I’m just dropping in randomly to celebrate my daily blogging.
It’s been 310 consecutive days of producing something and publishing it here in this remote part of the blogosphere. I could have noted significant milestones like 100 or 300, round numbers, but I missed them. Really though, how is 310 that different from 300?
I’m beginning to notice how this process is helping me. Although I still struggle with properly placing my commas in the correct places in a sentence — I write like I talk — overall the practice has improved the flow and quality of my words.
Also, it’s interesting how these posts have affected my comfort in my talking, my public speaking. They are tiny thought exercises, and while I mostly stay at a very high level, the process is either the result of my brain turning on an issue over for awhile or it’s the beginning of a churn. Blogging helps my memory and my recall.
What ends up here are the bits and pieces, snapshots into my life, because my life is as random as the topics of this blog. Any given day, at any given moment in that day, I’m tackling an issue, challenge, idea or opportunity with little or no notice at all.
I am diving into government legislation, juggling two or three constituent concerns dropped on me in meetings or while standing in the coffee shop line-up.
There are a few traits that are really helpful in this job. Compassion, sympathy, curiosity, empathy and concern for others and a willingness to help must be a central driving force. The desire to push into unknown territory and find creative solutions is critical. Thinking outside the box with inspired imagination is important.
The final ingredients are patience and steadfastness. Like I highlighted in the post about my fast/slow life, the pace of government is necessarily slow. Sometimes weeks or even months pass without resolution to an issue. I must stay with the loose ends and keep them all in front of me without getting frustrated. Blogging has helped me keep all of this in line.
So it has been quite a run. The challenge of blogging every day for a year was a steep hill 310 days ago. I can see the summit now and I’m grateful for everything I’ve learned about myself along the way. Thank you for sharing this process with me. The journey continues.
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Thank you.
As you can see by the number of subscribers, your words are valued whether weighty or whimsical. I hope you decide to continue after the year has passed.
this is a fondamental pattern of how human are designed to learn : first experiencing the world with all our senses then recalling that experience and share it to an another human being or community. I witness on a daily basis the power of integration of the experience either positive or negative , it help people to come at peace with who they are . Colonisation of indigenous mind who value that need has made people stop sharing their stories . the consequences are enormously devastating on our psyche making us act out our traumas so we can reexperience it again. we act out on self , other members of community and nature out of that non integrated pain ( it target most specifically the most sensitive members of the community , women, children , elders) or cultures ( indigenous) just that can explain what is happening to indigenous women all over the world . Daring to tell our stories to ears that can listen heal and help to transform the pain into a gift . I am grateful that you model that among the politicians. more power if shared from the point of view of all the senses.
Better less, but better! V.I. Uljanov
Thank you Adam. I really value the blog – from staying informed and exploring complexity of issues, to being reminded of the human element in all we do and how we do it, to getting a better understanding of you… a real privilege. Thank you for your courage and openness!