Why We Blog, Revisited…

Posted under How I See It by Mike

Almost a year ago, I wrote a post titled “Why Do We Blog?” and got some great responses.  I wrote the post at a time when my life was much different than it is now.  A year ago, though I was fast approaching unemployment, my optimism was high.  Who would have thought that a college educated professional would have a hard time getting employed again.  But, here I sit still waiting for something. 

So why do we blog?  Or better yet, in my case, why do I write?  I think I continue to do it as I did when I first started a blog a couple of years ago.  You write because you want to have a voice.  Your own voice and not someone else’s.  Not your wife, or husband, your boss or your kids voice, but your own. 

I think WeaselMommasaid it best in the comments of that post; “I do it because as a full time Mom, I have nothing that is my own. My time, my things and even my clothing wind up being shared or borrowed without permission by my family.  My blog gives me something that is mine alone. They can read it or be a part of it, but it is mine.”

I need writing, whether it is this blog (which I am woefully behind in updating) or those articles that I write for web content (thank you to those who click open them) to keep my sanity.  Though I love the contact I have with other writers, its the pure joy of having my words, my thoughts, and my ideas written out. 

So for those who are still out there ( I can hear you breathing), why do you continue to blog?  What has changed for you since you started blogging?  Have you looked at your writing differently or how you approach blogging in general?