Gary Turner has sidled off into a non-blogging period of life, Jeneane Sessum is waning and wondering, David Weinberger reflects on the scope and inclusiveness of his blogging, Shelley at Burningbird seems (to me) worried in her comments on Jeneane’s blog, and there are others I’ve watched come and go, including myself (though my circle of readers is much smaller than theirs). Billmon at the Whiskey Bar went silent for two weeks – now that was traumatic for me.
It was interesting to note that when I went to Europe and my blogging became infrequent, some people went looking for me. That felt kinda nice.
Now, I notice that bmoeasy (Brian Moffatt) has returned to blogging after a six-month-or-so hiatus.
To me this is much like life – fallow periods are necessary. I dislike the notion in our Western society that between age 20 or so and 65 (let’s say) we work every day and then retire. It makes much more sense to me that we do things with heart, passion and awareness, and when circumstances or environment or our own psyche overwhelm or outrun us we stop, rest, reconnoiter and begin the process of watching, thinking and waiting for what’s next.
Obviously blogging is keeping a journal about one’s life, interests, activities, but in public. Obviously many of us have ups-and-downs-and-arounds that will be reflected in that process.
And the wheel turns.
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