I try not to look at any habit judgementally, because I’m not a classist or trust the word bad or wrong.
I use to do that, judging cigarettes as bad and wrong. I used to be such an anti-cigarettes person I would go to another room or outside to avoid the smoke, then some odd 20 years later I’m trying to use cigarettes as bait in Piedmont Park in Atlanta to attract guys.
I hate cigarettes even more now, because I desire to do something else – to run, to run like a damn gazelle again.
And did just that today, only it was more like a walk than a run, but it felt good.
Today is also the day I let go of sex.
Now, I love sex, (dang! It’s like my spirituality!), I don’t have the right person(s) to practice it with.
The sex thing makes me horny and lonely, which is not good emotionally.
The thing is, part of problem has been dealing with the voids these habits leave behind, so I’m trying something more enriching, running and trading stocks.I’m hoping this works, I need a new direction in my life.
Why do this?
- Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
- Because it will help you focus your own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.
The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.
To help you get started, here are a few questions:
- Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
- What topics do you think you’ll write about?
- Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
- If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?
You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.
Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.
When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.
Liferaft in the Abyss 