s so me!!
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I started blogging, quite simply, because I had too much time on my hands. I decided to write about health and fitness as that’s what I know most about (other than accounting but who wants to read about that!). However, after a while I realised, like you, that the WP community is welcoming, understanding and non-judgmental so my posts became more personal and then more personal still. The more I opened up the more love I felt from my fellow bloggers and, as someone who finds it difficult to be open and vulnerable in the real world, this was a revelation. I think if I’d received negative comments or harsh criticism in the beginning I probably would have continued on a ‘professional’ path but the likes, follows (thank you to everyone that does) and the kind comments have given me so much confidence in myself. However the best thing to have come from being part of the WP community was realising that I actually really love writing so I now have a very positive reason to get up in the mornings. Thanks so much for this post and for all your other fascinating insights into the human psyche :O)
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It is my pleasure✨ I also have developed a love of writing and find that reading others posts really helps. Have a wonderful day.
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You too :O)
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Many will resonate with your words. I blog to explore many unanswered questions about the Universe.
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I couldn’t agree more with everything you said, Dr. Perry! There is something validating and connective and inspiring about blogging….something I never realized until I started my own blog. It is a very positive way of interacting with others, because bloggers seem to be very supportive of one another. And I want to thank you for creating the space through your blog which allowed others to introduce their own blogs!
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Hi Anita, you are most welcome! ✨
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Hi Dr. Perry,
I do not blog. I am an email subscriber and I enjoy reading your blogs. I find that you have a very welcoming attitude to others in the blog community. In fact I have found other great blogs through your blog post “promote your blog.” Thank you.
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Thank you so much for your comment. I am very happy to hear you have found other bloggers through that particular post. It is actually one of my favorite and I enjoy finding new blogs on there as well.
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I am new at blogging, though not writing. I am kind of feeling my way through a bit blind and enjoying the process of discovery.
I agree with you that we write in pursuit of connection, and it’s a beautiful observation. Thank you. 😊
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Hi Lauren, thank you so much. You have a lovely blog and I look forward to reading more of your blogs✨
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I blog to share what I learn from living life. My blog never had a huge readership and it never bothered me much because it will appeal only to a small audience and I do it primarily for my own interest to remember the journey I travelled. Down the good and the bad roads.
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I started blogging as an escape from everyday life, and as a way to vent without consequence or inhibition. I’ve never had many followers, but I’ve also had long bouts of writing nothing until recently. Writing is my therapy, and I’m hoping to keep up with it this time around.
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G’day Doc.
I began writing when I got sober to make new habits, exercise my booze- soaked brain, and to connect. Several tears later I feel like helping others in the homes, because I’m seeing that some people are relying on Web-advice rather than leaving the front door behind and going out to a meeting. I can’t fight it, so I hope to contribute
love alwaz
mike
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Good day Mike, that is a beautiful and positive intention. Thank you✨
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I remember you Dr. Perry..:) and i remember you were among the very first few person to drop a like on my initial stage of Expressing here! And i must say, that really encouraged me.. 😇😊
So thanks a ton to you.. for your kind gestures,motivating posts and really cool initiatives like this and the earlier one, ‘promote your blog’.. !!🙏😊
Why i blog?! Like you mentioned too, to connect with my inner self and the likes of others.To constantly grow within, Express, reason and challenge my own perceptions and conundrums.
True.. 😇 WordPress does speak through its positive Aura.. So here i am to connect,learn and grow, either by exploring-expressing more of me or By conversing through you all.. 😊✨💞
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Good to hear from you. With your writing you are contributing to the positive aura of word press. I wish you much success in your journey and look forward to reading more of your posts✨
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Dr. Perry.., Thank you so much for the kind words.. 😇🙏.
I Wish you excel in your endeavors and keep enriching the lives of hundreds by motivating and reaching out to them.. ✨☺️
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I might have begun blogging a little selfishly because I saw it as a means of promoting my first novel, but that was more of a dream than a real goal. Soon enough, I saw how fun writing a blog is, and what a great community WP has. I mainly focus on writing, doing challenges offered by other people and creating my own, and all these pieces of flash fiction are not only a lot of fun, but they also help me explore the unknown. Whenever I get feedback from other fellow bloggers I feel acknowledged in this virtual world that seems to me more real than reality itself. All in all, it’s a great experience to be blogging and connecting with others. As you said, the WP community is a truly heartwarming one full of nonjudgmental and supportive people. It makes me glad to be here! 😀
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My blog was my therapy to start with, in addition to the therapy I was having at the time.
Writing helps me to get it out my system and although I have changed and grown better since the early days, my blog can still at times be a place to vent, or just let it out.
My blog is followed by some friends and so they are able to keep up to date with me and we will chat in emails privately, behind the scenes.
I have also come across like-minded people, so we never feel alone in how we feel. As my blog has evolved, I know people like my positive posts and have enjoyed seeing me grow, enjoying what I may do, or feel next.
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That was a vulnerable transparent post made by a brilliant present mind. I applaud you for how far you have come Dr. Perry.
I blog because I have been fighting depression for the past 8 years. I know how it feels to be entirely alone in your warped space tucked away from everything.
I brought myself out of it at first in stutter-steps.. but as I began to learn about meditation, came into having my own business, joined the Marines, and absorbed so much delicious energy from enormously complex people I now count on as trainers, mentors and peers it has become an over-arching interest for me to cause new thoughts in others.
Almpst an obsession.
I want to be the incremental reason why someone instead of wallowing in despair directionless a person picks up a book like Outwitting the Devil to read, or meditate, start up a business or what have you.
It is my firm belief that we are all infinity incarnate and there is a Giant who is the active side of our intuition slumbering awaiting our intentional self-making to awaken deep inside all of us. We are passivity and chaos.
It does no one any good if each of us do not take up the mantle and makes some waves.
I want you to astound me.
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Beautiful and insightful comment✨ Thank you.
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Thank you Dr. Perry!
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I blog when I feel the need to vent, when I feel vexed or simply when I am lacking a physical ear to bend. I have no agenda or goal, no desire to attract a following and no ambition outside of finding the act of blogging self satisfying.
Having said that, I feel a compulsion to continue to blog, despite a lack of readers, followers or ‘likers’. It isn’t just the pre-paid annual fee which motivates me, more the need to keep tapping away, for a sense of achievement, an idea there is a ‘letting go’ and perhaps the back of the mind thought that maybe I can put a smile on someone’s face now and then.
Thanks for what you do.
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I’m so glad you had the urge to start blogging. I’ve gained a lot from your posts and appreciate what you have to share. I started blogging mainly as a form of reflection, but I also did it in the hope that something I shared may help others. Fortunately, WordPress makes recommendations of other blogs to read based on what you write, and that’s how I came across this blog and others which have inspired me and helped me on my journey.
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I so agree that WordPress is a lovely place full of those who wish to share and encourage one another. I too have found both joy and sadness here, and it touches my heart. I love to write and ask myself why everyday. You have gifted this village with much encouragement. Thank you for that. 🌷. Congratulations on your PhD! Have a beautiful day 😊
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I love your blog! I’ve learned so many things from reading the knowledge and wisdom you share.
I write in hopes that I can help others in some small way. Life is hard, and when we lean on each other it makes our journeys a bit easier.
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Thank you! I wholeheartedly agree✨
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I began blogging out of the stark realization that I was turning 50 and had said for 30 years, “Someday I’ll write!” My father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2012 and its a sobering thought I may end up where he is in a few years as the disease runs strong in our family. I needed to say some things, tell stories the way I remember them, share my musings on God, faith, love, therapy, and whatever strikes me as important! I don’t spend a lot of time on WordPress other than posting my own writings, but your blog speaks to me and I read it daily. I love psychology and wish our society would treat mental health as part of total physical health. It is not a separate entity and we ALL need to focus on it as much as we care for our teeth, what we eat, exercise, weight, etc. Thank you for your positive and enlightened words of encouragement and wisdom!
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Blog to express all the feelings and emotions that I have in hopes of encouraging and connecting with others.
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You put this beautifully and have set a wonderful intention. 🙂
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Thank you very much✨
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I love pieces of work like this and they motivate me to write more!
Great read as always Dr!
I have a new short story up please check it out if you have a moment
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Hi Rohan, I will definitely check it out. Keep writing and stay gold✨
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Originally I started my blog just to have somewhere to put all my short stories and poems. I did not think I was going to enter into a world of social interaction and make friends and receive so much wisdom along the way. I continue to blog because it is fun and rewarding. 🙂
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Thank you for sharing all of your infinite wisdom. I blog to share my love of living a positive life through my motorcycle adventures. I also do it so those that can’t ride can enjoy parts of the culture and those that may be on the fence about riding might gain some insight. And well, I just like to write.
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I started blogging several months ago and have decided I much rather prefer WordPress than social media ANYDAY.
I enjoy reading your posts and love that I learn more about people in this community rather than constant selfies and political rants❤️
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Thank you and I wholeheartedly agree. I find it so much easier to write from the heart than to take a selfie. Have a wonderful day✨
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This is a solid post! I love learning about why people choose to blog. I started mine as to have a place of my own. It is forever safe ground to write about any of my interests without getting on nerves 😂😄
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I blog because I love to write and it’s easier than trying to get published. Marketing just isn’t my forte. Posting a blog is Instant gratification! 🙂 It’s fun seeing who reads my stuff. I feel more connected to the world.
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I began my blog to be the author of my story. A tragedy impacted me, leaving me not able to remain silent about my struggles with mental illness. On WordPress, I belong to something bigger. A movement, so to speak. The mental health community on WP is educating people daily by blogging personal experiences and fighting a the stigma that surrounds it. It is through our documentation that the future society will eliminate such negative assumptions about mental health. Blogging has changed my life and so has the community. It was the best decision I made! Reading and interacting with others has filled a void in my life. I am happy to see you feel the same about this community.
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I started my blog when I looked around and felt like an ailien on planet earth. I had no other plans but to try and write for people on the same journey as myself, dealing with M.E/CFS as a twenty-something who had been ill for years and years. Through my blog I found people to connect with who also had some sort of chronic illness. Or to spread awareness in the world. I have to say it’s improved my life and the only negatives are the pressure on my health to try and keep the blog going weekly, and being careful of people’s perception on what it means to have M.E/CFS or a chronic illness. I never want to make it seem all rainbows and sunshine but I never want to leave people feeling sadder at the end of my blogs than at the start.
I love blogging and it’s been a great outlet for me, the comunity is so supportive. It has helped me more than I could’ve imgained.
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Your blog is one of my favorites. The quotes are great reminders to continue to steer the ship in the healthiest direction.
I blog because I used to love to write. Then I got sick, then I didn’t love to write. My brain doesn’t function the same now and I have a difficult time getting from one thought to the next. HOWEVER, my previous homeopath and current therapist both told me to write, so I am. I’m oversharing all over the place and have been once a week for a year. If/when I get well will I continue…? I don’t know. Maybe when my brain heals I will love to write again, and then yes the blogging will go on.
Thank you for sharing a part of yourself here, you’re helping make this world a better place!
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Thank you for such a beautiful comment and I wish you you well on your journey towards health. I agree with your homeopath and therapist, keep writing✨
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I blog because I want share my story in hopes to connect with others. I blog about my weight loss journey and I want to motivate and inspire others to do the same. I started mine on my own, but I want others to see they don’t have to. I want to be there help and support others.
Some rewards that I have found with blogging is that I get to connect with others who share the same passions. I also have been able to connect with people who are also interested in starting their own weight loss journey. It’s a wonderful feeling!
Some negatives I find are in the blogspehere. I love connecting with people but I don’t like when others don’t try to connect back. I hate when people follow just to unfollow so it would appear they have lots of followers. I don’t gauge readership based on followers, I gauge readership based on interaction. I love when people leave genuine comments and I try to do the same. I also really like when bloggers take the time to respond to all of their comments. I hate when they get ignored, especially ones that challenge the blogger. Those are the ones that you should answer so you can defend your claim. When you ignore it, it makes me feel as if your claims are false.
Overall, I love the blogging community and it really is a welcoming place to learn, grow, and promote yourself. Congrats!
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Thank you for your feedback and wishing you much success on your journey✨
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Hi Dr. Perry,
just a quick hello and I wanted to say thank you for all the positive energy you send out to the world. You really are awesome! also no need to to answer me back I realize you are super busy! Just wanted to let you know that you are appreciated!!!
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Hi, I don’t always answer all the comments but I do read all of them. Thank you for such a nice comment. Have a great day ✨
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Well said. I have found the WordPress community to be inspiring and encouraging. I appreciate the bloggers who take time to share their reflections and insights on life.
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I blog because writing and reflecting on life is a way to learn and process our experiences. My blog started just as I was about to get married an enter a new phase of my life (2nd marriage) and I wanted to allow for regular creative expression, and to challenge myself to write regularly. It has surpassed my expectations, and helped me stay on track on a habit that I’ve aspired to for years. I really enjoy your posts, and your focus on creating a sharing and inclusive online community. Thanks!
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I’ve always seen myself as a communicator with something important to pass on to others. I love to write. I enjoy learning what I need to learn to write more and better.
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Honestly I started blogging because I couldn’t figure out how to remove the blog page from the site I wanted to use for my art. Once I started writing though I just couldn’t stop. It is as much for my self reflection as for the sharing and connecting. It has helped me process some big changes this year. I find it so rewarding.
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I blog because I write often, and I believe I have some talent for it, I write in some part to soothe the creative beast within, in part to cope with the many struggles of life, and in part because I just enjoy doing it. For all I write and have written I am not fond of sharing myself or my work. Somewhere down the line I came to believe I hold some wisdom, that I have some things worth saying, blogging to me is my way of opening myself up to the world albeit behind my electronic veil, but I think I have more of me to discover and I will never be comfortable sharing that if I never at least try.
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Totally with you on hiding behind the electronic veil. Most of my writing isn’t what I would ever say out loud.
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So awesome!!!!! I blog for the same reasons as you!! 😀😀😀😀😀 Its such an amazing community I never realized was here. Ive been so uplifted by your posts & posts of others. So thank you so much. Keep on writing. God bless you!!!!❤❤❤❤❤💪💪💪
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I blog to share my faith and experiences of joy in hopes to help others. I also blog to improve my writing as well.
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I blog to expres myself and discuss issues which society doesnot, I want to have an open mind and think for myself and look at each subject matter through that lens, I also like to engage in a debate with others and connect with as many people as possible.
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When I was putting together my memoir, I thought perhaps a blog would help me market it a bit and be a place where I could display some of my drawings. Since my book is about my experience in therapy I focused mostly on mental health to start with. Complex PTSD can leave an indescribable emptiness inside a person, and I found amazing and strong people in the blogging community that get it and are supportive and caring. As I work on my children’s book my blog has expanded some. It has become my current choice for indulging a chronic journaling habit with some benefits of group therapy thrown in.
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I totally agree. Blogging has helped me focus on the positive in
Ice, so,thing to share with others. I have met interesting people via the Internet. I love your posts. Keep on keepin’ on,
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I started blogging about 10 years ago, just before I became a grandmother because I needed a way to relieve stress and get things off my chest. My blog was always public but it was just a couple of years ago I started interacting with other bloggers and they started reading my blog. It does feel good to write something that resonates with others, or in many cases makes them laugh! Anyway, writing is therapeutic for me! Love your articles! ❤
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Dr. Perry. I don’t really know why I started a blog myself. But prior to this. I meet with Dr. J Sage Elwell from the Religion Dept of TCU about being a potential student there. Even thou I’m decide to go with another university, he was a very brilliant man and he inspired me to be open to knowledge of other faiths. I started reading books on Philosophy, being able to relate to people of different cultures and ideas. I’m going to be learning Theology in the Fall at Stubenville University. Like you, when I got my first like by you and Ms Katobservations, it got me to explore both your sites. I enjoy the fact that everyone here can agree to disagree sometimes and be civil about it. Not name calling or using any physical form of violence. I hope I can learn from others here and continue to grow into being a better human being. Cheers!
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I blog to communicate; to try and share my thoughts about the world. I also love reading the offerings of others. Everybody has a story, each one unique and often inspiring. I enjoy yours, for example – mainly because you do keep it positive and there are often nuggets of wisdom that help in every day life. I am grateful you continue to inspire and enlighten with your words. thanks eh (and yes, I am Canadian).
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Hi Carol, thank you so much for your kind words!✨
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You are most welcome!
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I wish to share my love for poetry and help to make it flourish as an art form again. There are substreams feeding and nourishing the healing waters, that poetry has to offer and it feels right, to feed those sources. I also wander through the night, finding curious and wonderful posts and it makes my life and my inner world so much richer. That feeling of connection is something I see as one of the best features of WordPress. And if people actually take the time to comment on my work and share their thoughts it is the best feeling ever.
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Thank you so much for your comment. You have a beautiful blog✨
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Thank you! And thanks for reading and acknowledging.
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Hi Dr. Perry! Congratulations. The world has a compassionate doctor. Oh, to answer your question. I blog to market my books and those of other authors.
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Thank you! I look forward to reading your blog✨
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I blog for therapy. I’m a big believer that expressing my feelings helps me to understand myself better and to grow. I’ve had a few very bad experiences in actual therapy so this is my solution. For years I wrote in notebooks and then threw them away when they filled up but a friend who is a professional writer encouraged my to put my writing out into the world. That is how I ended up here. I still write for me, poetry or short stories, just whatever is filling my head or heart at the moment. I’m amazed to discover people read what I write or follow my blog. And I’m extremely grateful to those who choose to comment.
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Like many others, to get out emotions… I love writings. I wish I could post them all, lol…
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This is such an inspiring post! I look forward to reading more of your content.
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Hi Sahana, Thank you! Welcome to my blog✨
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I love your positivity and motivational posts! I started blogging to show it was possible to live with fibromyalgia in a positive, healthy manner and to try to inspire others by sharing those everyday things that inspire me.
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Thank you so much! I look forward to reading your blog posts and I wish you well✨
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Congratulations on your blogging success. I always enjoy your posts and wish you continued success in the blogosphere. 😊
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Hi Diana, thank you very much✨
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I started blogging because at the time I was in the depths of my depression and even though the people around me would voice that he or she understands the truth was the person actual did not. The day I started my blog was due to the fact I overheard a conversation about me saying I need to stop complaining so much because if I am truly depressed I would not be as functional. Blogging has been a form of therapy for me so I channel myself here and refrain from speaking on my depression in my everyday life. CONGRATULATIONS ON RECEIVING YOUR Ph.D.
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Merci pour le partage de vécu authentique. Ça m’a permis de me voir dans ton texte, au passé, au présent et au futur. J’ai débuté il y a un peu plus d’un mois et je trouve l’expérience enrichissante!
Tout d’abord, mes idées et réflexions deviennent plus claires et se précisent avec l’ecriture, puis je réussi à regrouper celle-ci autour de thèmes et sujets.
Ensuite, je réalise que le vécu que je partage peut aider, inspirer et faire du bien à d’autres personnes qui vivent des situations semblables. C’est la partie la plus motivante!!
Je continue à suivre d’autres blogs très intéressants et à m’en inspirer pour définir les objectifs de mon blog.
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I really enjoy reading your posts, and agree with the points you make. It is a great way to escape, connect, and feel less lonely. I enjoy blogging in early morning hours, before my children wake up. When it’s just my computer, me and a cup of tea. I blog for many reasons, most of which you mentioned in your post. I also blog as a senior project for my undergrad degree in creative writing. I blog to establish an online presence, to hopefully achieve my dreams of being a published author. Thank you for being so approachable and enjoyable to read. And also for following my “newbie” blog!
Morgan
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This is so sweet ! Congratulations !!
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Thank you!✨
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Congratulations for your PhD and your success in these blogosphere streets. I enjoy reading your posts. I began my blog as a way of expressing myself, exploring who I am and as a way of reflecting on my life. But sometimes in the last four years, the business of life has come in-between my writing but I am now focused on immersing myself again in it. Keep writing.
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It started out with a friend wanting to upgrade his blog.. I wanted to help but not knowing the ins and outs of the behind the scenes of WordPress, I decided to create one of my own a couple of months ago. I had no clue as to where to start but thought it a good idea to use my own photographs, search for a suitable quote and let it flow from there. I will be 65 this year and I love that my blog is bringing out stuff from way deep inside of me. It really has turned out to be an interesting journey so far and I agree, the WordPress community is wonderful. I really enjoy your blogs as they are so thought provoking. Thanks again for taking time to reach out to all of us. Kind regards.
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Connection, of course is #1 for me. Loving nature and gardening as much as I do, I love sharing those joys with others as well.
Whatever reason inspired you to begin your blog, I’m so glad you have Dr. Perry, as your information is always quite valuable and insightful. I like your promise also, to only write positive and helpful content. ‘Wish so many others on the internet/social media felt the same. But, “let it begin with me,” is a motto I can appreciate and try to live by. Thank you for sharing with the rest of us!
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I love this post and your blog. It’s been very inspiring and educational. Your content has actually pushed me to search for a therapist for myself. Keep up the great work Doc.
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Thank you so much! I’m always happy to see your blog pop up in the reader because it’s always encouraging, engaging and helpful. 😊
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I love your blog. I am not quite sure why I do it. My blogs are mostly about running and I like to inspire others to run. I also want to introduce others to my everpresent Friend.
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I starting blogging because I wanted to post fun content and I think I’m hilarious so of course others have to think I am too, ha…
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I started blogging about my life as an aspiring novelist. My blog has evolved over the years and will probably continue to grow and change. Since I’m still not a published novelist, my blog tends to be more about what I’m reading. Sometimes I wonder if anyone cares what I’m reading, but recently two of my blog followers have told me that they look forward to my posts and use me as a guide for what they should read! That’s pretty scary and took me quite by surprise. I continue to blog because someday my novel will be published and I want my blog to serve as encouragement for others on that same journey.
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What a wonderful post Dr. Perry, reaffirming all the reasons I love WordPress too. The connections, the friendships made, the joys and heartaches we all share. I can’t imagine my life without my blog now. It’s become a part of me. Congratulations to you on all you’ve achieved. Keep shining your positivity. 💙
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I just started to blog. I’m doing it to get things off my chest,share my experiences and try give advice. I just started my first tonight eeeep. I enjoyed reading your blog. I’m sure I will be back to read more 🙂
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Well Dr Perry first of all congratulations are in order for your Ph.D. In my case I am not a highly qualified professional, but a long term survivor of depression. Other than that, there are quite a few similarities to what you have written on, “Why I am writing a blog”
I was doing a page on Face Book called, Happiness Quotes and with it I grew and helped me to become positive, at the same time I overcame depression ~ of course with medication and counselling. The page grew so much that I started a closed group to share more confidential stories. As everyone doesn’t have Face Book, I then thought of expanding further!
Yes. I too can remember how I started, as I too being alone and wanting to connect with others. But there was a another strong feeling ~ seeing so many people going through depression and other mental issues, and also the issue of suicide, I somehow wanted to put out my story, to encourage and inspire, that they too can overcome or control to lead a normal and happy life. My psychiatrist too encouraged to write both on Face Book and then on the Blog, saying that even if I helped just one person, it will be a great blessing!
It took a lot of effort to overcome depression, and journaling was part of it, as I was writing on Face book. So writing the first post was not that difficult. But I had never done a blog before! So downloading a Word Press site, and doing up the blog was one big adventure as well as a big achievement. Well I too was waiting for the first,”Likes” and found out there were night owls like me, which was a thrill 🙂
My Blog is going to be 3 years very soon. It has not grown as much as yours, but gradually other sites are coming in and we have got to know each other and it has become like a blogging family, sharing our ups and downs that is going on in our lives 🙂
To round up the results so far: At times it is a big relief to write out my feelings and letting out stress. Sometimes the connections bring companionship to my lonely life ~ to feel that there are others too who are in the same boat like me!
But the most important thing that I have learned is: seeing so many going through their issues, I feel so fortunate that I have overcome such a long term depression as 15 years and today I am able to my story to encourage others and leading a normal life 🙂
I Thank you for such a uplifting and encouraging post. People like you are priceless to the world as mental issues are such an important topic. I wish you all the best in your endeavour to make everyone well and happy, in your profession as a Doctor!
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It’s a very, very long story….lol. But I feel what you’re saying when you stated your feelings/emotions regarding your first like and follow – I felt the exact same way. I wanted everybody in the world and every third country to know that I was a blogger…lol. It’s been a fun, yet challenging road but overall it’s been great! I’m happy you started blogging, wishing you many, many, many more blogging stories that we’ll soon hear.
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Hi Roshonda, thank you very much for the well wishes. I am looking forward to reading more of your stories as well!✨
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Totally made my day! I’m truly honored. Take Care!
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I’m so glad that you decided to blog here on WordPress Dr. Perry. I have enjoyed your posts and have learned a lot. I blog because I love to write, and I have a need to help people. I think blogging has made me a better writer, and I think it’s because of the feedback I get. The comments let me know if I’m doing a good job and filling a need somewhere. Writing can be a lonely road, but blogging keeps you company and makes the journey so much fun.
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Dr Perry- a title well earned and well used in your effort to connect to the world and offer support. The fact you use the platform to learn, grow and take part in the lives of others is a testament to what you do, and I appreciate you visiting my little blog. I’m definitely going to read, share and interact.
As for why I blog- well I’m depressed. I failed in my effort to use my creativity to heal the world with entertainment, so I now blog to keep what little creative spark of mine alive- perhaps even myself, to some extent. I’m trapped daily in my anxiety and this is a place where I can turn my feelings into something- even if it’s not great art. That’s all I have left, it seems.
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Hi, am glad to have read this blog. It really resonates with my heart. I started poetry as a form of escapism too. Although I only started posting in my blog at a later stage. I had some books which went missing at the time when I was so much of a reckless party socialite. My life was nothing to write home about because I was self-destructive. But as soon as I made the decision to stop that lifestyle and to follow Jesus Christ’s ways…I changed. The writings on my wall are my moments when I used to bleed tears, so that others may know that those stages happen for a temporary moment…and to know that happiness does exist….
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Dr. Perry, Thaks for sharing your heart with us. You have made an impression with this community according to comments above. I started blogging because I had a passion to write what was on my heart. I wonder about a lot of things, so I imagine what if’s and write about them. I have so much love and compassion that it’s hard to give it all away. I write prayers and short stories and I have lived an out of the ordinary life. I just haven’t figured out how to connect with other bloggers. I pray that everything you set your mind and hands to will bring you success.
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On our Afrikaans blogs, we have a new challenge each week, and, can you believe it, the challenge for this week is: Why do you blog?!
I love it! It is a place where I can express myself. Over the past 7 years of blogging, I grew as a person. I met new friends and learned to stand up for the things I believe in.
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I blog to offer comfort, hope, inspiration, optimism, soul-connection and insight into what bonds us as human being, from my heart to your.
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Blogging is my escape zone, my bring back my sanity rehabilitation centre. It’s a place where I come face to face with my feelings. I type better my thoughts than do writing them down by pen. My blog is truly my psychologist, the blog community is my physician no matter how terrible my day is or how discouraged I feel when I read the posts on the blog community I’m revived and encouraged. This is truly a no judgement zone and that on its own is encouraging to know. Thank you for you post. It’s informative and encouraging. Congratulations are in order on your PhD. Well done and all the best for the future. Continue inspiring us.
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Thank you for your kind words Zanele✨
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Dr Perry. I love your Blog, you are an inspiration. You help me to begin everyday on a stronger foundation. Thank you.
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Thank you very much for such a positive and wonderful message. Have a beautiful day✨
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I’ve learnt a lot from your blog and I’m glad I came across it. Keep on, you’re touching lives.
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I’ve just started my blog, so it’s still very new! Mine is to share my experiences with people, and, if I’m being perfectly honest, as a release. I want to get everything out and I’m hoping that my experiences can maybe help other people that are going through similar things.
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I blog because I feel like something has to come out and it’s been a way to share ideas and thoughts without imposing- if someone doesn’t want to hear them it’s not all over my Twitter or Facebook
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There’s isn’t one blogger who can’t relate to some, if not all of what you written! Our blogging experiences are like fruits of differing tastes, looks, smells and growing conditions, yet our seeds, the cores of why we blog are all the same…to connect with others…to reconnect with ourselves…to become better writers and the list goes on. Your blog has often been a breath of encouragement on days when I needed it most and it is my hope that my blog achieves the same for others. May God’s goodness continue to pour over your life!
-Viv
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Love this Doc! I have to say that I kinda stumbled across the WordPress platform through web surfing a link. The link was of someone who talked about writing for your passion and becoming a better writer. This all was interesting to me as I researched more. It was kinda right up my alley as I realized I did the same thing while in school. Today, it is definitely one of the best decisions ever made. Congrats on your success too!
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Thank you Allen. I enjoy your positive and uplifting blogs and look forward to reading more in the future. Have a great day✨
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I absolutely love your generosity to the blog community. You open up your blog so that others may connect. I wish you much success in your career and I will be the first to buy your book, no matter what topic! I am putting out in the universe that you will write a best selling book one day.
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Thank you for such a nice comment and wish! If I ever write a book I will give you a free copy✨
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Thank you for sharing your reasons for blogging. I enjoy reading it and appreciate your authenticity. I write four different blogs, but think it’s time to combine three of them. My overall reasons for blogging are personal healing, sharing hope, and empowering others to share their stories to find their voice and personal origin.
Even my blog that is written through the voice of my dog Zoey Shadow shares a positive message. I enjoy connecting with others as well.
Keep writing!
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Hello Dr. Perry, I started a blog just over a year ago. I have never been a writer but after my daughters suicide I was struggling with memories of finding her lifeless on her bedroom floor. Rewinding that day over and over again in my head I knew I had to do something. I wrote my first blog. It was about that day. What a release it was. I continued to write as if each blog were a chapter of her last year of life. I have been told my writings are raw. I am hoping that’s a good thing! I want nothing more than to help people understand mental illness and suicide and I want to share my strength for Hope.
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Thank you so much for sharing. You write beautifully and your daughter Jessica would be very proud of you for sharing her story in order to help others understand mental illness and suicide. I wish you much love and peace. Sincerely Dr. Perry
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I for one agree whole-heartedly. This is an incredible community of caring people, non-judgemental who are accepting and always have a kind word, thought or suggestions that are helpful. I love it here. I too started blogging 2 years ago and I’ve never looked back. It’s wonderful having an opportunity to communicate with others who are thoughtful, not out to destroy and hurt others. I’m a shut in. The internet has been my communication with the outside world for some time. Nothing could have prepared me for this welcoming beautiful blogging community to which I have become a part. I too wish to thank you for your blog. It is upbuilding, positive, thought provoking and always a joy. Thank you for taking the time to be here. You’ve worked hard to become a Doctor. Congratulations by the way. I did notice the change in your blog and it made me smile!
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Thank you so much for such a lovely comment. I believe we started blogging at the same time and you have always been so supportive of my blog. I appreciate you very much✨
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Awe, thank you. I enjoy your blog very much and I don’t always comment, life’s busy, I have 4 grand children I take care of so up early for the little ones, up late for the older ones. Keeps me young 🙂 I am not a person given to flattery. I pretty much tell it like it is if the other person can handle that kind of honesty. One thing I won’t do is say something half hearted to appease anyone. I often tell other bloggers how much I like their writings and hopefully they understand it’s from the heart, always.
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Thank you doctor, we love you ❤
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Thank you for such a sweet comment. Have a wonderful day✨
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I started blogging because I just felt the need to write and to put a voice, so to speak, to what was happening in my life. It became a journal and an opportunity to talk about my pain and to try and understand what was happening and what I was feeling. I had no intention of attracting followers, it was merely a platform for me to be completely honest with myself and to vent mostly. I wrote a post about the Sin of Guilt and it got a lot of likes and a number of people resonated with what I said. As the blog has grown, as have I, I use it to share my experiences and to help others realise they are not alone on this crazy ride call life. I am also passionate about Mental Health Issues, and use the blog as a way to educate and inform those who may not understand what they are, and to help remove the stigma of Mental Health Issues. I don’t like to use the words Mental Illness or Mental Disorders because this tends to scare people. Thank your for your insightful Blogs Dr Perry, I share some on my own blog as I find your writing informative and educational.
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I blog for three reasons, 1. I was lonely, even in a committed relationship I had lost my past friends, by death or walked a different path in life. I wanted to meet new people, to discover a world I had never attempted to be in before. Although my followers are far less than that of yours, I have found some great people who follow (like yourself) me and I follow them.
2. I love writing, I want to write novels, but to get better I needed to branch away from hidden stories in folders on my computer and paper, to that of spreading them online.
3. A form of release and escape, it is a place where I can write freely and not be judged for it.
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Hi Dr. Perry, thanks for the post and for taking the time to read one of my posts today. I am early on in my WordPress journey and am really enjoying the space and this post was timely indeed for me!
Look forward to reading more as time goes by.
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It’s so well written. Why do I blog or for that matter why do I write? I think so to pen down my thoughts, let my inner fears, anguish, happiness, memoirs find a place and may be someday I can look back at all that I have written and laugh, fuss, cry; and definitely find kindred souls who although separated by distance physical and geographical are present are present with me in my thoughts.
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Very sincere post! Thanks 👍
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I just blog because I think someone would be interested in some thoughts I have. I like to give advice, but I also want people to know that they aren’t the only ones who think in a certain manner.
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I blog for sanity. Blogging is my time-out and a break from academic thinking and writing.
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First, thanks for visiting my blog, every visit, every connection, matters a lot for me too!
As for why I blog… 50% to practice my writing in another language (as English is my second), and to express myself, and let all of those thoughts out of my head and onto the online world, where they may reach someone else and maybe have someone else who relates and feels touched by my words.
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I never thought anyone would read my blog when I started. It was just a place to store my memories. Isn’t it interesting the people we connect with despite our intentions? I’ve had a lot of fun on my journey. I hope you are enjoying yours too!
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Thank you for asking! I truly am enjoying my journey✨
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Now, I write just for myself, I don’t want anyone to read this bc I find writing therapeutic but in future, when I get the b… courage, I mean, to start revealing things about me, I will write for connection AND I KNOW THAT I WILL BE SUCCESSFUL! As a BPD person, I still learn to make boundaries so… that day will come! amazing post! gonna start following
PS: I will write in English, too.
PSS: Yes, connection, Jung stuff. We all have same problems, essentially.
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Thank you for sharing your story. I started a blog years ago to share with others information about homeschooling, budgeting, and fun crafts. I enjoyed writing on the blog, but I made the decision to delete it less than a year later because I wanted to focus more on other writing. Now, I have a different website to promote my books (Jobs of a Preschooler and Pickles, Pickles, I Like Pickles) and various writings. I offer free coloring pages and activity ideas to go along with my books on my website. I now blog (occasionally) about my “writing adventure”, fun activities to try at home with kids, and a few random ideas. Happy blogging!
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I started for two purposes, to share knowledge and to journal about what I’m experiencing. I like blogging because I feel able to say what the hell I like as I would to a notebook without the fear of people judging me. Unlike writing stuff in a notebook knowing what I say will be visible to people who might relate.
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And I want to add my gratitude for being part of this community. Thank you for reading my posts as well. I enjoy reading your insightful posts. Sometimes, they lead to a little self-diagnosis, but then I don’t need a DSM5 to help me. I’m married. No time! LOL
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I also enjoy your posts very much. I love the Groucho Marx joke you have on your blog. Thank you for such a funny comment! Have a wonderful evening✨
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I’d just want to say that you are one of the best bloggers in the community, Dr. Perry. I use Dr. here because getting a PhD deserves respect and even though words are just poor ways of communicating abstract ideas I do really love your writing! Though I’ve been off track for a few years with me research I find your writings a great source of strength, inspiration and wisdom.
Keep writing.
Love,
Sulaiman.
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Hi Sulaiman, Thank you so much for such a lovely comment. I appreciate your support and kind words very much!✨
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Thanks for the post it really made a connection. I started blogging, not late at night, but very late in life. Time running out so to speak. The challenge was a buzz and I possessed very few IT skills. The blog has become both a focus and a means of processing my own world of art, photography and poetry but very much more so as a portal into the life enriching worlds of other fellow bloggers who are non-judgemental and so supportive. Have a great day.
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I blog to put women on the map. We have omitted women from our fundamental education for too long. We make excuses saying there aren’t any around, none of “quality”. Bullshit. The sad thing is, most people DO want to know but don’t know where to start. Hopefully my page can do that. I hope to be as successful as you
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Thank you for your comment. If you can reach and inspire one person you are already successful!✨
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you are kinder than you can know
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The WordPress community is very supportive, indeed!! I’ve made several new friends from all over the world.
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I share simply because I have to, Dr. Perry. I seem to have found myself walking this incredible journey of living life at opposite ends of the stethoscope. I am both a Lupus patient AND a registered nurse. God has shown me such amazing beauty both in coping with my own illness, as well as in helping others through theirs. What an unbelievable honor. Maybe sharing my journey could compel someone to find the beauty in their own daily struggles … maybe some little something in there could possibly inspire someone to finally have hope?
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I’m a writer, so I write. Now, however, I am blogging so I can link back to the blog when I send out poetry for publication. Yes, I am one of those trying to publish poetry. Thanks!
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You have a very kind and humble way with your words. And you now have a new follower. So far, there have been no negatives to my new blogging journey. I have no dreams of making money through it. I just needed to find a way to express a piece of me. I’m not what you would call a social butterfly. So I started this to force myself out of my own comfort zone while at the same time, being able to enjoy seeing and learning how amazing others are in so many different ways.
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What a great attitude. Good luck with your writing. I agree Dr. Perry has a kind and humble way with words as you have so aptly put. I find people amazing as well.
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Thank you so much and good luck to you as well
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Kind wise writing. Glad I found this blog.
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I post my art on a special Facebook page and a friend told me I should put them on a blog. I kind of laughed it off because I did that years ago. I do real good for a few weeks then stop. Then I watched some TedTalk about how you shouldn’t let opportunities pass you by. I took it as a sign and started my blog back up again.
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Dr. Perry, thank you for your great inspirational, insightful, and thought-providing blogs! I started blogging to get my thoughts and feelings out- to identify them in a more solidified fashion. I was once well spoken and now deal with a lot of word blockage and some memory problems which caused me to hold everything inside. I felt like I was going crazy. Writing helped me get things out and I could wait or study if certain words wouldn’t come immediately to mind, unlike speaking. At first it was enough to just solidify my thoughts and feelings, then I felt freedom from getting them out, and now I’m starting to want to be heard. I’m grateful to be here and be part of this great community. Thank you, you inspire me.
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Thank you for the kind words LahLa and welcome to this corner of the blogosphere✨✨
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I really enjoyed your intro to blogging. It is an amazing group of people who take time each day to write and read what others write!
Dwight
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Thank you Dwight. You have a beautiful blog✨
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Blogging is my master escape plan from depression, stress and my emotional immaturity, it’s the only way I communicate. Though am good with words as have been told but I do find it difficult talking with others, if not for blogging I will be lost, though am yet to truly know myself.
Thanks for such inspiring post.
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Hi Olopele, it is a privilege to share the blogosophere with you. Thank you for commenting!
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Am looking forward to reading more from you, you’re changing lives.
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Dr Perry, you were one of the first people to like one of my posts, and it made me feel so good! I felt seen. Thank you 🙂 You sound like such a wonderfully empathetic person. I imagine you’re a fantastic psychologist.
I started this blog because I was very closed off and wanted to start sharing myself with other people. Then, it turned into wanting to have a fashion blog, and then it turned into wanting to share the lessons I’m learning in life in the hope that it will help other people.
I’ve blogged for many years on different sites, but I never imagined that I would have the kind of community that I have with this one. It’s been so great meeting people I can connect and share stories with, even if only through our blogs. I’m hoping to write more professionally one day, but the community so far has been one of the best things about blogging!
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I am happy to hear you felt encouraged. Thank you for your comment as it also encourages me to continue my writing journey!
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This is encouraging, thank you!
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Congragulations on your Ph.D and I respect your profession a lot. I wanted to study psychology but ended up as a Mass Communication student. Your articles are encouraging, helpful and positive. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I basically started my blog because I believe my perspective of life is very different from others and I love writing. Honestly I wanted to be recognized, I have just started. Writing consistently is quite tricky. Just building my blog from scratch. Do visit my blog and let me know your thoughts. Peace.
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Thank you for your nice comment Swathi. I will definitely visit your blog. Keep writing and enjoy the process✨
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Thank you for taking time and reading my blog posts. I really appreciate it 😊
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I started my blog because I’ve been a pagan for just about my entire life (and I’m old!). My “niche” is quite small (as I’m a devotee of Hestia, the Goddess of Hearth and Home), and there wasn’t much information out there for seekers outside of the typical Greek Myth lore. So I started it a couple years ago, but didn’t get seriously until late last summer. It was a place to share knowledge and thoughts, and I’m actually quite surprised I have over 200 followers.
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How interesting! I look forward to reading your blog✨
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I saw much of my own journey into blogging through you sharing yours, and I like the idea of continually examining why we do what we do! Like you, I started my blog on a sort of whim as a way to escape my demanding present.. young kids, full time nursing job, busy and full but packed, stressful life. It has now slowly started to become part of what I do each week, and I am so grateful for the stress relief, fun, and challenge that it provides for me. Thank you again for sharing! Love your articles, look forward to them!
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Thank you! You have a wonderful blog. I enjoy the way you write. Your latest post with Sherman is very funny✨
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Thank you and congratulations on your book!✨
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I started my blog not as a blog, I’d never thought about me as a blogger!
I needed a website for my business as a martial arts teacher.
I did not understand enough english and wordpress sounded for me more like worldpress, and the whole wide world is the only place for me we are really citizens of: together. That’s my dream.
But now, oh my goodness, I could not understand how to build a website: the most instructions were written in English, and the few German instructions often came in a confusing translation. So I installed a second site to experiment with wordpress without scrapping my business site with every time.
Nice idea, but it didn’t work, I had to create some content. Help! I am not a writer! My next step was to went out and red a lot of other blogs and so I got an idea what blogging means. For me, the greatest thing is to meet people all around the world and to learn such a lot about other mindsets or life plans.
I love this community, its supporting and its positivity, it encourages me to write short posts in English and so I want to give back positivity with my contributions.
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Thank you for your comment. May I ask what kind of martial arts you teach? I have been studying Taekwondo since I was a child. I absolutely love it as it is a great stress reliever.
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I am a martial arts teacher for kindergarteners, so you can say I teach the basics of all martials arts, because they are all the same. For me, martial arts is another way to learn how to become an emphatic personality. I feel martial arts more as an inner journey and I teach my little students awareness, consideration, respect and that they only become a winner with acceptance of loosing.
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Thanks for being here in the community. Writing is my therapy. I love the feel and sound of the keyboard. Tapping calms me and the words bring clarity to my busy confused mind.
Lily
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Wow, it’s rare and nice to see such an inspiring and thorough site dedicated to mental health. Thanks for this. Cheers!
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Great post and may I say I really love your header. I blog now to serve my fellow man. While it is true that I love to write, and feel I have a message to share, it is because I see so little encouragement in the world. When I was in my darkest moments, it always amazed me how a kind word could change the whole trajectory of a day and even a life. The journey of life is hard enough. I wish to offer hope and bring light into a place that is far too often dark.
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Thank you for your beautiful comment✨
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wow I love this post 🙂 I just started my blog less than a week ago. I’ve written 10 posts so far but I have WAY more to write. I have 15 years of catching up to do. I should have started my blog 15 years ago, when I was 15 and everyone was telling me to do it. I’ve had so many people continue to tell me over the years that I should blog, but I never did it because I was afraid. Afraid of starting it and then quitting it. Afraid that I wouldn’t keep up with it and then hate myself for giving up. I’ve finally realized that eventually we all give up everything 😉 so there’s really no point in trying to avoid it.
I started my blog last week because I am at the end of another thing I am quitting because it is so out of alignment with my soul, and I’m tired of running away from my fate. Writing is what I was born to do. Baring my soul is part of that too.
So far I’ve been sharing my posts on Facebook and getting a ton of amazing feedback. I have had people private messaging me just to tell me how much my story hit home for them, or just to tell me that they love my writing.
I’m overwhelmed by the responses but also honestly I’m still overwhelmed by blogging. I have SO much to learn still. I am grateful that my cousin and I have just decided to blog full-time together on Gold Millenial. She has studied online marketing for over a year now and is a great writer. I just know we are going to make an amazing team. After a decade of trying out too many other careers, we both feel that we just need to write, and we want to make this our careers. I’m excited to go into this journey with her and I know she is too.
You’re right about how supportive WordPress is. I’m also finding blog support groups on FB where everyone is equally as wonderful. I think the blogger community is just overall a group of amazing, compassionate, thoughtful people. I am so grateful that I finally decided to be a part of it, and grateful to be welcomed into the tribe.
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I am only a couple of months in, started blogging originally thinking I will become a famous blogger and quit my job and hang out on the beach. I realized quickly that wasn’t accurate, I am still afraid to post my blog anywhere but here. I blog in hopes of connecting, maybe positively impacting someone else with my blog written around my mess and trying to navigate it and grow. Thank you for your blog, I have found it insightful and positive.
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Hey there! Thanks for offering a spot for bloggers to connect! I have TWO blogs for everyone to visit. Sharing the Stairs is a blog that shares the ups and downs of life. I write about a wide variety of topics–everything from running to Disney to family. Here’s the link: https://sharingthestairs.wordpress.com
I’m a representative for a new premium clothing line called Peach, which is the focus of my second blog. You’ll find fashion and stories about fearless women when you visit. I also make shopping easy with the link to my Peach site. Click right here to check out Peach: https://readysetpeach.wordpress.com
Can’t wait to check out some of these blogs–so many amazing choices!!
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I really enjoyed reading this post as well as others you share with the wonderful blogging community. I started blogging in Oct of 2017 to continue to inspire myself as well as others. I am technically homeless & I have been since November of 2013. The journey has not always been great but I am inspired & taking one day at a time. To explain technically, I do have a roof over my head in an extended stay motel. My blog is very inspirational, at least I think it is. When life really grips I take some days off from blogging to regroup & I come back & I go all in.You are more than welcome to stop by https://toinspireus.com/ to let me know what you think. I love all the positivity in the community.
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Thank you for sharing. You have a beautiful and inspirational blog which I am following✨
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Thanks!
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Thank you for what you write about Dr. Perry. You’re insights and thoughts are appreciated. For about 8 years, I was in a relationship with a narcissist/sociopath. During this time I was evicted from a few housing arrangements, had utilities cut off on a regular basis (even though I was told they were paid), and was the only one working. I endured lies, manipulation, emotional and physical abuse as well as finding out that the little girl that I was raising as my own was not mine when she was 18 months old. I understand now that what I was dealing with was something that I had never encountered before. I was given a front row seat to see the darkness that is a manipulative narcissist/sociopath and the level of damage it can do. I spread awareness where I can and share what pieces of my story that I can to help others see. I truly believe that education is the best defense against those for whom exploitation is a way of life. Cheers and best wishes!
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Dr. Perry, Thank you for another great post! Your question is one I’ve been thinking about lately as I work to get back to my blog. 🙂
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Thanks for sharing this post. I started my blog five years ago, although I wasn’t definite on what the whole thing would be about. I’m almost positive I’d mentioned what it’d be about on my first post, but I can’t remember. Eventually, the idea of book blogging was sent to me in an email and it caught my attention. So that’s what I’ve been doing, ever since. It’s also been a good way to get me to keep writing. I love promoting literature to everyone with whom I’m connected on social media. No matter what’s going on in the world, literature can teach everyone something. 🙂
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Wonderful post. So many reasons why someone decides to keep a blog. When I first began blogging, it was merely “because I could.” I learned that such internet platforms exist and thought it would be fun to use one. (Actually my first blogs were on Blogger, but long story ….) I have been doing my WordPress blog for 10 years (with varying degrees of consistency). During that time I have sifted through different reasons. Through all its varying purposes, though, I am glad that my blog’s there. I have encountered many interesting readers over time and have learned things about my own life too. It’s also a searchable virtual file cabinet.
I enjoyed reading your story. It reignites my enthusiasm for blogging. Thank you for sharing these thoughts.
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Thank you. I look forward to reading your posts✨
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Thank you so much for sharing. I have a blog for so many reasons, but mostly because I feel like while I don’t go through absolute and horrific things, I have had a healthy dose of heartache, frustration, and a sense of a general disconnect and blog for the others who I know are out there and feel the same way. Putting it out there is terrifying at times, but it’s also liberating.
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I completely agree with you. A lot of us do write to feel connected. That was my initial reason for starting my blog. Not to mention, I love to write.
Loved the post.
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I started out of curiosity and I’m only a couple of months in but I really enjoy it. I’m not where I want to be, but I can see progress and just being able to showcase myself on a platform feels so good 🙂
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I share each one of your feelings about blogging, especially becoming a better person and a better writer. One of the reasons being, as you rightly said, supported by non-judgemental fellow bloggers. Blogging is one area where there’s no competition, only supporters.
I don’t miss even a single post of yours and love all of them, though sometimes I don’t comment bcos I’m busy reading! Thank you!!
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Thank you for your lovely comment. I completely understand! It’s difficult to comment on every post. Have a wonderful evening or day✨
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Hi, I have read some of your blog posts and I would like to say that they are very inspiring indeed. They help to open up my mind from your perspective of psychology. In answering to your question, I blog because I want to organize my thoughts and emotions… It is a kind of soul healing for me when I am struggling with something. The added bonus is that my readers might benefit for my writing when I am writing about my coping strategies.
Thank you. Will continue to enjoy your writing 😍
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Ah I LOVE this ! I blog because I aways feel an urge to write. Sounds silly, but it’s like a need , also it’s good therapy, and I feel if I help one person then that’s a bonus !
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This is a nice post. Thanks for the support.
I started my blog as an avenue to share my thoughts with the world and get people inspired. To hone my writing skill as well…
So far connecting with other bloggers around the world has been a pleasant surprise, a byproduct of starting the blog. And I am.loving it.
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I began writing some content because I thought I had something to contribute in terms of thought discussion. When I became a full-time Youth Minister at my local Catholic parish, it became more of a place where I posted open-ended/critical-thinking questions for the teens in my youth ministry. It was a part f their yearly project. The blog still has that aspect today but I have added as many weekly scripture studies as I can, since my paid work at the church as increased to include a weekly study of the Sunday liturgies. This helps me post what I have already worked on last week too because I write my posts for a column that goes into the bulletin weekly, which needs to be written a week in advance for the printers. I post some of the work on Instagram for the youth too. My blog is linked to the youth website as well. I am trying to leverage my work so I get the most out of the time I take to write. Someday I will paste it all together to make a book or devotional or both.
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I started writing a blog because I wanted to build something of my own.Without the help of friends and family (they don’t know I write).I wanted to feel what it is like to be alone and fight all the negative vibes off.To make myself strong and independent.
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This is a great place to express your inner truths. The blogging community is kind and supportive. Keep writing and expressing your self✨
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Thank you✨
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loved Your writing Dr. … As far as I remember, a writer has had been in myself from the very beginning of my teenage, but I used to hesitate in expressing my views with others. This feel lasted very long…but then their came a sudden change in my life… in a beautiful cover of pain…its about a year ago…that made me write my very first quote…I shared it on fb…It was really appreciated by people. since then i am writing…it feels very nice whenever i write something.
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Thank you for your comment. Keep writing and expressing your inner beauty✨
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Beautiful writing! I started blogging lessons, that I was learning from different experiences, but in a positive way. There are many sources that write stories of hurt, violence etc.. and so I wanted to write about the small positive things that we human beings do which gets ignored. There is so much good around us and I am just exploring that side of the world. Yes, I get encouraged when people like my posts and follow me:) I love what other bloggers write because they teach me so many things. Yes, WordPress is a wonderful platform. Thanks for this wonderful post!!
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You are most welcome. Thank you for your beautiful and insightful comment. Keep writing✨
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Though provoking, inspirational and something relatable to myself personally. Enjoy!
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I love your blog and I love this post. I need to do what you do and read more blog posts on a frequent basis. Thanks for sharing why you blog. It has encouraged myself to keep at it even when it’s difficult.
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My blogging adventure began when I was in quite a dark place… I had exhausted many other options for advice and blogging is the only one that provided a platform so that I could vent my thoughts. I blog to raise awareness of anxiety and empower people in a similar position. I find it welcoming reading similar blogs that have helped to guide me personally. Thank you dr perry for your ongoing inspiring words! Kirstythought
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I love creative things it may be diy or writing.I love to share my experiences and thoughts with the world so I blog and I love reading from my fellow bloggers 🙂
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I started blogging because I needed to measure my progress on weight loss. I’ve gained 10 pounds. But my progress has gone into many directions! https://wordpress.com/post/ihavebetterthingstodo.wordpress.com/2467
I write better. I’ve explored poetry. I’ve explored learning (been a teacher for 50 years now) and leadership. https://wordpress.com/post/solomonsadvisor.wordpress.com/5767 I keep looking for challenges to keep my brain active. I’ve now collaborated on 4 books that have been published in just 2 years and working on 2 others and a series of writing workshops. http://www.alternativebookclub.com is the result. Blogging is a means to an end, which has gotten me a whopping 34 followers on one and 17 on the other after 4 years. So no, I’m very much not successful as a blogger.
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Thank you for writing! I really enjoy your posts.
I started my blog after channeling on the question: How can I be the light that I came here to be? I had been considering starting a blog for some time at this point. I got a strong feeling that I could help a lot of people by sharing my story. That proved true when after my very first post, I had someone write to say that they had been talking to their counselor that morning about having suicidal thoughts, and that what I wrote had uplifted them and have given them hope. I blog to share my perspective on life so that I might help others facing similar challenges to the ones I’ve faced.
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Thank you so much for this post. I am just learning to blog and really thought no one would even care to read what I had to say. But I had to find a place to empty my heavy brain and heart and just find peace. My writing my not be great but when I walk away,after hitting publish, I feel a little lighter. Every like and and every follow fills me with such joy, that someone ‘gets it’. Reading this post tells me that I am not alone and in why I blog and all the other silly feelings I tend to get. Thanks again for sharing
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Thank you for being part of the online world 😎
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Thank you Robert. Happy to be here✨
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I adore your informative blogs! I can feel your kind heart when I read them! Thank you !
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Thank you so much for your kindness✨✨
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Mille Grazie✨
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Great post. Even better blog. I have blogged off and on for the past 10 years. The last 3 have been off. Just starting back up and was good of you to find my blog. I am impressed that you were able or are able to blog while juggling all the other responsibilities you have! Good man!
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Thank you so much Christopher✨
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Blog is definitely my happy place ❤
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“that I will only write positive and helpful content. ”
Quite right. Which is why I gave up writing about financial markets. I had nothing positive to say and frankly few people do.
Emotion, meaning, life, the unanswerable questions. That is a different matter.
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I’ve always enjoyed writing. I just started blogging and now I can tell my stories to people who haven’t heard them 10 times and are tired of them. It also gives me a fresh perspective on things.
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I started my blog to help myself after many life changing events happened in a relatively short period of time. My hope was, just maybe I could help someone else as I worked on overcoming all I had been through. It has proven to be a chaotically uphill road, full of every dynamic imaginable, or should I say unimagined.
I’m not a good writer by any stretch of the imagination, but I have always likes creativity, which includes writing. In an attempt to push myself out of any comfort zone I was cocooned in as well as connect with others I decided to start trying everything I was afraid to do and learn.
Im so glad I found your site, your posts have helped me through many a difficult position as I navigate the obstacles I have been dealt. Your insight and straightforward posts sometime are my anchor.
Thank you.
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Your blog is your creation to express yourself without any fear of being judged. It’s your world so write about what is important to you. Thank you so much for your kind words about my blog. I am very happy that my posts have helped you in some way✨✨
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Hello Dr. Perry,
I subscribe to your mailing list so I don’t actually blog. Just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to write up such informative posts. Not sure how you do it but keep it up!
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Hi Julie, thank you for subscribing and it is my pleasure. I am happy you like the posts✨
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I love this writing! Me too I’m grateful to write here. I’m glad to have people read, like or comment on my post. You’re right, it’s some kind of connection. I want to give back to the community, too. Thanks for posting this!
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Thank you for your comment! I look forward to reading your blog posts✨✨
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Writing a personal blog had been on my “to do” list for a very long time. I procrastinated because I was afraid of putting myself out there. Afraid of failing, of not being satisfied and fulfilled by the experience and worried about being judged for my inexperience. When I finally jumped in, I discovered that my fears were groundless. “WordPress is a beautiful community of nonjudgmental and supportive people” – yes! That has been my experience as well. I’m still just dipping my toes in the water. I need to learn more and WRITE MORE, but I know blogging will continue to challenge and grow me as an individual.
Thanks for being inspirational -D
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Just wanted to say hello, and thank you, Dr. Perry, for your blog, and for reading mine ( and liking posts).
Blessings,
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Hello Joe, my pleasure✨
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Made me think, why do I blog? I started because everyone around said you write well so why don’t you start blogging.
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My purpose for blogging is to help others recognize the role a healthy diet has on our mental and physical well-being and to make necessary changes for better health. Thanks for checking my blog. Do visit again.
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My pleasure and will definitely visit again✨
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Hello Dr. Perry. I started blogging maybe two weeks ago; to be honest I cant really remember. I really don’t have any reason as to why I started. I was recently diagnosed with PTSD and Borderline Personality Disorder as well as body dsymorphia and I struggle with codependency. I just got out of a two year relationship where it has become toxic to both myself and my partner. My psychiatrist would like to see me spend the next 12 months single as a means to work on myself. So maybe I started blogging because it has helped when I’m alone to distract me. It has also helped me to become a little bit more mindful thru out the day. I find myself writing down topic to blog about during my day. That has helped avoid ruminating thoughts.
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Such a positive post to start my day..
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Thank you. I am happy you liked it. Have a great day✨
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🙂
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I’m so glad I found your blog. Oh I said that already haven’t I? I blog because I find writing to be therapeutic even though I don’t do it as often as I’d like to. It is my hope to inspire someone some day. I’ve been through so much in my life and I feel it’s worth sharing. Thankfully my experience has been positive and I haven’t had any negative from it. The one thing I need to work on is coming up with catchy titles. I don’t do well with that at all.
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I think you’re so sweet reading your post made me feel like I know you. It’s strange but it’s like I felt your soul. I don’t know when I get a glimpse of someone’s soul I just know it’s as random as all this that I’m saying haha!
I’m glad to be part of your list and you mine.
I agree that connection seems to be the reason to blog for most. For me it was connection with myself. When I write I’m more in touch with my feelings.
I started blogging to connect with my Achilles heel which is not censoring my vulnerability.
I haven’t ventured out much to get to know the wider community I’m mostly a hermit who logs in to write when I feel inspired to and then leaves.
I plan to explore more thank you for your post I got more out of it then actual post question. I appreciated most seeing the strength in your vulnerability.
Kind regards
Zara
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Hi Zara, thank you for your kind words. I appreciate you taking the time to read my post and leaving such a lovely comment. Have a wonderful day✨
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I started my first blog in 2002 as an online diary. I too have had many blogs on different platforms in the past 16 years. Now I have had one blog for 5 years consecutively and started another (yet again!) just yesterday.
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I am grateful to be a member of WordPress community. I love the people here. I admire them. I am also thankful for your valuable series about the Narcissistic persons; they were the read and knowledge I needed to get over a powerful but soul-draining Fb friendship. Why do I write? As long as I remember, I loved folk and fairy tales and stories. I loved listening to my Grandma reading them to me, I loved reading them over and over again and I always loved to tell new ones to myself. Now I took up again my StoryTelling and I’m trying to weave new stories of a new world for readers and dreamers. For someone who is very much level headed in everyday life, I need this freedom of roaming the magic of tales and to bring the seeds of reality into the sizzle of Fantasy.
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I started my blog on an impulse. I was in correspondence with a friend and I reaized I had more thoughts and ideas to share than I could expect any one person to respond.
I am still unsure what I’m doing or what I would like to accomplish. I love what you shared about community, and the comments in response to you question. 🙃
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Why do you blog? Hmm! My blogging was borne from the innate passion to share life’s experiences and teachings. It’s interesting to note that through blogging, u not only share to others;but you receive from others too. I am happy and fulfilled doing this. Thanks
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I blog because I’ve worked so hard in pursuit of mental health! I want to share with others that it is possible to get help and start seeing themselves as they really are, not as others have made them feel in negative ways. I want to share my experiences as a way to encourage others to take a step toward healthiness. Thank you for doing the same!
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For affirmation, for connection, for companionship, to find out if I have gone too far, lost touch with my fellow man, become too obscure, obsolete, fallen off the cliff, taken my individuality way too seriously.
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You’re inspiring for me as i have started blogging about a month back. And congratulation on your Phd.
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Thank you✨
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This is so amazing… after reading.. I felt… uplift.. kind. One should really understand why.. blogging.. You got a passion.. in creating happy world.
Keep inspiring sir.. 😊😊
Akshay, from India
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Thank you Ashkay. I appreciate your kind words!✨
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Love this!!
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Thank you!✨
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Thank you for sharing. It’s wonderful to read how you started here and your words are so inspiring to us newbies! You give great advice and have so many followers, you are obviously a guiding, shining Light to take notice of. 🙂
I have had a website since 2010 (Spiritual Quotes To Live By) and have thoroughly enjoyed compiling it, but for several reasons I chose to take off the commenting. So although I was adding my own work, I very rarely got any feedback. But after being contacted by Amira (bodyandsoulnourishmentblog) asking if she could share my poems, I have been so encouraged by the comments she was receiving for them that I started to blog myself too. I am so thankful for Amira’s help and guidance, and now because of blogging I am getting to ‘meet’ so many other like-minded people. It has opened up a whole new world of connection, support and alignment!
Love, Light & Blessings
Trina
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Thank you so much for your kind words. I look forward to reading more of your posts. Have a wonderful week✨
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Hi Dr. Perry. It’s been a long time since I stopped by your blog. Life has been getting in the way of blogging at the moment – but in a good way – I am on my summer holidays 🙂 I started blogging to document my experience of sudden hearing loss. Living in Spain, I was away from family, and I needed a way of making sense of my feelings and also wanted to record every step of my journey. I feel that blogging has helped me through this really challenging time in my life, not only through emptying my thoughts into text, but also by connecting with people who have read my blog and have offered kind words and support, and people who have gone through similar experiences. You were so kind to publish an article of mine that I wrote very early on when I had just started writing my blog, and that gave me so much confidence and strength to keep writing. I will be forever thankful to you for this. I can’t imagine my life without my beloved blogging world now.
Take care.
Carly
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Hi there Dr. Perry,
I only started recently with my blog and website to share my vision of the world and to give a little insight into my personal world, for anyone who’s interested in it of course.
I really appreciated your taking the time to read my blog! It means a lot to me. Thank you also for your interesting and compellingly written articles! Keep them coming! 😉
Read you soon!
Love Bethula
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Hi Bethula, thank you! I look forward to reading more of your posts as well. Have a wonderful day✨
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Congratulations, very motivating and thankyou
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Thank you so much✨
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Winning the laptop that I required to start my writing career was just the sign that I needed to retire early from corporate life. The very next day, I noticed that the Chicago Tribune was offering a blogging class. I decided that this would be a great way for me to share positive thinking and my sense of humor while learning how to discipline and structure myself and build my confidence.
It has been so rewarding to receive postitive feedback from people that I’ve never met. I am now on to my next goal, which is to get paid for my writing. It’s been a wonderful experience!
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Dr. Perry, Thank you so much for your post. I not only connected with it, but enjoyed reading your post very much. It was, as if you were right here talking with me and understood how I felt as well. You hit the nail on the head when you said some of us bare our soul, passions, and thoughts in the hope of connecting with people with mutual interest. At the end of the day when all the smoke settles from a busy day. We are left we our thoughts, feelings, insights and opinions. That either can uplift or drag someone down. I personally choose to try and be uplifting and real. If I can inspire others with the capacity to invoke thought and action to change for the better. My writing would have meant something and I have not written in vain. Thanks again!
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It is fascinating finding how many reasons makes each one of us
start blogging. Thank you for sharing yours.
I do agree also that by writing a regular blog one’s own writing
gets honed with time. It is also wonderful with all the contacts
we make and new thoughts and ideas.🦋🌻
miriam
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I blog to explore myself.I think there is so much of potential lying underneath the skin in every person.Maybe blogging is a beautiful way to know where I stand.
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I blog to explore myself.I believe that every human being has got immense potential inside.Maybe I can discover mine.Your blogs are a great treat , always. Thank you so much.
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Hi Dr Perry 🙂 I blog in order to develop my writing but also hope the posts will act like a kind of online journal or diary. Your posts are interesting and thought provoking and I’m following now so I don’t miss any 🙂
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Hi Nat✨ Thank you for following and I am glad to have crossed paths with you in the blogosphere!
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I think you and I started blogging at around the same time. I think initially i was a night owl, but not so much now. I started to blog to share my random thoughts in the hope to improve myself and anyone else who might stumble across my blog. I have to say your content is impressive and consistent and so professional, it is hard to believe you have only been blogging for two years
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Hi, thank you for your kind comment. For me my blog is a labor of love where I find temporary refuge from time to time. Have a wonderful day✨
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Well, you did it Doctor…you finished the game…massive congratulations on finishing your phd and your blog has brought so much comfort and information to a lot of people, you should be truly proud.
Why do I blog..hmm…I was lonely, I had words and stories that wanted to be told and I hope by sharing them that I have managed to cheer, encourage…whatever..I do know I have made some good friends and for that I will always be grateful. Xxx
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Hi Samantha, Thank you! Good to see you. Have a wonderful day✨
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This is one of the best blogs I have read. I actually started writing blogs after I made a promise to write and capture two dates in my life the 14/09/2017 and the 18/02/2018. Nevertheless it has led me down the same path as a means to get away from the hustle and bustle of every days life.
Also as a way to advertise my personal quotes with the hope that it will help someone somewhere reading it and help me understand others if they do leave a comment or two for me to relate to in future.
Thanks to all who have supported me thru and appreciate your support as well Dr. Perry who have been part of the impact in my life too.
Jah bless you all and have a great week ahead.
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Thank you. It is a privilege to be part of your journey. Have a wonderful week✨
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Thanks and Congratulations on your achievement of PhD. Well done.
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I am a new blogger. I have other social media accounts but here I am real and me. My friends don’t have or know about this blog. I hope it brings me healing as I find an outlet to say what needs to be said without the fear if hurting the people I know. Thanks for asking.
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Very inspiring post, thank you for sharing! I like to blog as it has given me a platform to write and document my thoughts and to express my creativity through words. As an aspiring author, I think it’s important to write often to improve your written skills. Being on wordpress definitely helps with that.
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This was a perfect read for me today while contemplating the future of my own blog. Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I feel motivated and encouraged now. 🙂 And congratulations on the PhD!
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Thank you Janet!✨
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Love this so much! I recently started a blog to cope with my depression. I typically thrive better on paper, but my thoughts have been racing lately and my fingers cant keep up.
I was so conscious about it at first because I’m not a writer, but it has helped me more than I realized. So happy I came across this post- thank you for sharing!
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Hi, I am glad you liked it! Your blog should be where you can write anything without fear of being criticized. I have discovered that the blogging community is a very nice and supportive world and most of us are not professional writers. Keep writing and I look forward to visiting your blog✨
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I believe this! On other social media platforms I’ve been seeing a lot of negativity and I’ve always been hesitant to share because of it. With my recent life changes writing has been a breath of fresh air! 🙂 I look forward to your posts as well friend!
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I’ve started writing a blog to help cope with my anxiety so it’s nice to see that other people use this as a coping mechanism too. I hope it continues to be effective for you 🙂
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Thanks so much! and yes, I feel the same way too! ❤
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I am restarting to blog as a follow up from my novel Paralysis, Beating the Odds to give my readers the opportunity to see how I’ve progressed and what I’m working on next.
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Paulo Coelho wrote it best, “We write to empty our minds and fill our hearts” and that’s why I write. I feel like writing is standing naked on the interstate, but only a few actually see because most people are so busy being themselves that they don’t notice there is a naked woman
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I love to write my blog because I get to explore who I am. I’ve learned so much about my habits and exposed the parts of me that were out of sync with who I want to be. As a private person in real life, being so honest and real online has helped my confidence.
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Share the same views. WordPress is a great community. Created randomrepeat.com so people can view posts of people. To show people posts they may have missed.To inform, educate, share and view posts of people randomly. Covering many topics including travel, health, lifestyle, technology, photography… etc. Wish ever blogger good luck in their blogs and thank each of them for their time and efforts. Happy Blogging 🙂
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Happy blogging!✨
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Very blessed by You Dr Perry. Also was the 1,000 like for this post. Keep being you. Thank you
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Thank you so much. Have a wonderful day✨
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Hi, my first like and follow were thrilling as well! I really found this post inspirational.
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Glad you liked it! Thank you so much for your comment✨
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No problem
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Hello Dr. Perry.
I started writing blogs because I want to share my feelings. Whenever I am upset,I write.
I have written two blogs. I am not very creative that is why no one read my blog☹️.
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I believe the process of writing is very helpful to process feelings and emotions. Write for yourself and don’t worry if anyone reads your blog. Eventually others will read it and may find that your writing helped them✨
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I get it Dr. Perry. Thank you so much for this.
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I went to your blog and you write beautifully. Keep writing!✨
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Thank you so much for this ☺️.
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This post is inspiring me. The reason why many people blog varies, though I do think we all look for support and some kind of validation from others. I was always afraid to write my down my feelings, fear of anyone reading it all and making fun of me. Things have changed from then to now, but I still do have a lot of hesitation in trusting the process. Just today I wrote on my blog sharing my thoughts of past memories. After posting it, I remembered I had seen this post of yours here but had not read it for lack of time (a few days ago). Now I came back to read it. Thank you for sharing yourself and for this insightful post.
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My pleasure. I am happy you liked it✨
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This is week #2 for my 1st blog. I’m SO glad to have found you. I’m blogging to help other people by sharing uplifting thoughts and strategies in dealing with Grandparent Alienation issues. In my experience it is helpful to practice retraining our mind by accepting that some things simply are not in our control. What??? Sounds easier than it is. haha I enjoyed your post, thanks for sharing some interesting thoughts to consider.
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You’re welcome! I look forward to reading your blog. I love the name of it✨
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I am very new to blogging and this blog made me more confident in my writing. The way you describe the WordPress community is very comforting and reassuring. This blog was very helpful and inspiring.
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I honestly never thought of myself as a blogger because writing has always been my passion since I was a kid. I was just writing for myself in personal journals. Never for someone else to read! This is a new and exciting journey for me. I’ve overcome so much in my little 28 years of life and I want to be able to maybe help someone else, inspire someone else, and motivate someone else through my words!
Thank you for your posts! I enjoy reading all of them. You inspire me with every post. Thank you!
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Thank you so much for your kind words. I appreciate your motivation for writing as I feel the same way. I wish you the very best on your writing journey✨
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Thank you !
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Insomnia…that’s how my blog began. I write poetry and I paint. I use my blogs to express my feelings and “work through” whatever is happening in my world. Originally I had no “followers” I was talking to myself, and that did not bother me. I enjoy reading your writing.
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Dr Perry, your blog was one of the first few blogs that I’ve stumbled upon since I started blogging. I’ve always wanted start this path but never had the courage to put myself out there. At first , I was quite apprehensive to write my thoughts into words for the first time. One of the reasons is that I never had any formal training when it comes to writing. This is totally out of my comfort zone coz like you, I too am in the medical field. Being confined in the hospital most days of the weeks neither provides me an outlet for my thoughts nor it cultivates my pent up passion in writing. My little dream to write began as a child and finally at my late 20s it’s starting to materialise . Thank you for the inspiration. I will continue to write and sharpen my skills. Please continue to inspire others as well.
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Hello, Congrats on all your achievements! I blog to bring encouragement to others!
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Hi… I blog because I enjoy it. I wanted a way to express myself, as you mentioned in your post. And I understand and feel everything that was mentioned in the post above. It may sound selfish, but I write for me. I think in writing for me, I stay true to why I started blogging in the first place. Which is basically, to write relatable space for others and to have a record of how I have personally developed. I like writing about, everyday life, simple things, thoughts feeling, etc. Lol! It’s a space of comfort for me. A non-pressured place. I like blogging. Half the time, I get to laugh at myself with things I may think and do. I get to relax. And it’s beautiful. Because life is already hard as is.
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Just what I needed I started my blog 4 days ago . Not quite sure why ,maybe”I was lonely and seeking some sort of camaraderie as well as escape .” I still feel the aftermath of the joy, honor and courage that I felt from my 1st like. Today, I have “page fright” and wondering what my next blogs will be about; it’s almost like I have this self-imposed pressure to outperform previous posts. Reading this reminded me why I blog , not to impress but to express and if I am lucky :connect.
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Hello Dr Perry!
Congratulations on your interesting and uplifting blog!
It’s interesting because i started writing my blog just about 3 weeks ago, as a form of therapy, to share my experience with people, and hopefully inspire them.
I write as much as i feel like and of course i would be thrilled if i had many likes or followers, but i try to stay focus and think that that is not the main goal. I become really happy when i see someone has visited my blog, or commented some post. I believe if i touch the heart of one single person it is enough and i feel really good with it.
I was moved by your words. After writing some posts in a unstoppable flow and going out there exploring other blogs, it’s interesting and quite scary to see how much we have in common and connect with people we don’t even know.
That is why i think a blog will suit me better than facebook or Instagram accounts (that i have erased), so that i connect with people in a deeper and genuine level. So that i learn with them, and inspire them as well.
I am just in the beginning stage with my blog, but i am really enjoying and seems like i ended up in the right place. Where i can even share my photographies and tell the story behind them, a story or thoughts i had always been eager to tell.
Keep on with your good work. The world needs people like you, like me, and like us, inspiring bloggers. THANK YOU ❤
Regrets, M.L. (oceanlight, marlylight.blog)
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Thank you so much for your kind words! I really appreciate it✨
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sorry for the long testament 😅..my friend keeps saying i should learn to sum up but i can’t avoid it.. 😅
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I am just now moving through the world of the WordPress community and I am inspired to start trying to connect with my fellow bloggers.
I started blogging because I love to write and needed an outlet, but also because I want to share how a healthy lifestyle can help manage symptoms of depression and anxiety. I’m not always sure I am doing the right things to grow my blog, but I am always authentic.
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I’ve just started to blog, a way of releasing events happening within life, share my story with others, so people are not alone. If it helps one person then I feel I’ve done the right thing. It’s hard opening yourself up. Like a book really, but I believe this will help me close doors and open new ones and meet some great people along the way
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I blog to get my writing out there. It still feels weird to me. A year ago I’d never have considered doing anything like this.
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At the end of the day, this is my time! Sit down with my laptop in front of me, just me and it in a relaxed, long and honest conversation through monitor and keyboard! I am just starting, and I´m still looking for answers to the ´why´, but I see this experience as a therapy, a healing process and an acceptance one too! I´ve realised that my biggest fear is to end my journey without accomplish my biggest goal: knowing myself, knowing who I am! Not sure if anyone else will read what I write, but there are times that I do question who wrote those words in my blog! I am still waiting for my first visitor, and never had any likes, but I must admit that I´ve considered to like some of them! Just because they show me another piece of who I am, you know?
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We are all artists, but not all have the ability to transpire thoughts to tangible things. We are all creative but not all of us have the ability to change things. We are all, imaginative but not all of us have the power of voice. But we all have the ability to learn and evolve if we want to.
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Truly inspiring!
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Thank you very much✨
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Dr. Perry, this was the first post I read this morning and it is exactly what I needed to hear.
I started my blog early September because I was frustrated with the lack of resources for connections for parents with children on the spectrum. I started my own very small local support group at the local library, and also took the plunge into the blog world. Since I started, I changed my theme because I realized I needed to be more anonymous. So I edited the 4 or 5 posts I started with, taking out names and pictures. Now, I have broader scope of topics I can share about.
Even though I broadened my scope, the goal of my blog remains the same- to connect with others, inspire, get inspired, find hope and feel less alone and isolated.
While I felt I was some big hot shot for creating some big “connection movement,” I realize I am not unique. Just as you discovered, I saw too, early one, that we all want to connect. I have been inspired and hopeful to see that so many people started blogging for the same purpose.
Faith in humanity restored!!
6 1/2 years ago, when I got sober, I learned how connections are what keep me sober. I felt a long in my addiction. I felt I was the only one who felt the things I did, and experienced things that no one else had. I found I was wrong. Our stories are unique but the tell the same story of hopelessness, faith, recovery and the chance of new life. I got that- a second chance.
Connections are what keeps us all alive!
Imagine what would happen if each one of us woke up and thought “how am I going to connect today?”
Thanks for your inspiring blog and allowing me to share enough so now I have some ideas about what I just may write about today!
Best regards, S
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I love this. I blog because I felt like I kept giving the same advice out to friends. And I thought if I had helped them then maybe I could help them too. I have had a hard life, but I am still alive. And if I can come out the other side of all of my battles then so can everyone else.
Just like you when you started, still trying to get a handle on my writing skills.
I want to help people. And people are busy and can’t always listen. But if I write it, they can listen when they are ready, on their schedule/terms.
I see so much sadness in the world, and been through so much, I don’t want anyone to suffer the way I have. No human deserves that. So I try my best to smile and say hello and encourage them.
But some people just talk over me. So I am learning how to gain the control of taking over the situation. To get my voice to be heard, but without being rude and say be quiet and listen! Hahah
Anyways thanks for listening if you read this long comment. Lol
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I just started blogging yesterday. I’m an introvert and not a writer, but I’m doing it for all the reasons you stated in this blog. Also, I wanted to share my experiences esp to my fellow nurses. BTW, thank you for the 1st like Doc, truly encouraging and “thrilling” as you said 🙂
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You’re welcome! I look forward to reading your blogs. Have a great day✨
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Congrats for starting it! And thank God that you did !!!!
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Thank you Oristel✨
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Of course!
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I love this post. It so clearly describes the feelings I (and probably most of us) had, starting a blog on WordPress! The built-in community made it instantly fun and rewarding. Also very addictive. :))
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I started blogging for really multiple reasons. I needed an outlet for my thoughts, and I really didn’t want to do an actual journal/diary. I also, like you were saying, wanted to connect with others. I’m new to this whole blogging community, and yet I can already say I absolutely LOVE it! It’s amazing for me to find people so much like me and to get feedback from them. Which leads to my other reason, which is – well – feedback! I’m an aspiring novelist, so this experience is a great way for me to get feedback on my writing. I’m really excited to keep blogging and sharing my thoughts and stories with the world! I can’t wait for what the future brings!
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I cannot agree more on WordPress having a very supportive and non-judgmental community. When I decided, about 3 months ago or so, to blog “seriously” (I’ve been blogging on and off for more than 10 years, but back then it was more of a “dear diary” approach), I was fearful of the kind of judgments and criticisms that I might receive from people. But so far, I have only met kind and wonderful people on WordPress, for which I am thankful for. I have a strange feeling that “trolls” will not have the patience to lurk around WordPress, so maybe that’s why we have nicer and genuine friends here.
As always, I love your blog posts and find them very relatable (I wanted to do psychology, but circumstances were such that I ended up doing law instead). Thank you for sharing your insights with all of us, and for always being so generous with your support.
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I blog because when I write it becomes real. Simple. ❤️
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Blogging is an outlet. The vulnerability is both a positive and negative for me. The negative is that I may encounter trolls. The positive is that there is growth when I force myself to be vulnerable.
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great post.I can relate to the escape.It is wonderful that you blog and make an impact on so many who read your blog!
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Thank you Dr.Perry for creating this community space!
I started blogging to “Create” some “Space” for me, namely to distract myself from the emotional upset bullying was causing our children and us as parents.
I wanted to support other parents who struggle with bullying issues. Finally, after wo years of support and encouragement from fellow bloggers, it was cathartic enough to enable me write my first post dedicated to the topic of bullying…
Bullying & Beyond 1.Take Heart
wordpress.com/post/createspaceweb.wordpress.com/3536
My blog does not point the finger of blame and I am not here to shame the perpetrators or any service providers. I’m here to open up a discussion on bullying and its domino effect on every family member. I’m here to share some insights gained through our experience and I’m here so you don’t have to experience what we experienced; loneliness and isolation. You are not alone! Much love, Marie xx
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Writing in general and Blogging are forms of therapy for me. In the process of dealing with the loss of my 17-year-old daughter- I pray that myself and others will find hope in hopeless situations. May God bless your blogging and your efforts as a therapist. This world needs good therapists!
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Let me start by saying your always welcome. Continue the the service to the blogging community you continue to provide with your craft. Second, I agree with your sentiment. For me, blogging serves both a singular aspect and plural aspect of my being. The singular and one that focuses on me is this outlet here that provides a form of meditation to me in writing my learns or feelings. The plural is as you say providing something for the community. It’s my implicit hope that someone will catch a read on my blog and it’s exactly what they needed to unlock the code to being the best version of themselves. Stay steady and consistent! Keep liking others, I see you and I will follow your example as well. Thanks for the reminder and inspiration for why we do what we do in this space.
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Thanks for the uplift. I found it very encouraging.
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I am consistently amazed by the supportive nature of the blogging community. I have posted many personal experiences as a cathartic release and I feel the virtual embrace of strangers, fellow bloggers. It is a special group from all over the world and I am so grateful to have stumbled in.
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I blog because I am happiest when I am writing. I don’t do it nearly enough and I am working on giving myself more time to do so. For me writing is a passion and it fulfills me. 🙂
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Thank you for another great post. I started my blog about a year and a half ago. After losing my dad in 2015 my life spiraled out of control. The grief had me contemplating suicide numerous times. I started this blog simply as a way of saying the things I didn’t get a chance to say to my dad. Most of my posts are a tribute to him and this gave me more peace than anything. A beautiful plus point was that I found I wasn’t alone in my despair. Being able to connect with others who have been through the same emotions made me realize just how connected we all really are….
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I started blogging to find my voice and be comfortable sharing it. Took many sessions with my therapist to finally step out of a discomfort zone that offered an illusion of safety while my heart cried to be heard. My first blog was “Eyes to Heart” where I could express myself through photography. Pressing that “publish” button was the hardest thing to do, for a while. The first “like” was thrilling, to be sure, and my courage has gathered from there. I now have four active blogs, a website and a couple of FB pages highlighting my photography.
Thanks for sharing your world with us.
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I can relate big time to this! Great blog
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I started writing as an escape, as well. Along with traditional therapy, EMDR, Reiki healing and of course, my running, writing has gotten me through some of the darkest moments of my life: parental abandonment and soon after, divorce. It has connected me with so many like minded people, it has given me the ability to inspire others (still shocked by that!) and it led me to my side business. Writing that first blog post was one of the most courageous and best things I have ever done. Thank you for sharing your words on your small, but so very large, piece of the internet.
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I just found this post and enjoyed reading it. I’ve read a few of your posts already and I need to read more of them. I find comes from my need to be a creator and not just a consumer of content. I’ve done so much reading on business and personal development I feel the need to give something back into the universe. I’ve also appreciated the WordPress community and hope to find more and more blogs to read and share.
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I’m writing as a way to inspire myself to see something good in every day. Blogging keeps me working towards a life full of joy and happiness. Even when I’m having a bad day, I now try to find something that made me happy/laugh during the day.
My hope is that I will be able to inspire others who might be struggling in the way I was before I challenged myself.
Maybe it will help me in my fight against depression and anxiety and be a kind of light for others?
If nothing else, it keeps me honest with myself and keeps me from spiraling.
Reading others words can be just as uplifting, which is why I agree that WordPress is a great community.
I’m glad we found each others blogs 🙂
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I blog to express my inner voice and explore some of the issues of our society
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Hello.
i blog to express myself, to connect with people all over the world and mostly because i love it. i can’t express the feeling evrytime i post an article.
Also when a reader connect with your thoughts in a post and feel touched and all it’s so gratifying…
And i think i so love blogging that even if i got zero readers i’ll continue blogging because this is just part of me.
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I began to blog for pretty much the same reasons. I liked to write. I needed a creative outlet and I began to read lots of different peoples opinions. it was like having that conversation that i wasn’t having in the real world. So thank you all of you.
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So true, able to relate so much. I started my blog when I was in a difficult phase of life too. And your likes the other day to a post of mine gave me happiness. As I have just started my journey with writing. Thank you for inspiring to write more. Felt good reading this.
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this is a very inspiring write up, im no writer, instead i do blog to let out my feelings when i am happy or sad or sometimes when i get bored…i love reading blogs of other people from around the world with various thoughts to which i lear ed a lot, esecially ir blog… everyday i am inspired whenever i read blogs of other pe ople,,, 🤗🤗🤗
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I worked as an Entertainment Journalist a few years ago. I got to review theatre, musicals and all kinds of arts events. Also got to write articles for web and work on all kinds of web content and attend all kinds of festival launches and art galleries. I really loved it.
Free tickets to good shows then writing them up afterwards. Also coming up with ideas for articles related to the arts. But it was only temporary. After that ended then I fell out of writing for many years. But I’d keep thinking of things I’d like to write about. I also wrote travel pieces and bits and pieces in marketing jobs.
I’d previously had a few poems published in a comic, illustrated story poems, a very niche supernatural genre that I loved and had been writing about since I was a teenager. That was great. But after that I stopped again. I’d written in other temp jobs, but more boring stuff I had to do for work. Like press releases or just quite mundane stuff. I like to have a passion for what I’m writing about.
After a break up and a spell of unemployment last year, I decided to give blogging a go! I started one blog that I’d had in my head for years. Then this one. This is the one I am focused on but I have ideas constantly for other blogs. I’d like to create a website too. But I’m still trying to figure out the main difference between blogs and websites if you are writing about stuff, rather than a business. And yes would be cool to figure out how to make money out of blogging somewhere down the line.
I blog to be creative, to share things with others, to try and connect with others with similar interests. And to write about the things that I find fascinating or interesting. There is a personal freedom with blogging. You own your blog. It’s also a way to learn new skills and figure out all kinds of techie things. I’d like to make money out of writing, get articles or poems published here or there, but haven’t figured out a way yet. But I reckon whatever your passions are you have to follow them…
It’s good to read other peoples blogs too. But I do find it hard to connect with like minded writers on wordpress. There used to be a thing called First Friday which was great. You got to connect with so many other bloggers. There doesn’t seem to be much ways to connect with writers that have similar interests. You know, like wordpress groups, topics, etc. Sometimes I type a key word and don’t find what I am looking for. I just wonder how the algorithmns work on this…. I find your posts a good way to connect with other bloggers as your posts open up everything for discussion. 🙂
I blog mostly to be Creative and have an outlet for that creativity. To share interesting things. And to be inspired by other writers. And to learn. 🙂
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The written word has always been my top choice of expression and it has always been my dream to be considered a Writer – to be acknowledged. I suppose that’s why I began my blog. I think I was searching for recognition of some sort. But over the past 6 years, my reasons for blogging have drastically changed. Now, blogging is like therapy for me. I write to encourage others but my need for encouragement (or SMILES, as I like to call it) is usually what prompts my posts. I also, like you, seek a connection with others. It’s been amazing to encounter so many new people, to see who likes which posts, who identifies with what I’m feeling and who finds real encouragement from visiting my blog. Blogging is also a creative outlet. I love creating images for each post and weaving together the perfect words to express my thoughts. It’s so much fun! Oh, and what better place is there to share my fabulous cooking failures! 😉 As you said – No one is judging. And that is a very good thing!
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I started blogging two years ago and as you experienced the joy and happiness of that first like and first follow up was exactly very much similar for me toooo!!
I write whenever I get struck with whatever chaos goes on my mind and then I want to write all of them just to get a clear and detailed insight into what’s that exactly troubling me and as I write and write and write I magically get the solutions to the same as well.
I don’t know how!!
It’s like I start to jot down the problems and when I conclude I get a perfect solution to it…
Though it doesn’t happen always…but still writing is like a meditation for me.
It liberates me of the chaos I have accumulated and reminds me that I. Free and that I don’t need to burden myself with unnecessary thoughts!!!
WordPress is a great platform where I found out that there are many mad people like me who think like me, write more beautifully unlike me and who have weirder thoughts than me!!!
And I really enjoy this space!!
And yes I really like your blog posts too….they are extremely positive and each of it has a different perspective which helps me to broaden my view and to know about otherwise complex human behaviour.
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Aww this is so sweet. I think you have captured the feeling of starting a blog so well, the first like, follow , comment, night owl, international so well. You could be writting for all of us. Yes the wp.com community is fab and makes blogging even more special.
Great share
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So true. For me I started writing after going through a challenging moment in my life. I found it motivating sharing my thoughts, ideas and feelings to people. Though with minimal views I still push through enjoying sharing the wisdom.
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Basically to about photography/graphic design and baseball. Sometimes about something of interest I had read about (Poe, Lovecraft).
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Sorry for the poor grammar, it should read “basically to blog about photography/graphic design…..”
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Excellent post, and great question! I love to blog because I find it therapeutic and I love to read & write. The blogging community is one of which I wouldn’t trade in the world! 😉 😊
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I first started blogging about my own struggles with alcoholism and several mental health diagnoses because I wasn’t seeing anyone else like me. I had many doctors telling me there was a good chance I might never “feel normal”. I had gone undiagnosed for over 20 years and self-medicated with alcohol for the majority of that time. My cognitive skills suffered along with my physical health making medication and therapy difficult. I was only seeing extremely positive blog posts about “recovery, I felt like I had failed everyone and was a burden. When I started to see the overwhelming response to my first post I cried for over an hour with relief. I had finally found a place I wasn’t terrified of and began communicating with many different people from around the World who understood what I was talking about. I slowly started to pass on statistics and information on different mental health subjects and gained more followers (everything was double checked by a professional and I never tell anyone what they should do or what their diagnosis may be). I did take an extended break and found I started to feel worse and worse. I just recently started again. I find it helps when I’m manic and also grieving. Thank you for your posts which have helped me on more than one occasion.
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This is a wonderful post for encouragement for anyone. I will say that you were one of the first blogs I like when I started a couple years ago. I started off with a bang and veared off myself, personal isues then health concerns. Now I am back and not letting anything to get in my way. I moved to a better enviroment and I have been blessed with things falling into place. I am taking “baby” steps in regards to my health as well as mental health. I began blogging to share my life’s stories and I still have not done all that to share info. I want to bring out info on Chronic Kidney Disease, Missing Children, Suicide Prevention, Mental Health Awareness,, etc. I love to read books and review them. But there is so much more.So thank you for being one of the first blogs that has encouraged me since I began on WordPress. God Bless.
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I started blogging because I need a distraction from a narcissist that I have had an online affair with. And I have some other drama going on as well. So I decided to do a 31-day blog challenge. And I have not made contact with him for two weeks. But I look at his social media every day. He has a new girlfriend and it hurts to look. I just have not been able to get myself to delete or block him. It is an addiction. I have found some blogs to follow along the way that are very positive and yours is one of them. Thank you.
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I write because for as long as I can remember I’ve loved it: using pen and paper, linking words, expression, imagination as much as reading…and yes to connect with people. The hard part is “what to share and what to keep private” especially in this day where everything is available to everyone- the lost innocent thought or comment can catch up to you later —-way later.
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I blog for many reasons. Your ideas of connection and validation are two reasons why I blog. It also does something for me internally to help sort out exactly what I’m thinking and feeling. It is extremely cathartic for me. I blog and write because I want to help others and hope that somehow what I write matters to someone else and helps them. Blogging keeps me hopeful.
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I decided to start blogging after my friends kept asking why was I not sharing my life experiences, my thoughts,my feelings as a wife,a daughter, a friend and as a New Yorker living in Madrid,Spain (I had a private page just for close friends and family) and after two years of debating if i should or shouldn´t (yes it took me that long lol) last year I went with it and I haven´t look back. Love love reading your blog and have to say I have found myself inspired after reading some of your posts.
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Thanks for opening this question up. I make sense of the world and people around me through writing, hence blogging is a reflection of my world.
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wonderful post. could relate to a lot. the truth in your words is amazing doc
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Thank you very much. I also wanted to say I am sorry for the loss of your grandmother✨
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thanks, it means a lot.
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Why do I blog? I love the interaction, the stimulation. I love to see the growth in myself and in my writing. I like it when someone responds on my blog that it meant something to them. I am so thankful for this platform.
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Excellent post…. When I started my blog I never had any idea of whether or not I will be regular with it.. What I found was there are number of people who are innovative and following them just improved my learning..
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What a great share! Thank you! I blog to express myself and let others know that they are not alone in some of the feelings they may be having when experiencing a tough time in life.
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What a brilliant post.
I studied English Literature at University and loved writing essays and things but when I started my blog back in December, I realised that I had lost faith and confidence in my writing ability but I am slowly getting that back. For me blogging is a creative outlet and a way to keep my mind alert. I do it for me, but when I get a like or a follow, well, that is a wonderful feeling.
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I decided to blog because I needed an outlet, not only to speak what was happening in my life, but to feel heard as well. And, maybe, to offer someone else hope. I really pray someone finds my words and takes comfort, finds strength, and feels hope.
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I started blogging because my private journals were getting tired of my daily musings – sometimes heavy, sometimes easy, mundane happenings. I was told to let my thoughts go public for the hope that maybe somebody can either resonate with the pain or just plainly enjoy reading my posts. Truth is, it was out of passion and love for writing. Thank you for the help and expertise you shared with your readers and fellow bloggers. May your tribe increase, sir.
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I started blogging because I had a lot to say after years of autism parenting during which I had been relatively silent but observing and experiencing a great deal. At first I was terrified of the impact it seemed to have on people I knew, as well as on myself. Or maybe overwhelmed is a more accurate word. But now I just keep going. It’s a pleasure to read your blog, and I’m grateful for the connection to other bloggers too.
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I used to blog for many years during my teens too and early 20s, but things changed, it was a place called bloop diary it was deff for younger people my friend convinced Me to come blog again last year so wordpress it’s simple and easy. I also write in journal so thats a bit more personal.
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This is beautiful. Thank you so much. I also want to give specific thanks for this: ” I want to make a promise to the blogging community that I will only write positive and helpful content. By doing this, I feel that I am giving back to the blog community that has given me so much.” This is really helpful to me. I’m still trying to sort out my blogging urge and make a kind of “rule set” or “guidelines” for myself of which thoughts and feelings to publish, and honestly this is exactly how I feel I want to do it too. Thanks really, a lot. Seeing you state it so eloquently is truly helpful. I will try to remember it in my continued blogging journey.
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Your content is very helpful to me also. This particular post is close to the reason on why I started my blog. I was encountering difficulties in my studies journeys and am still having ups and downs. So I needed an outlet for my own voice and write on what I consider important and write however I please. Hopefully it might be of use to someone else other than a sort of therapy for me.I am so happy for your success in obtaining your PhD. Congratulations. My other reason is I want to practice my English writing skills and I hope I become better.
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Hey Dr. Perry! I’m starting to experience how beautiful the wordpress community is and I’m glad that you made me come across your site. It is wonderful!
Why do I blog? I blog because I want to write; I blog because I want to educate people ; I blog because I want to be there for people and I blog because I want my audience to know they’re felt. I am only looking forward to wonders that are coming my way and of course, I’m enjoying the responses that I get on every single blog post! ⛦⛦⛦
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For some reason I like the idea you would feel the need to blog! I think it can be all too easy to think of professionals as being above us mere mortals (not hero worship, thought you might get some of that too, more just that the person we see in the therapy room seems tranquil and very much in control of themselves, though you might say that’s just an illusion!).
To answer your question, I blog firstly to keep a record of my psychotherapy journey and can’t rely on my memory like I used to, secondly because my therapist suggested I might want to try (I hear it’s somehow beneficial) and I’m a sucker for a new challenge, plus I find writing it out arranges my thoughts better than trying to talk it out, thirdly because as soon as I read other blogs here on WordPress I was moved like you were, and found it a useful resource. Finally, if there was any way I could pay it forward, I really wanted to.
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Awesome Read
Honestly i started blogging so i could give people real, cold truths that nobody *REALLY* wants to hear.
Because that’s how I changed and became a better man.
And i feel like maybe, like the old me-there’s someone out there who could benefit of this all.
Sugarcoating, in my opionion never really helped ANYONE. So i feel like i have an OBLIGATION to help other people realize that they, too, can become better.
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Hello! Sir,
It was a wonderful post. I started to blog last year just to improve my writing skills but in return I have got lots of support and encouragement from around the world. I have learned a lot from my fellow bloggers who live in different parts of the world.
Once I was threatened by a blogger and I thought I couldn’t continue with my blogging journey, but when I shared my bad experience with my fellow bloggers I got their ample support and love that encouraged me to keep moving.
I started blogging to improve my writing skills only but now have wonderful friends who are my support in times of distress.
God bless!😊
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I love to write my feelings and share it with other persons. I started to blog mainly for people to get to know me better, because i express myself better writing!! Also i want to hopefully inspire people while sharing my challenges, to see if someone has something in common with me, spread love and consciousness.
My blogging is not perfect and i am not going to chase followers or write for the sake of others. First is for me, and then later who wants to be a part of my journey is welcome, who doesn’t i respect it and we move forward! ❤
Peace!
Marlyn
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At times blogging feels like shouting into the wind. I often remind myself that it’s just us and the screen sending our words out into the world to be liked or ignored. Each like and comment is an answer to the question’ is there anybody there?’
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I started blogging almost a month ago when everything came to a stand still in China where I live and work. I always wanted to use this avenue to share my thoughts since instagram just wasn’t the place to write a full length script, but loads of work just would not allow it! Please also note I like all your entries that I have read since being here on the journaling experience.
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I love reading your posts on your blog and being able to relate to it and to those who make comments. Thank you for this lovely post and your honestly. I also remember when I opened the blog many years ago and how I waited starring at the screen to see who would view, like or comment. Felt very appreciated when the first follows started coming in. It is very interesting to see the variety and diversity of bloggers from around the world. I am glad to live in an era where we can blog and connect with fellow bloggers around the world.
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I blog to share my strength and hope in sobriety and recovery, without spirituality. Not everyone believes or trusts in a higher power and they need to know that faith has a lot of definitions. Your posts are informative and inspiring. Thanks for being part of the community. ❤️
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Great post! I have always wanted to write. Blogging is such a great outlet form me – I have lots of “Sherri Stories” as my family calls them. But I tend to ramble when I’m talking to my family and friends. With my blog, it allows me to share my experiences, recipes, and genealogy research in a more focused way. My 2 year blog anniversary is this month! Like you, I have discovered this wonderful community – and learned so many things from all of you! Cheers to continued writing, sharing and community!!
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I started blogging when my hubby got me a new laptop and I didn’t really have a use for it. My daughter told me about WordPress, I signed in and wrote a few short stories, not knowing anything about blogging and the blogging community. I didn’t write much until one day about two and half years ago I fell and broke my right arm. It was a bad fall, I needed surgery (plate and screws) and I’m all healed now with full use of my arm. But I was stuck at home with this laptop and many thoughts in my brain. I needed to write, love writing and so here I am.
This blogging community is AMAZING! Such supportive people, teaching me how to use tags, or encouraging my posts. I try hard to encourage back. I’m all about positive blogging, inspirational if possible! I have down days and will blog about them too… Just to let people know I’m human too. You are so inspiring! EXCELLENT post. I’m so very happy I have My Life and Horse stories blog. It brings me great pleasure, even though it was and sometimes is scary to share so much of my life. But in the end worth every word and photo!! 😍❤️😃❤️😉
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Thank you, Dr. Perry! I struggle with the fine line between connection and narcissism, and your post helped validate my feelings of the former. You have nailed why I blog. Well said.
Andy Montero
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I enjoy your blog and thank you for writing it! I started my blog to chronicle my journey towards being a U.S. diplomat. At that point, my candidacy had been going on for almost three years and I needed a place to let out my thoughts. Only a few weeks later, I received my job offer and ever since, I have been writing about the life diplomatic – candidacy processes, federal service, travel adventures, and my work at (so far) two overseas embassies. My blog is for a niche audience and will never be wildly popular, but it is, like you said, an escape and a place to process. Every time I see your positivity and posts it makes me smile – thank you for writing and I am sure that you are helping a lot of people. Be well!
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omg sir.
congratz on completing your phd.
I am glad that you started a blog, Its like how I started it 🙂 I love to connect with people and read blogs. thanks for connecting with us. Lots of love
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Hello Dr. Perry
Reading your blog post, I kind of got answer to my question as well as dilemma on blog writing. I had the underlying doubt whether I am forcing my thoughts on people around by putting my thoughts on paper, but reading you blog I understand that if we have felt something positive worth sharing, we should do same and leave rest to nature to spread it around in its own ways.
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It’s commendable how hard you’ve worked to obtain your degree plus finding time to write and share your insights. I always enjoy your posts. I too use blogging as a means to process, to understand the world around me and release. I love the added bonus of connecting without like mind ed people and having others who understand my POV, to support me along my journey. Thank you Dr. Perry😊
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I really enjoyed this post and your honesty in sharing your thoughts. It’s always refreshing to me to hear ‘the why’ behind other people’s story.
I agree, WordPress is a wonderful community filled with people who care, share a similar life story and hope to encourage others. It has the ability to restore our faith in a broken humanity, you know?
By the way, hi fellow night owl! I’ve tried to make it work every other way, but alas, I give up! Writing at night is just what the doctor ordered for me. I see you agree 🙂
For me, blogging is truly about connecting, yes. I’ve been through unimaginable trauma in my life and I believe pain is for a purpose. We have the ability to reach down into someone’s pit and pull them out of the very place we’ve been. We can encourage, uplift, inspire and change lives. What in the world could be better than that? This is why I’m here on WordPress. This is why I blog.
Thanks for sharing your story and for being such a help to all of us. God bless!
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You are truly wonderful! Keep up the amazing work all-around 😃 Congrats on ALL of your successes and thank you so much for what you do, it plays an immensely important role in society!
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Beautiful. 💞I might have written this exact post myself, the sentiments so clearly mirror my own. Reading and writing is human connection. It’s our raw depth, and our mirror to each other. Thanks for being a lovely piece of the human mirror, and for your interesting content! 🦋
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I blog to share the things that I’ve learned over time with others. I hope to motivate and inspire. 😊
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Your blog is one of the most insightful ones I’ve read on wordpress.
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Good morning, your blog seems to mirror my thoughts everyday. I always wonder who really cares about what I write. Like you said, it’s our thoughts that we have and want to put it out there to connect with others. I truly believe that as a society we have become disconnected. To me this is my outlet, my friend and my support. Great write up.
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Kinda the same, but different. I started my blog about this time in 2015 when I got let go by a company I moved three state away and only worked for them for 18 months! My blog was an escape from the bad feelings of getting fired for the first time in my life (at 49!). I too can remember getting my first like, my first follower and still am amazed at finding fellow travelers in with blogging world.
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Hi Dr. Perry,
I started blogging as a weekly class assignment while in college during my freshman year at a community college in a small town in Mississippi. I had never knew that one day that this blog would grow at all or where it would take me. I’ve been blogging since August 29,2012 and now 8 years later I would never even imagine that this blog would even expand to me doing my fan fiction or my Disney blogs. I have even thought about expanding this blog to where I’m able to do you tube videos, live streams and podcasts so that everyone can be on this blogging adventure journey with me. I hope that your enjoying reading my blogs as much I’ve enjoyed writing them.
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I started blogging a few years ago because I’ve always enjoyed writing and thought it would be fun just to put my thoughts out there. What started as a SAHM/recipe blog has completely morphed into something different since the passing of my husband last November. Now I write because it feels necessary. I have all these thoughts and feelings bottled up inside and this is the best way to get them out – in a safe and mostly judgment free environment.
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Congrats to you for receiving your Ph D! I started blogging back in 2015 when my mom passed away. Blogging was a way for me to express my grief. Now, I strive to inspire others to write, journal and blog.
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Reading this post got me thinking about that first post of mine… I hoped that it could be a place where a friend going thru a difficult time, could go for inspiration and encouragement.
I have no idea if she ever visited my Blog, but it became my outlet to express the words and images that the universe gave to me.
It has been a wonderful ride
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Wow, what wonderful expressions of thank you. You certainly have a gift. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for starting to follow my blog. Hope I can continue to share interesting and caring posts with others.
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I would say writing has saved me quite plenty of times in my life. It’s the one thing that I get to do that helps me connect with my soul and through the years it has enormously helped me mentally. Thank you for shining the light to the rest of us who are in this journey – we write on.
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Good heavens I don’t think I have ever seen so many comments! I started my blog to add to the global conversation. I needed a place to share my poetry after my favorite poetry site closed down. Blogging is a little like therapy. 🙂 It’s great fun interacting.
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I started a blog because I want people to know they are not alone in the struggles. I love to write because it helps me process and sometimes life can be funny.
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I blog to let others that might be going through the same emotions as me that they are not alone. It’s ok to feel your feelings and sometimes people just need to know that there are other out there just like them.
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Thank you, Dr. Perry, for sharing this. I want to thank you for your posts. They have made me smile and have brightened my day many a time.
I first began to blog because I wanted to write. I felt when I was writing that I could express myself completely and be understood by others. I have been blogging for a little while and my reasons for blogging have changed completely. I want to blog now to encourage others and share what my faith has done for me. I want people to have a safe place to come and talk and not to feel judged. I want them to feel loved and truly cared for. I have always been a caring person and this helps me to care for people even more. I want to share my insight with others and help them to know that they are not alone in this world. I want them to know that I am just like them and that even though we may be different we all face the same things in one form or another and more importantly I want others to know that they are not alone nor do they have to face these things alone. I love people. I love to meet people who are different than me and find common ground and talk about things. I want to make new friends and through others, I see the world. I see the goodness, the hurt, the pain, and the joy. I see the good, the bad, the ugly, the shitty, and the really shitty. I want to. I want to see it and I want others to see it in me. By us seeing these things in each other we can become united and therefore we can have more love, peace, and joy instead of bitterness, hate, judgment, and malice.
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Thanks for your sincere, inspiring words @}}- I started my blog eleven years ago. At the time, it was a Microsoft blog, an extra feature to the mailbox; visual to other Microsoft bloggers. People reacted to each other, as here. But, WordPress adopted these blogs & continued. To me, this blog is a daily journal. I use poetry, because only in poetry you can briefly summarize your events or thought of the day in a way that’s attractive enough for outsiders, imo. Congratulations, best wishes 💛⭐
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My reason for blogging changed over time. I started blogging about my brain injury so I would have a ‘safe’ place to file it and look back on how things change for me. As I got responses I realized what I share could be of benefit to others as I was being well supporter for the different therapies and treatment I needed. Now it is a point of connection for me. One that gives me encouragement when I need it and one that prompts me to reach out.
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Nicely written Dr.Perry. Appreciate your noble thoughts to give back to the community in a positive way. I agree with you on late night blogging. Thanks for sharing.
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Very impressive and your post compelled me to think why i started blogging in the first place and indeed, this is the best platform where you are not judged.
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Thank you for sharing!
I started blogging about two months ago as a means to connect as well. I was just recently sent home from school and decided to do something I had been wanting to do for a long time yet hadn’t the time before the pandemic. Glad I did!
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You words are inspiring and connecting to me.
I blog to inspire my own self, I like to express my thoughts on paper and read them out like some ten times I would read my own writing and then fall in love with my Creation and that gives motion to evolve more in writing. My thoughts initially were confined to a particular subject but when I started writing often I saw that I am trying to shift to versatile subjects and mostly now it has become positive or hope full and So I write more because positivity is just now multiplying in me. Also,I love to read other blogs connect with their box of thoughts and it motivates me to get better each day, sometimes people share writings that just move me so much that I realise that the horizon of your creativity is vast and it gives me different zones to think upon and It’s just amazing to connect with people who express, with a positive side especially.
May be later on my motive to write may change but one thing that’s gonna be constant is I write I hone my skill I build my Character.
Thanks for reading.
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This post is touching and true, I also love to write during midnight as it calms me down enough o write from the heart. To answer your question, I Blog to share my thoughts with others, and also share my opinions as well as trends and topics that circulating within us.
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Interesting…why I blog? At first it was to get my photography and travel out there, that was a popular blog that I had to stop due to a job where I had to sign non-compete/non-disclosures. A few years later I picked it up again to start my brain in the mornings, I write every day for an hour. The current blog isn’t as popular, which gets me down from time to time, but 2019 I did one of those blog2print books to give to my boys. I cherish the written words of my grandparents (long gone). I traveled a ton last year, and if I ever do have grandkids I’m hoping my boys will pass along those books.
Lately it’s been a COVID diary, I live in the Bay Area in California and we’ve been in shelter in place the longest (62 days now). At first I posted every day, thinking it would be over in 15 days…nope. Been kind of a rollercoaster of emotions, the future of this is still totally unknown. Thanks for asking!!
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Thanks for asking, Dr. Perry ~
I’ve been reading above threads. I need to find your post “Promote Your Blog.” Intrigued.
I’ve been writing poetry and stories for years. I’ve enjoyed writing groups, but ultimately it comes down to sitting with the stuff to plumb the depths. Sometimes I do not feel like plumbing the depths. Blogging allows me a hybrid: I can connect in a group and not feel isolated plus I can compose on my own. Plus I feel encouraged with the WP bloggers.
On many levels, too, the WP blogging community is much more fun than other forms of social media.
And it IS exciting when you first start out and receive feedback.
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I love your thought that we write for connection! That, for me, has been the greatest joy of blogging…the connections I’ve made around the world…..and, yes, at all hours of the night!
Also…it’s been interesting and amazing to share this pandemic experience internationally!
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I agree this is a great platform to express, connect and get whatever your words are out there. This platform is a great way for me to learn, give my knowledge to others as well as promote other projects such as my books or other video projects that hopefully can not only entertain people but help them in some way.
I always enjoy your blog posts and keep up the good work. As always, dzięki for the read!
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Congratulations on your achievements! I always enjoy your posts and find them informative.
I’ve enjoyed writing as a pastime since childhood. Initially I wanted to blog as a way of developing skills as a writer and commit to a creative practice. I also hoped to connect with like minded people. I agree WordPress is a supportive community. I’ve discovered some great blogs and have made connections with good people.
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Thanks for writing this & your encouragement! I just started in January & can’t believe I waited so long to join the blogging world! I too try to like each blog I write because know how helpful it is!
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Woohoo! Welcome to the blogging community, Mary. Happy for you.
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Why do you blog and what are the rewards and negatives (if any) that you have encountered?
Why Do I Blog? 🤔
I started my blog as a companion to the Facebook Page I was trying to grow into a community.
I started almost a year ago. Admittedly, the first month I thought I’d lost my mind thinking I could set up and contribute regularly to a webpage. Though I’d read miscellaneous Blog posts, the thought of having a Blog of my own was (and still is occasionally) terrifying. I’m great one-to-one, but putting my self “out there” into the world still scared me.
Friends (most of whom don’t even follow my page!) kept encouraging me that I had something worth sharing.
What are the rewards in Blogging?
For me, the biggest reward is just starring down my fear and putting myself out “there”… wherever that is.
I have very few followers and have received very little feedback, so that side has not yet felt like a reward. However, each time I share some aspect of myself or something that interests me… my fear lessens and I’m more empowered.
The reward is personal: recognizing my voice and accepting that my voice matters, if only to me 💕
Since starting on WordPress, you were one of the first Blogs that caught my attention.
Most of what you share I already know through my own growth journey which includes many years of therapy, however I feel like you share the lessons in a very clear and simple way that speaks to many.
I always look forward to your new posts and am interested to see what topics you will choose and how you will cover it.
Thanks, this actually made me feel MORE committed to my Blog. I was considering giving it up, but now I see it is fulfilling a purpose. It’s ok if the purpose is me!
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I’ve been blogging for almost 6 years now, and have a handful of followers. Like you, I’m putting my fear out there, my journey…and it helps me when I write it down – sort it out – make sense of it… helps me heal….my life becomes a story….
Don’t give up… keep writing….keep sharing….keep expressing…. sharing your story heals yourself and helps to heal others…. ❤️🌻🌼
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I think that’s the conclusion I’ve come to as well.
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Wonderful!!! ❤️🌻🌼
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Stephanie, it was so awesome to see this encouraging reply to Angie. It truly made me SMILE to read. Your name says it all!
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Thank you so much KJ Smith!!!! Your positive, uplifting words made me smile!!!! Let joyful, positive uplifting of each other continue as we encourage and support each other here on WordPress!!! 🌻💛🌻
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Yes, that’s the goal – to fill the world with SMILES! 😁 Or at least my little corner of it, anyway. 😉 And it is really much more fun to encourage others than it is to tear them down!!
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Beautiful!!!! I love your outlook on life!!! Your corner of the world is lucky to have you! 🌻🌻🌻
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Angie, it IS ok if the purpose is you! I don’t get much feedback on my blog and I’ve been blogging for 7 years now. And I don’t necessarily get the support I thought I’d get from my friends, either. Sure, great feedback and support would be nice but I’ve realized that as I’ve been trying to share joy and encouragement with others, I have received so much encouragement myself. It is therapeutic to just get my thoughts out there and to have an outlet for my creativity. Keep posting!
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So true!
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Great blog Dr. Perry!
I enjoy your posts. I enjoy that your blog brings us like-minded bloggers together – and perhaps we’re making the world a better place with our desire to be the best version of ourselves we can be.
I blog for many reasons – to share my husband and I’s travel adventures, to explore my own feelings and emotional journey through alcohol addiction, and anxiety while walking a spiritual path as a Reiki Master Teacher. I blog about love and it’s potential and possibilities in my 55 Rules for Love series. I blog as it offers me a venue to have my own unique voice, my own personal space on the Internet.
My blog is my personal and very public journey along this journey we call life….
❤️🌻❤️
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Great blog post! I blog because I find the journey of raising a son with autism to be a heavy topic. I like to lighten it up a bit and show case the humor side. It is a perfect set up for comedy because our “worlds” are opposite and often causes drama in just the everyday of living. However, over time I find writing to be therapeutic as the journey has changed over time. My son no longer lives at home but has transitioned to a residential school. I also give tips on just the practical everyday living from an experienced mom.
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Bloggers have many things in common irrespective of their niches and reasons. Interestingly, in February, I had written an almost similar piece which I titled “Why do we write articles, books, or even blog?” to publish on another site. I never made it public though. Your blog has however stirred me to publish my version on WordPress. Thanks for the inspiration.
Yes, I do agree that connection is one of the reasons that we blog. My reason is to share knowledge and experiences. I acknowledge that in so doing, I am connecting with my readers and community.
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I like your posts and I also have an inclination towards how people think and why? So your posts give me some understanding. I try to put myself in someone else’s shoes and I write because I have so many thoughts, so much imagination, sometimes I even forget what I’m thinking that people might connect to. I thought if I want to reach out to a diverse crowd but some what similar thinking, I can do it by writing. I wrote my first post 2 years ago and then there was a big gap of 2 years, and recently I started blogging again. I hope to continue now. And I hope to keep reading yours too.
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Refreshing read; thank youuu. I’m glad you were inspired to write this post. Starting a blog rekindled my love for writing and sharing with others without speaking. At the time, my joy was at stake, voice wasn’t being listened to, and then a close sister friend lost her life in a tragic way (someone burned her house as she slept.) It compelled me to keep encouraging others to make the most of life while we have time and reminded me to share tips for creative entrepreneurs who might want some. Looking forward to your next post!
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Originally I started blogging as a way of grieving my recently deceased friend and hockey mom. It was a very intense family for our whole family and I thought writing would be therapeutic. It was and still is. Now I like to write about our life and experiences. I hope that being honest and raw through some of life’s transitions will help other people.
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I loved this post. And I agree to the sentiments put here, very faithfully.. The sentence “I believe in some way, we all write for connection. We seek to connect with ourselves or with our fellow man or woman. ” is amazingly true. I have started my blog recently, and was under same mindset!
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Hi Dr. Perry! My name is Ark. You might too busy replying or engaging with readers. To save you time, your star on this comment is enough 😊
I write because I want to keep a record of my thoughts. Especially the thoughts that formed during and after certain situations. Situations that, no matter how bad and painful, always have a moral to it.
I do receive private messages from friends who actually read my blogs even they do not have wordpress account to subscribe. These very few friends who were moved or inspired by my blogs intuitively is telling me I am doing a good and the right thing for me and for others.
I only have 18 followers, very few readers, but I will write and share my stories and reflections anyway 😊
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Thank you for sharing Romark✨
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Thanks for another great and honest post. Always enjoy your posts, the connection, and also appreciate your support.
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It really is encouraging to connect with strangers over something as simple as a like. Reading this post made me happy. Happy that the sentiment I share, of a place where people can post themselves and not be judged but rather be read and appreciated over, warms my heart. Thank you for sharing, and thank you for writing.
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Thanks for sharing. I love hearing the “why” from other bloggers.
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I blog to share openly and honestly my life and how I have found purpose in it all, the good and the bad. I also do it to spread awareness about brain injury as I live with one and as a health educator, sharing and educating is important to me:)
I enjoy your blog and respect your had work and dedication.
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And I don’t have a huge following and that’s not my purpose but if just one person reads it and gets something from it the I am super happy💚
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Oh and I also blog to personally bring back memories since my traumatic brain injury and memory loss, one post took about two months to write and a lot of research and looking back at pictures, calendars and discussions but it helped me bring back some of the memories that totally left my brain. It’s a great tool and strategy for me.
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Wow thank you 🌟
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And see I should of written my reply down then posted it because I forget to much. I love to write, I have aphasia and have found I can communicate best through writing. I also love the community on here. I love to share my struggles and show how I view them and with a positive mindset and openness to learn.
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Thank you. This inspired me to share my why today on my blog. Scary to show vulnerabilities but also good to know when you’ve reached someone. You reached me. I hope I can pay it forward as well.
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Dr. Perry, I enjoy reading your posts. They are both informative and concisely written. Thank you for sharing how (and why) you began your blog journey in this positive, personal, and supportive post. I began my blog in August of 2019 because I needed a writing outlet to process many changes I was experiencing in my life at the time. My initial purpose for creating my blog has turned into a creative outlet and a connection to supportive readers and talented writers. I was extremely nervous about sharing (with the world), but I am so glad I did not let my hesitations prevent me from writing my way through change and learning more about myself along the way. 😊
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I am new to the blogging world. Love your blog. Very insightful and sincere.
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I started blogging as a way to push myself to get on with doing the things I wanted to do, after a number of years where other responsibilities prevented it. Now the cameraderie of the WordPress blogging world gives me great pleasure and I treasure the friendships I’ve made. 🙂
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I only started blogging recently because I needed a space to express myself. I’m shy in many situations but words come easily to me. I discovered an additional perk though; the blogging community is awesome.
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Lovely to read why you blog.Wordpress is indeed a lovely community and I found your blog after publishing my own before going to bed.Reader from India here 🙂
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This rings true during the CoVid-19 times too when we are just looking for ways to connect with the community and not feel alone!
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Thank you so much for this post Dr Perry. I started blogging recently, I’m more of a podcaster because I love speaking but I’ve found most times I want to share I’m not in a conducive environment for me to record a podcast and then I forget what I wanted to speak about so this got to me until a friend recommended I start blogging so whenever I record I blog so I still get out what’s in my head. I share my thoughts and experiences because after surviving depression I feel like someone out there could get help from my path, I remember when I got my first like from you!! I knew I was doing something right. Thank you Dr Perry you inspire millions
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I love this sentence in your story: “The habit of writing late at night is no longer a habit as it has become part of who I am.” Well done, Dr. Perry! Thank you for inspiring and encouraging others. http://www.marychangstorywriter.com
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This is so good! I LOVED it.
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Congrats on your PhD and the blog. I have noticed that lots of progress can come from writing and self-discovery. Thanks for sharing your journey.
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Thank you Dr. Perry. Writing is both a calling and a gift. Using it to only encourage ensures that it will continue to be blessed, and you have indeed encouraged me today
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Very well written. Your words are inspiring and I appreciate the positivity! Thank you for sharing! I am eager to see where my blog takes me.
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Many years back I started to have PTSD symptoms after a roller coaster end to a bad marriage. One night I started to use WordPress as a platform for me to express all the complicated thoughts and feelings that I could not express verbally.. and amazingly my journey of recovery begins.
I have decided to start current blog 2 years ago with the hope of sharing some positive vibes and inspirational thoughts for anyone in need of some motivation. Most blogs are random when a burning thoughts need to find a way out.
I hope there will be readers out there who get inspired by my post just like how I am inspired by reading yours .. 🤗
Thanks Dr Perry !
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Firstly, thank you for writing the blogs, which are always inspiring and worth reading. Love every blogs of yours I have read till today, but really feels bad for not being able to explore many of them because of not having much time due to studies.
And the reason why I started writing blogs is that I have always loved to express myself, be it through writings or speaking with people, esp when it could motivate even a single person. At first, I used to write on my mobile notes about how I feel about certain things. Then my brother suggested me to write blogs when he happened to read one of my writings about 2 months ago. This is how it happened.
What I’m loving the most about blogging is how it’s connecting people from across the world and that too in a positive way, unlike other social medias which are actually becoming antisocial nowadays in a certain level. Love how people could share their thoughts here, and how they are respecting each other’s thoughts and supporting them. In this difficult period of time, whoever is reading this, I hope you’re well and taking care of yourselves and staying safe. Love and prayers, from Nepal.🙏❤
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That was very lovely a post! Keep it up Doctor.
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Thank you for this post!
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I blog because I believe i have a lot inside of me that needs to be given out. Your blog page is amazing
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You have definitely achieved what you set out to do. I for one, enjoy reading your blog and communicating and I blog for the same reasons as you. It’s a place to practice writing for me and I try not to get into personal issues but on occasion I have. That’s why I enjoy your blog so much. It’s honest and true. I love that!
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Honedtyband truth are very important values to share I enjoy the same from this blog
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What an inspiring blog you’re offering! ☀️✨ so glad to come to it today. The blog I’m part of is to uplift others, to compassionately remind them to look for the positives, to become and stay aware, and to be supported in making real change, however small it may seem, to honor the truest expression of self.
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I can relate to you. Your such an inspiration to a newbie blogger like me. Thanks and Congratulations.
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Excellent Dr. Perry . Keep on writing and inspiring
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Wow! I had a same feeling as you are when I started my first Blog.Now,I found that it helped me learn,grow and enjoy more reading while I interact with a lovely people that show me we are at the same boat and learn more from each other.☺
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Wow-You read my mind!I blog to give back 🙏🏼🤗
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I needed to hear this message, thank you. I blog to share my experiences with others in hopes that it is helpful.
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Thanks for your post. I just opened WordPress after being away for a very long time. As I opened it, I wondered, “Does anyone blog anymore?” I’ll take this as an invitation to explore more.
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Your work pieces are immensely helpful and informative. Thanks for bringing it to the world of blogging.
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I blog for the same reason I read blogs. Despite different topics, underneath there is a thread that unites by learning something new, finding something old has value and because we all need to feel we can speak.
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I write as a way to get out all the thoughts spinning around in my head. It’s a way to slow down my mind and play with the words that I’d probably never say out loud. My blog is a way to therapize myself and be able to look back to gauge my progress. I think about it like a journal that’s just for my own benefit. I’ve noticed that my writing changes when it’s reader-focused. I could say the same thing about my communication in person. There’s just some things you don’t say around certain people and I’ve learned to act accordingly. When I write in my blog or when I journal, I’m not thinking about my audience at all. I’m just throwing shit out there so I can laugh at it later or cry depending on the emotion I had to release to keep my own sanity. More often than not, I don’t even remember what I wrote. I appreciate all the WP community that’s taken the time to read my posts and commented with encouraging words over the past few years. You guys are the best!
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I blog to say out timidly I need to be seen and to see others.
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I just recently started a blog. I pray that I am able to reach out, give people things to think about and help us come together in unity. This post was very nice. It felt like I was writing it myself. That is minus the PhD. Congrats. I hope to read more. Gid bless you.
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I started blogging as a release to. Then over time I grew to enjoy the writing and with every post I found a desire to read more and the more I read the more I wanted to share. It’s been one year and the personal growth I’ve experienced from my blogging is very encouraging. I enjoy being part of the WordPress community
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I started blogging when I worked alone and wanted a way to connect with the outside world. I keep doing it because it helps my mental state to get the words out.
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Beautifully said, Dr. Perry. One of the rewards of blogging is finding content like what you offer — very helpful and insightful. Connection is key for me — whether via blogging or in human contact. I, too, like the fact we can connect with others worldwide and at any time of day. While I do not support SM, I have found the blogging community to be quite friendly. I would guess all of us have a need to share and this is an excellent forum to do just that. 🙂
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Congratulations on your accomplishments! 💜
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I started off blogging very recently about 6 months ago and can completely relate to what you mentioned ..this has been a great learning experience so far and continues to be! I wish to grow more and you are definitely an inspiration to the new bloggers such as me ! Hope you have a wonderful year ahead and a great blogging journey as it has been so far ! 😇🍻
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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i started blogging here in a nursing home at age 79 because the pandemic offered time & focus, & because the poetry & life stories that are coming through me want to be shared. that action gives free expression to inspiration & transformation.
plus, it’s not at all ordinary or traditional & i felt that others could benefit from seeing yet another nonordinary way to be human in these times.
it’s my way of weaving the threads of my life together in this final chapter of the body’s story.
i hope that the example of the art, photography & poetry ( plus some of the backstory) may encourage others who are on an alternative spiritual journey. http://this-happened.blog
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I didn’t realize you only began three years ago! You write as though you’ve been blogging for decades!
I started my first blog on WordPress back in 2011 as a way to share my writing and inspire others. I’d been told by those who read my articles and stories that they’d love them to be online and available where they can stop by. In some terms, that blog was a failure. However, to me, it gave me 8 years of experience with journaling and exploring thoughts in a way that helped others realize they weren’t alone.
Now I blog on my other blog (The Essential Creative) for fun and to build community with other bloggers and on then blog to share what I know and help others as well as share my writing.
I’ve been following you for a while and enjoy what your write. Keep up the great sharing because it much needed and appreciated!
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Nice blog on blog 😀. I appreciate your topics, some would be heavy for me. Generally I read a little easier topics from your posts.
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Good post !! Congratulations and kudos to you on gaining your doctorate !!
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I blog because it helps make space in my head. I have ASD and thoughts can roll around for hours. Getting it down on paper as such helps me to rationalise and process these thoughts. I can do it verbally but it’s more beneficial seeing it written down and not everyone is awake in the wee small hours lol Once it’s done I have head space. It’s good for my mental health.
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I’ve also been blogging for about three years. I believe it has helped me to know myself better. I often feel conflicted about followers — on one hand I care a great deal about who reads my blog and other the other hand I think it would be healthier for me not to care. This last part is just one aspect of this journey called life. I will never know all the answers, but the exploration will be interesting and empowering. Thank you for your blog.
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Hi dr perry! I blog as a way to communicate with others but also with God. It’s like a visit with a friend that you don’t want to end ! Thanks for sharing your experience .
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I started blogging a few years ago because I enjoy writing. It is something I have done all of my life. My writing experience began in school when I had to write reports, poems and class projects. I blog because it is my book, it is where I share everything I enjoy doing and things that inspire me. It was a very long time before I got my first like, and follow. Then one day it just took off. I share a lot of inspiration on religion and other things. After that, I created three more blogs. I have learned so much from everyone’s blog that I have come across. Bloggers share their hearts to the world, and that takes some doing. I am thankful to everyone who has come across my blog Food for the Soul, as I have my other three linked to it. Dr. Perry, I have learned so much about a lot of things about life from you that I never would have even thought about. Your posts are so informative, educational, and straight to the point. Thank you so much for taking time out to share such valuable information with us. Blogging on WP has been an adventure for me, and I hope to continue to be inspired as the years come and go. God bless you all. Stay safe.
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I started blogging, as you said, to connect. For me it is a ministry–to make the love of God known in a world with so many problems. I have blogged on several platforms, but my very favorite is WordPress. I love the community of bloggers, the encouragement and inspiration I get from other writers. Thank you Dr. Perry for your tender, yet provocative posts. I appreciate your encouragement.
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I blog because I want to connect with people. My stories are a real part of my life. The positive is the audience but the negative is not having any support.
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I started blogging in response to an existential crisis, in search of meaning and purpose.
I find it deeply therapeutic and rewarding:)
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I began blogging because friends suggested I should. I have found that it’s good for me to be accountable and to write something most days. My blog isn’t monetized so it’s purely for fun at this point.
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I started blogging because the things that have happened in my life. I wanted to share with others there is a way out no matter how awful your situation is. and it’s a easy way for me to de-stress.
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I blog to practice writing and to not be afraid to put words out in the world. Also, to talk about my personal experiences.
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I have been blogghing at WordPress since 2011. Mental (un)health, different types of art, poetry, creative writing. I am diagnosen with aspergers syndromet, bipolar disorder, ocd. Welcome to visit 🙂
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I like to blog to share my thoughts with others, but it also helps me to better examine and reflect on my own thoughts, too. I’ve always found writing cathartic.
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Thanks for sharing! I have also been curious about why others blog. For a while, I felt like my blogs were not worth sharing because they were only person and not very beneficial. Eventually, I discovered other bloggers who only shared personal stories. I originally began blogging under “A Research Diva’s Journey (now I Am LaShaundreaB) to share my journey as a research dietitian. Well, I found it to be pretty boring and tedious. After writing several blogs, I decided to create this account to keep my professional and personal blogs separate. In the end, I fell in love with sharing my personal stories and basically abandoned the other site.
Please forgive me for writing such a long reply. Believe me, I can talk (write) forever. Wishing you a wonderful rest of the year. Looking forward to reading more of your blogs in 2022!
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Happy to see you here🙏🏽👏🏽💫💫
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Hello, and thank you for this post. I started blogging because I want to be a writer and this was a good place to force me to write and to have others read it. The fact that I put up daily posts keeps me on my literary toes and I’ve become a better writer in the process.
If you check out https://purplepennies.ca/ you will see I write about my life, my struggles with weight loss and psychological problems that I seek resolution to.
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I blog because I enjoy writing and reading posts. It makes me feel good to write and share my thoughts and views about things. It is stress releasing to me. It helps me to clear my mind.
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I Blog, it helps me to communicate; to a vast arena of personalities, whom I may not have met otherwise!
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I started blogging when i lost everything. Instead of soaking in my tears, i decided to motivate and inspire myself by helping people facing the same situation i was facing. To God be the glory most of them have found purpose and gained what they have lost in the past.
I am happy everyone is doing great.
Dr. Perry. Thank you for this post!!
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Congratulations Doc. ❤
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I started blogging when I moved to another state, a small town in the south of Brazil. It was 12 years ago, and I still writing my feelings there. About one year ago I started writing in English on https://namelesssproject.wordpress.com. I would like to blogging in English more than in Portuguese, just to have more connection with people around the world. Thanks for sharing your posts with us.
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I write to escape and I write to feel.
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I’ve always loved writing and wanted to do something which allowed me to write regularly, but I never had the confidence to blog. It took my cancer diagnosis to convince me that I should try it out. I still get so nervous when I release my posts, especially the ones where I am purposefully not talking about my cancer. But it’s helping me so much with processing my illness and my general thoughts on life, as well as feeling like I am leaving a legacy for my family if the worst outcome was to occur. You really are an amazing person with your liking and commenting btw! It does inspire others as you want it to, I know it’s inspired me greatly.
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I am happy to hear I have been able to inspire you. Your blog and your outlook has also inspired me. You are one of the more talented writers I have come across on WordPress. I hope you keep writing🙏🏽✨
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Thank you for this encouraging post! I started blogging because I found blogging (and writing in general) to he therapeutic, and I wanted to find a way to provide resources to parents, teachers, and mentors to supplement my children’s books. You are right; getting a simple like means a lot to me! Thanks for supporting!
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After my emotionally manipulative father died, I faced the reality of how to live life without burying the mental turmoil that was slowly destroying me. God’s love and grace saved my life. In the words of the Bible, I learned I can choose love and not allow fear and cruelty to rule me. My purpose in sharing thoughts, struggles, and experiences is to help others know they are not alone or without hope. There is a path to wholeness and joy! Thank you for the encouragement.
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Inspirational blog!
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Hi. Thanks for the encouragement. I won’t exactly call myself a blogger yet…but when I make a post it is to express and document an idea or thought that forms in my mind. I try to put it out in a way that it can bring an inspiration to a reader. I started using WordPress after a friend encouraged me to. Before then I occasionally shared my thoughts, book review, quotes etc on WhatsApp and Facebook.
Your work is inspiring. Thanks for that.
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I blog to be creative and as a way to do more writing, art and photography and connect with others. 🙂
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My blog is about women empowerment with principles taken from the book of proverbs, thus the name wisewomanwins. You can check out my blog at https://wisewomanwins.com/2022/01/24/there-is-no-substitute-for-purpose/ .
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Hmm. Few reasons come to mind. First, I like to communicate with different people, who are not even in the same country as myself.
Second, I like to get started with writing, and maybe publish something like stories in the future.
Third, money. Granted, it is not the most noblest of reason. But hay, if I can turn my blog into an income stream…
Now, doing that without exploiting my readers is going to be my goal if I ever reached that point.
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