I was working on a longer post discussing some of my approach to art, health and spirituality when I suddenly thought - will anybody actually read this? I know some blogs get a lot of hits and a lot of comments from readers, and I know I haven't really posted anything worth responding to yet, but I am just wondering whether anyone knows I am out in cyberspace.
It doesn't really matter, the writing is good in and of itself, it's just that if this blog is
mostly for myself then it will change the way I write about some of the stuff.
In less than a week, I have convinced myself of the value of blogging for me, at least at this time in my life. I am at a point when I am attempting to integrate the significant aspects of my life and having a space to think that through by regular writing is extremely valuable. Of course, I could do this in a journal, but I do feel that by putting it up in a blog perhaps someone else may read something that helps them in some way. Who knows? Someone might even decide they feel the same as me about certain important issues and make contact, and maybe we can work together or help each other in some way. As I mentioned in my first post, I do feel very isolated at times, and I am hopeful that I may make connections with people who share some of my values.
By the same token, maybe someone who really disagrees will contact me, and that would force me to ensure my thinking is rigorous and defendable. Or at least to acknowledge the bits that aren't.
So my question this afternoon is - how do people find blogs they are interested in following? I checked Google Blog search and found very little - I couldn't even find my own blog when I put in "art heals"! Is there something I should be doing to help people find me when they do a search? Does anyone have any tips?
