Archives for September 4, 2009

As bloggers, we are lucky enough to have a place to share the good and the bad. We put ourselves out there and are vulnerable. But we gain so much by doing so. It is through this sharing that we develop relationships with perfect strangers and bond in a way that many do not understand.

Of all of our readers, we ourselves are probably our most loyal reader. Periodically, we may read through our old posts as if we’re flipping through a childhood photo album.  It can be so enlightening.

When I read through my old entries, I have a bit more distance from the events 0f 2007.  I can see my progress with more clarity. I still weep for the loss of my old life and the dreams-not-fulfilled but slowly I am gaining the courage to create new dreams.

When YOU read through your blog, what do you see?

During yesterday’s conference, YaYa told his teacher about his somewhat forgotten blog.  We were discussing the prevalence of  his dad’s death in his school work.  YaYa’s teacher was impressed at his willingness to express the loss and encouraged him to continue to use writing as a tool.

That night, YaYa and I revisited his blog.  Together, we read through the old posts and grieved the loss of the good old days.  We laughed and we cried.  After that, we gave his blog a facelift and published a few posts describing events that he wanted to share and remember.  I encourage you to click over, read, and offer him some encouragement to keep writing.  Some day, when he is reading back through, he may thank you for emboldening him to do so.