This is a blog full of self pity and a tad bit of struggle with self image. Probably not progressive, unless working out my issues with myself counts.
I've been wondering recently why I don't get that many comments on my blogs. I look around and see blogs with pages of comments, with so many different people that have something to say. And then I look at my own blogs. No comments on this one, two on that one, and oh, look! This one here has six!
Usualy half of those comments are my replies to comments.
So I've just kinda been wondering. People here tend to blog about things I don't really know much about; politics, the economy, issues facing the world today. I read them, because they're informative, and oftentimes, the blogger has an interesting perspective. I learn from them.
But I don't really know much about the world and its goings-on. I know about what my community faces. I know about my own internal struggles. I understand the struggles of others.
I blog about what I can. I blog about what I know. I do my best to make them progressive. I actually take the time to put thought into the words I type, to try and present something in a clear light. When I'm confused about something, I'll admit it. When i'm passionate about something, I let my readers know that.
And I am a good writer. I'm not the best, but I have a budding talent for the written word. I never used to let myself believe I was any good at writing until I joined ProgressiveU. I blogged about my self-image issues, and in doing so, i'm beginning to overcome them. I can now admit that I am a good writer. I can still improve, but I have come far, and am capable of much more.
The first step to changing the world is changing yourself, ne?
But I digress. The point is, I don't get many reviews. I've been wondering why. And I think it may just be that I don't really fit in with the ProgressiveU crowd. I rarely have an opinion on an issue, I am no good in a debate, and my knowledge of the world is really limited. To be frank, I've spent my life under a rock, and I'm just now starting to crawl out from under it and into the world.
And maybe that's why I don't get many comments. Granted, a lot of people have been on the site a lot longer than I have, and have sort of built a following. But at the same time...I start to wonder when I compare the number of my reads to the comments.
Perhaps as I become a better blogger, I'll get more feedback. I'm still here, doing the best I can. And really, that's all I can do. I can't blog about something I have no knowledge of. But I can blog about the things I do know. And if not many people have something to say about it, then, that's alright. At least the comments I have gotten are all nice ones. So that's something to be positive about.
So I shall leave you all with a great big sigh, and the hope that I can become a better blogger through my experiences here.
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