But seriously. Why do you blog? Is it something that you do for yourself? Do you do it to inspire others? Do you do it in the hopes that you will make money at it?
I’ve only been doing this for a few months- but it’s become such a positive thing for me. It’s a creative outlet that I really needed. I blog for me, because I like it, because I like to write. I like being able to write freely. Of course, I’m not gonna lie I get a little fuzzy warmy everytime someone likes or comments or follows me. It feels almost like it’s a validation. Maybe not of me, but at very least of what I had to say or feel. Is that lame? Yeah, ok I know its lame. Don’t judge me internets.
I’m still suffering from a fear that “I’m doing it wrong”. Yes, I know technically you can’t do it wrong. But to me that’s like a teacher telling you there is no wrong answer. Yeah ok maybe your answer won’t be wrong but that doesn’t meant that it can’t be idiotic. While I’m trying to work through this irrational worry, I’ve been reading some other people’s blogs. You can tell right away why they choose to write.
It’s kind of like social media to me, Facebook in particular. It’s always been a question on my mind- why am I doing this? Do I really get any enjoyment out of posting this really funny picture of my dog? Or does my enjoyment come from the likes that I know it will get? I’m not ashamed to admit that it’s the latter. Ok a little ashamed. Maybe a lot ashamed- but hey at least I will be honest about it. Fine, ok. I’m a Facebook whore. I like the attention. I like being VALIDATED. Who cares if it’s by the cousin of an old high school classmate that I met at that one party- still totally counts!
I think we all need the validation, the only difference is some refuse to admit it. Which is really too bad because I believe those are the people that need it the most.
– C
P.S. Liking your own blog post is about as lame as it gets. Sorry I’m not sorry
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