Just Stop And See What Happens

Just stop something you have been doing and see what happens.  This will certainly clarify for you in many cases if what you are doing matters to anyone and what you personally may be getting out of it.  And most importantly, if no one notices, perhaps it isn't something you need to be doing.

Just stop and see.

I stopped, not intentionly, doing my daily blog.  My goal back in February of this year was to "blog" Monday through Friday, just as if it were a daily blog.  I had hoped it would become something people looked forward to and actually read and, maybe, just maybe, got something out of.  Well, indeed, it was!  I found that there were folks who were reading it regularly.  Some of them actually commented and gave me feedback.  I cherished those e-mails and took heart.

Just stop and see.

So here and there I missed some days.  In fact, I missed Tuesday and Wednesday this week.  No notice.  Just got busy and didn't sit down and write my thoughts and musings those days.  No one said anything, yet I am sure some folks noticed.  I know I noticed.  I noticed that I let myself down and then it hit me, that is why I do it.  A committment to myself to accomplish something with my writing.

It was a start.

Just stop and see.

So here I am again, at the keyboard, thinking and musing and posting it to the small mailing list and to Facebook.  Only two people ever subscribed to the actual blog, but then I make it easy to get it if you want it.  The important thing is I do it.  And I know when I don't.  And I am disappointed in myself when I don't.

And that is the important thing I guess.  What I think, what I muse and that I follow through.  Aha!

So here you are and there you go.  Once again the blogger blogs.  He hopes for affirmation, for comments, for your observations and comments, but in reality, it is the doing that is important.  I don't suppose the great authors sat and wondered if anyone would read or was reading their product.  They just did it.  Because they had to.  Because they wanted to.  Because it was something they did.

Just stop and, my friends, you will see.