Everyone on the internet always seems to be doing an awful lot of talking. Always. We talk about ourselves a lot. It seems we spend a lot of time thinking (talking, blogging) about ourselves, our businesses, our children, our issues… Anyway, there’s just a lot of talking.
Maybe not enough doing (?)
And not just doing so that we can talk about what we did on our blogs.
Just doing.
I get scolded a lot for not blogging frequently enough. I feel really flattered that anyone cares to read what I write. But lately, I feel like doing things more than I feel like talking about doing things, or talking about the things I did.
I think that’s ok. I think it’s ok for you to let your blog go dark for awhile so you can go do things.
To be honest, there are quite a few people that might benefit from taking the time to get out of their own heads for a while. To take it a bit further, there are others that would benefit from taking the time to take their heads out of their asses for awhile too. but I’m not going to talk about that today.
I’ve got some doing to do.
And I’m probably not going to report back about any of it. At least not for awhile. 😉
Later Gators.
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March 23, 2011 at 3:33 pm
TJ
Good for you 🙂
March 23, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Amy Kant
a to the men.
March 23, 2011 at 3:34 pm
Kraig Karson
Best Blog ever. So true
March 23, 2011 at 3:38 pm
joshjs
Huhuh. You said “doing.”
March 23, 2011 at 3:58 pm
Anne
I think we’ve been trained to keep the content coming, otherwise the readers won’t come back. Whether you want/need readers is another story. I think it depends on the blog you keep. Is it a reflection for yourself? (probably ok to recap everything that happens – it’s a nice way to relive those memories later on!), or an entertainment piece to your reader? (you’ll learn what they want over time – maybe it IS frequent content). Learning from others’ stories and experiences is really helpful and enjoyable to me. If I don’t like it, I don’t read it. That’s all. At any rate, great points here. Enjoy life, write when you want to write, and DO when you need to. 🙂
March 23, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Anthony M. Van Hart
Amen to this! I’m so tired of thinking and not doing. Stuck in molasses I tell you. Stepping out…..NOW
March 23, 2011 at 4:34 pm
Lisa
Hell to the yea. Do stuff. Don’t constantly tell me all the fabulous things you (not you Sara but you know what I mean) are doing because there will be a point that I may not actually believe you and/or there will be a point that I stop caring.
March 23, 2011 at 5:36 pm
Alexandra
I agree.
If someone has something to say, their blog is their place.
But I get so offended, when I click over, and some begins with “I have nothing to blog about today…so here goes.”
Best you just not enter a post that day.
Lovely to finally “meet” you on the phone today.
Sigh of relief, that you are so very friendly.
Thank you.
March 24, 2011 at 12:41 pm
Laura Gregorski
I’m sorry I can’t respond to how awesome you and your blog post are… I’m off DOING things!!
You rock!! And congrats on all you DO.
March 28, 2011 at 2:22 pm
Carrie @ Tiki Tiki Blog
Alexandra sent me…Hola!
I let my personal blog go dark last fall…I was supposed to go back to it the beginning of the year.
Still thinking about what to say and not sure I want to say: “I have nothing to say…”
I hang out at Tiki Tiki regularly though…
Best,
Carrie
March 28, 2011 at 6:25 pm
Unknown Mami
But if I do something and don’t blog about it, did I really do it? I mean if a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, who cares?
I’m kidding.
I agree wholeheartedly with you. The funny thing is that when I give myself the liberty to step away from my blog, I find that inspiration strikes. Life is about being present in every moment. If I hear my inner narrator writing a blog post about what I’m doing while I do it, I tell her to shush (but in R rated language). Enjoy whatever it is you are doing.
March 28, 2011 at 9:15 pm
lisarenata
True. So very true. Thanks for sharing and enjoy doing, what you love and want to do!!!!
March 28, 2011 at 10:29 pm
Clementina
That has been my m.o. even from the start. I blog once a month, and I usually take November and December off. I have a whole lot of living to do. Bloggin is just a small part of it.
Good for you!
“A Little Cup of Mexican Hot Chocolate”
April 1, 2011 at 4:18 pm
Ryan
“So true & good for you!”