I’m thankful for those of you who occasionally, regularly, or even rarely read what I have to say here. It means more than you can ever know.
I’ve launched several iterations of this blog over the years. It started off as a classroom portal for my students. However, the digital divide is/was very real for that particular population of kids and most of them couldn’t check the site after school. Next, the site just became a sounding board for whatever crazy ideas/thoughts were floating around my head. During the second iteration I wrote with the sole purpose of trying to gain readership…until I came across a quote by Cyril Connolly;
Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.
I finally got it…and began writing about the things I cared about…regardless of who did, or did not, come…and I couldn’t be happier with the results. Through this blog I’ve made professional contacts all over the country that I otherwise would never have met. My professional practice has been sharpened and refined by opening myself up to criticism and discourse with anyone who happens to stumble across my URL.
During 2010 I hope to nurture existing relationships while cultivating new ones. Happy new year to everyone out there. Keep writing and I’ll keep doing the same.
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Just wanted to let you know that I’ve been reading and enjoying. (And realizing that I don’t think I’ve ever commented – sorry.) Keep it up.
Thanks so much for reading and I hope you continue to do so. I think 2010 is going to be an amazing year.
Excellent quote by Cyril Connolly! I learned that writing for myself is much better than trying to attract & please anonymous readers from wherever.
Looking forward to reading your musings over the next year.
Reminds me of a C. S. Lewis quote of which I’m fond: “Even in literature and art, no one who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it.”
I’m a new reader, based on Kate N’s recommendation. Looking forward to it!
Many thanks for the comments and the new readers!