Blogging the day away (Update)

Once I would blog all day.  If I was not writing my post I would be thinking about what I wanted to write later. At times I would even blog in my sleep, waking with numerous ideas, thoughts, feelings that I was anxious to explore.

Lately, I do not have the time. My inner life is turned towards work, new organizations I am participating in, writing my book, making friends, walking in the park, and so much more.

Lecturing and presenting, I am able to express my theories and opinions about child development, teacher education, the state of the world, our nation, humanity, relationships, abilities, diversity, acceptance, compassion, families, therapy, grief and sorrow, death and living, age and loving. Even in the face of health threats I seem to be laughing more, singing in the car and humming as I go about the daily chores.

I wonder. Is this the introduction to the final chapter of my blog?

Update:

Facebook friends reply:

Elaine Frankonis:

Well, if so, I hope it's a very very long chapter. But maybe you just need a little time off from the blogosphere. If so, please still hang around here so we can continue our scrabulous relationship.

Madame Levy:

no.

Dean Landsman:

It was a dark and bloggy night . . .

Frank Paynter:

I sure hope not. This is a playground. Web publishing is the society that contains the playground.

Winston Rand:

Not on the hair of my chinny-chin-chin. The final chapter of your blog is many years away.

Tom Shugart:

I ask myself the same question and the answer I get is "don't know." But the evidence keeps mounting that this might be the swan song -- and Frank will probably carry the fight against it--as he should.

Comments

[tamarika]

Dear Frank,
Sigh.
Thanks so much for this comment. Made me feel very happy to know you are always out there, dancing, scrabulating, twittering, and right in the midst of my stream of bloggishness.

[Frank Paynter]

"Having the time to blog with passion, creativity and conviction reflects the mixed blessing of having the time available to do so."

Shows I should re-read before I hit the enter key. But you get my drift.

[Frank Paynter]

When I answered, I had read your question narrowly in a Facebook context. Then I thought about your health concerns and kicked myself for my insensitivity. Were you alluding to your own sense of mortality, I wondered? This post is wonderful for me because it simply states that with the blooming activity and commitments of a full life, you're wondering how much time you'll be giving to publishing here. Easy answer... "Time will tell."

Long ago I made a commitment to regular blog updates. If I can share a little something each day, then I have a better chance of maintaining and broadening my circle of online friends. But the quality and the length of my posts is probably inversely proportional to the diversity of activity in my life. Having the time to blog with passion, creativity and conviction reflects the mixed blessing of having the time available to do so.

I hope "Mining Nuggets" remains as a stepping stone in my stream of bloggishness. It's one good way we have to stay in touch with each other.

[tamarika]

Ainelivia,
Hello again. I wonder why you couldn't find my Facebook question? Yeah, I can't imagine giving up blogging yet. But I am thinking that it might become a bit different as I am thinking differently about things these days ... and who knows ... it just might stay the same!

[aineliva]

Got an email saying you had asked a question on Facebook.. and went there, couldn't find the question though ( I can't seem to get my head around FB at all)

I'm with Danny on panic and abandonment issues; and with Jean on lack of blogging-oomph; though I hope you won't; let's see how it goes, and hoping that you will go wherever your heart desires.