Neither is the common stuff–the actions, images, and stories–of everyday life. Common table salt is perhaps not so common as we imagine. The right amount coaxes out from food its delectable savory-ness. …if salt has lost its saltiness, how can you season it? And on October 31, after posting the last of my Blogtober articles, I think I will give myself a virtual standing ovation and then head out in search of the Great Pumpkin–or at least a taste of chocolate Halloween treats! Author Jill Crainshaw Posted on OctoOctoCategories writing Tags affirmation, blogging, blogtober, writing Leave a comment on Affirm, Highlight, Respond Posts navigation Seventeen more ideas and insights to explore. This practice slows down the response time (something that can be lightning fast on social media sites) so that I am more thoughtful and intentional in my response. One healthy result of this rhythm is that it nudges me to affirm what I like about another person’s article, be specific about what struck me by highlighting particular parts of the article, and then share something from my own perspective by responding. Concrete affirmations are a rare gift, and we have opportunities everyday to congratulation people on the specific ways their lives are touching us and the world around us. Perhaps doing this–and even writing about it:)–will encourage healthier and more life-sustaining conversations in our lives and communities. I invite all of us to consider embodying a version of this blogging rhythm: affirm, highlight, respond. Perhaps a healthy dialogue rhythm, even with people whose perspectives differ from our own, is the rhythm I am learning through Medium: affirm, highlight, respond. Criticism and critique abound in our world. The practice Medium encourages is not a bad one for life in general. I have appreciated writing on a platform where I can give and receive respectful feedback and affirmation. I wanted to try out a new publishing venue. ![]() I joined Medium as part of the Blogtober challenge. Readers can also highlight favorite phrases or sentences in articles and share related responses with the writers. The platform is set up so that readers give virtual “claps” for articles that capture their imaginations or stir their emotions. In 2016, 140,000 stories were written and published every week on Medium. “Medium” is a digital community where people write articles about topics ranging from technology to health to religion and more. I am embodying a healthy life rhythm: affirming, highlighting, responding. I want to do a better job of noticing and celebrating those meanings. Significant life meaning dwells in mundane human living. At least, that is what this liturgical theologian believes. Ordinary human lives have a certain sacramental quality about them. ![]() One result? I am realizing anew that human lives, including my own, are extraordinary even in their ordinariness. ![]() ![]() Tens of thousands of people are sharing their voices in the blogosphere. I am reading other blogs as I post my own, and I am fascinated and often awed by the insights shared with skill and beauty by storytellers, essayists, poets and others who blog. We learn from each other’s writing styles and tips. And so far this month? I am a writer! I a m connecting with other bloggers every day.īloggers can be a supportive bunch. Can I find 31 topics I want to write about? Do I have enough desire and self-discipline to write every day for 31 days? Or is stubborn perseverance the most vital ingredient for meeting this challenge? Will I keep writing even on the days when no one reads or “likes” or “hearts” my post?įor now? Writers write. Less centered.īlogtober has given me a goal. More centered.” This seems to be true for me.Īnd then I don’t write for days. At least, that is what I tell people: “I am a happier person when I write. So why blog? And why decide to do it every day for a 31-day month?īlogtober is challenging me and encouraging me to grow in three significant ways. Why do people do it-write blogs each day about what they see, hear, think, and do? I realize, after all, that my life isn’t that exciting or interesting to anyone but me, even when I share cute dog stories! Neither are my opinions that intriguing.
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