Why Is It ???

Why is it that so many bloggers are questioning

whether to continue on or to close down their blogs?

I think I understand the dilemma
because I'm dealing with it, too.

Not enough hours in the day and not enough energy to do it all.

But who says we have to do it all?

I started blogging 1,000 or so posts ago

because I wanted a way to focus on the good things

(there was a lot of bad stuff to deal with back then).

I do not belong to a local quilt guild

and I really don't even visit the local quilt shops that often,

so I don't have much contact with other people who play with fabric.

That means ya'll are my quilting companions ...

mentors, online friends, and kindred spirits who understand the power of color,

who share the need to cut up fabric and put it back together again,

who "get" the joy of being inspired by what someone else is doing,

and who know the satisfaction of creating something with your own hands

and seeing it used and appreciated (which is why we do what we do, isn't it?)

The inner over-achiever in me says "you need to post every day" 

but reality says "let go of that perfectionist thinking" and

"post when you have something to say or share."

* * *

One of my goals over the past couple of years 

has been to talk less and listen more.

Some days I do pretty well - others, not so well.

Blogging allows me to listen and share in your lives

(accomplishments, fears, concerns, joys - whatever you share)

and I like that a lot.

Some days are so busy that I don't have time to leave comments,

(even though I'd like to)

and sometimes Blogger just flat refuses to LET me leave a comment

(which is NOT nice).

For those of us who avoid Facebook, Twitter, etc.,

blogging IS our way of staying connected

with this amazing community of creative people.

* * *

So, please, know that I do care that you took time to post

and that I hope you keep on posting as your time and energy permit.

I value what you do.

I plan to keep posting here when there is something worth sharing

and I will definitely keep reading your posts.

Maybe I'll even be able to leave more comments instead of just breezing through . . .

Quiltdivajulie