On...where this blog is going

I'm enjoying this little space.  When I first started blogging six years ago I wasn't bothered by page views or the number of comments, I didn't care if I was the only person to ever read my words.  Over time I began to connect with my readers, I discovered an online community and my blog began to open up so many opportunities resulting in my business being created, all of which I am eternally grateful for.  The price of it all though was that my blog focus was required to shift from the personal, thoughtful posts I would often write in order to provide my readership and customer base with the factual content they were seeking.  In short, it stopped being my journalling space.

That isn't a bad thing, I love creating useful content and connecting with my clients through what I write.  I love being asked to produce guest posts because my words actually have value to someone and I love how my blog is opening up new opportunities still for my business.

But oh how I have missed a personal space.  I journal in the traditional sense, with paper and pen, almost every day but somehow the words seem to flow so much better when I am typing.  Is that just me?  I also like the way having a virtual journal allows me to connect my written words with photography in such an easy and seamless manner.

So, that brings me to this little corner of the interweb.  It started as a way to reconnect with my original blogging aims but I can feel slowly evolving into something more.  A platform for me to record this journey of self-discovery I am on, a place to store my inspiration and record my everyday.  I closed the comments section because I didn't want to write for others, only myself but I realised that in doing so I was in fact destroying my whole ethos on blogging - the sense of community, the ability to find others who share your opinions and relate to your experiences.  It is apparent (ok, yes I have peeked at the stats) that there some people out there reading my words and so I am offering you an invitation to connect, to share your stories and to let me get to know you by opening up the comment section.  I can't commit to posting regularly and I will still be writing for myself - this is my personal space.  But let's just see how it goes.