Happy Blogday!

Today is my blog’s birthday. Spo-Reflections is 1 year old.




I am continually amazed at this journey. In January 2006, Michael of Temporary Trouble Spots conveyed his passion for writing on line. I like reading and writing, and his talks kindled a desire to write something as well. After a week’s hesitation, I began, not knowing what I was doing. It was one of the least thought out endeavors of my life.
For the first months no one knew about it. Michael told me that was typical, and to focus on writing for yourself, not to attract others. I took this sensible advice. I think it was in the summer I figured out how to post pictures. A few people started to leave a comment. I went to other blogs; they came to mine. To my delight people were reading me and returning to read more; to genuinely care what I was saying and doing.

In the end what I really got from this process was the introduction to a whole new type of friends. Although I have not met or spoken directly to any blogger (yet) I nevertheless count them as friends. I look forward to reading them. I am sad when they have a sorrow; I feel joy when something goes well for them.

I doubt I wrote anything of great literary worth in the past year. It has been mostly trivia and mawkish day to day thoughts. But the results of it was my ‘blogger buddies’ – 40 to 50 men and women which I would not barter for gold.

Spo-reflections evolved. Some people came, and went. I look forward to year #2
I hope it is as marvelous as the first.

Thank you dearies, for being part of my world.