Blogging about “blogging” again.
When I checked my dashboard, this is supposedly my 1,600th blog post. Of course, I would not say “I can’t believe it” because for the last five years and nine months I’ve shared my thoughts in cyberspace more particularly at WordPress. I started it more than a year before that but as we all know, when you are a neophyte at WordPress you are almost afraid to share and you don’t even know how to make your site something worth-visiting. I still believe that the contents matter more than the themes you choose. Sometimes I wonder what all those 1,599 posts are all about, the almost six years have become a metamorphosis, a kind of transformation from just sharing my plight as a cancer patient and survivor to touching on such delicate subjects as love and politics. I love blogging about what I’ve been through in the early years that I found out I had cancer although at times it pains me to remember those days. When I read the comments and sharing of some of my readers who have been and are in the same journey as I am, I am just overjoyed that this blog has a purpose after all.
I miss some of my blogging friends who just quietly left the scene and stopped writing and it is sad because I enjoyed their posts. Is it all worth it? Is it worth one’s time to stay in front of a moody computer and fill the blank spaces with what you think about the world, about life and about everything that catches your fancy? I think it is. Looking at my stats summaries, the highest views registered a total of 13,716 in the month of September 2012 and the closing of the same year yielded a total view of 97,386. Top posts remain the archives/homepage but the all time blog entry that has the highest views is our first road trip to Tanay back in 2012. I am amazed where those 314,941 total stats (as of this writing) came from because I don’t have that much followers but sometimes the search engines go crazy and point to my posts. Maybe, I am just lucky covering so many subjects almost everyday.
I joined the Post A Day 2011 the whole year. I don’t think I’ll be able to repeat that. Back in 16 January 2012, I regularly posted about the impeachment of Chief Justice CJ Corona (they were busy afternoons glued to the television screen with mom) until the time he was finally issued a final verdict of guilty on 29 May 2012. A friend even commented that I made it easy for those students who were given assignments to share their own views but came up with “copying and pasting” what they saw on the net. There were lots of comments like “thanks po for sharing” :).
For those blogging friends who are consistently making comments and liking my posts, thank you. For those who visit my site regularly, thank you so much.
Hooray to blogging! May I ask, what do you find interesting in a blog? You’re welcome to share, thanks.
Congratulations on all your achievements Arlene.
You must be doing something right, and worthwhile, to have had so many views and kept a lot of followers too. Our subjects may be very different, and our lives separated by thousands of miles, but I think that we both blog for similar reasons, and I always feel that I know you, when I read your posts. That moment of communication is really what it all boils down to.
Best wishes from England. Pete.
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Put that way Pete, blogging seems a really worthwhile endeavour. Again, I am thankful that I have met you here because I enjoy reading your thoughts too. Even if it is only about Ollie, your posts make me smile. Sometimes I feel that reading interesting blog posts is like reading a lovely book in installment, you discover a page every day and you want to see what the next scene will be. And you’re right about the “moment of communication” and moments of sharing. Thanks Pete 🙂
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Congrats Arlene and thank you for your inspiration. I enjoy your style and sincerity. Blogging for me has been both a form of creative expression and opportunity to learn from an incredible global community. There is so much talent but never enough time to enjoy it all – that’s what keeps me coming back. Cheers to many more years of blogging 🙂
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Thank you so much Kelly! I love how you say it, “a form of creative expression and opportunity to learn”. Blogging has definitely evolved, now it does not only give vent to those hidden writing talents but it has brought us closer to the world, having online friends in all parts of the globe.
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Where are you on that globe Arlene – if you’re comfortable answering
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I live in the Philippines Kelly…
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Well you’re truly a global friend then – I’m in the states in Ohio! It’s 2 degrees today – good day for blogging!
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Yeay, that must be really cold. It’s raining here right now and its 10:05pm. I am glad I have found your blog which I have yet to explore. thank you so much for getting in touch. Warm regards to your family.
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Same to you – I apologize for the late hour, I wasn’t aware. Have a good night!
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That’s okay, I am still reading. I’ve set a goal to read 50 books this year. It is still early and it’s a weekend. I think we are advanced by 12 or 14 hours?
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Well it’s 9 in the morning, so I guess so. That’s an incredible goal. I love to read, but can never find enough time.
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When it is inconvenient for me to read a book, I read an e-book and enlarge the letters so i won’t hurt my eyes.
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I hear you – too much screen time these days
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Have you been blogging long? would really love to explore your site. I liked what I’ve read so far.
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Close to 3 months now – thank you for asking.
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So how do you find it? I love blogging…and I love exchanging comments like these. Thanks Kelly.
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thanks for all the likes Arlene – geesh!
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I haven’t actually explored it yet 🙂 You have a nice blog layout.
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thanks!
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Congratulations on the 1600th post Ate Arlene. As for me, I look for sincerity, simple stories that radiates sincerity, stories that connect.
When you blog, you have to feel like it. At least, that’s what it takes for me to write. Lately, I couldn’t do it. I can’t feel it. This is why I admire how you write, whatever the case, you just do, you always feel it. =>
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I know that feeling Kay, sometimes though when you are in front of your PC your fingers search the keyboards and before you know it you have filled up a minimum of five hundred words. Thanks again for getting in touch. Have a nice weekend!
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Congrats Arlene! I am not surprised by your statistics as your blog has your heart in it and that will attract many searching for warmth. Blessings upon you my friend. Keep doing what you are doing as it is obviously successful.
I started my blog with the intent of informing the public of chronic illnesses and offer support to any and all who feel broken but it has morphed along the way. Now, when I sit down to write I just pour out my heart and soul and see what materializes. I discovered a world of wonderful creative, talented, and accepting people here on WP. I am honored and grateful to count you among my global friends. Have a wonderful day!
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Thank you so much, your words make me smile Tina. I started it too precisely just for sharing my journey being sick and all but through the years, it has become a repository for my sometimes chaotic thoughts. Anyway, when you are able to reach out to people even just through a blog, you are making a difference in someone’s life and that thought gives you the adrenaline to share. I am grateful too of having met you here.
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In terms of creativity, flexibility and mind-provoking posts, I found your blog fitted as a nominee in the “Versatile Award”. I hope that you will accept this nomination. Continue writing and have a good day!
https://b13ckwidow.wordpress.com/2015/02/15/blessed-with-things-that-money-cant-buy/
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Thank you so much Tony for considering my blog in your nomination. I am really sorry though that I can’t pass it on to other bloggers like you did. I stopped accepting blog nominations long ago because I could not keep it going round the blogosphere. Just the same, a big thank you to you!
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It’s okay. You’re very welcome. 🙂
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Thank you so much!
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Congratulations Arlene. You shared your heart and life’s stories and in the process inspired so many to face life’s many ups and downs, tears and laughter, sickness and good health, tragedies and blessings…and many more. Yes, just like you, I find blogging worth all the time and effort. Blogging is an extension of who we were, who we are now, our hopes, dreams of today and the future. It’s our time machine to memories of the past and a guide towards the future we hope to make. Wishing you many wonderful blogging years my friend. Thanks for sharing you world with us. God bless you and your family.
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Thank you so much IT for these very inspiring words. We all have become storytellers sharing journeys in life and although our paths may be different, we are, we are traveling to the same destination – growing wiser, looking at life positively despite all the odds, eager to learn and discover what’s on the other side. And you have expressed it so well when you said, “It’s our time machine to memories of the past and a guide towards the future we hope to make.” What lovely thoughts. Kudos to blogging. God bless you and your family too.
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congratulations Arlene! am always happy to be here. continue to be inspired and keep blogging! 🙂
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thanks a lot lolaWi. You are a part of this journey. I always look forward to your positive and uplifting comments 🙂
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Wow. And I just noticed that I’d just written my 400th and thought that was pretty good! And now since I am going through your backdoor and finding this a couple years later, you have probably reached 2000 or will soon!
The thing that bothers me is that I now have 400 and you have over 1600 posts and sometimes people say that they look forward to my next post. How do you say nicely that there’s an archive filled with one they are welcome to peruse through! Ya know? I for one will be looking through your archives and what a gift to know that they are there!
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Hi Diane. It is so nice to hear from you. I now have a total of 2,054 posts excluding my other four blogs. I think they have more than a hundred each if I am not mistake. I used to blog everyday but not anymore. I blog when I have something to share and when I am inspired.
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