How can I change the world simply by blogging? You have so much greatness in you.
I'm sure you already know this.
I know it and I haven't even met you.
I bet you are on the path to changing something about yourself for the better.
Blogging is a great way to connect to people and get support from someone or give support to someone in your similar situation.
Whether it's improving your credit score, giving up cigarettes for good, getting in shape, buying a house, raising children, or even planting an heirloom tomato garden, I know you have thoughts, opinions, stories, and experiences that will positively impact someones life.
Your Experience Can Change Lives A California woman checked the weight loss blog of a Florida man named Tony, who once weighed 420 pounds nearly every day.
She watched him lose 200 pounds in one year from a very strict diet and a lot of exercise.
She was so inspired by his journey that she started her own weight loss blog and wrote him an open letter thanking him for sharing his journey because it gave her the strength to begin changing her life.
She hopes to positively impact someone the way he impacted her life.
How powerful is that? Your Blog Can Provide Therapy to You and Your Readers The Scientific American article "Blogging - It's Good for You" concluded that blogging is a form of expressive writing, which can be used as a stress-coping mechanism.
According to The Royal College of Psychiatrists, writing about traumatic, stressful or emotional events can result in improvements in physical and psychological health.
The Royal College goes on to suggest that expressive writing can be used as a therapeutic tool for survivors of trauma and in psychiatric settings.
Recently, Angela Huffines, of Little Elm, Texas shared her story with Dallas-Fort Worth local news station, KDAF.
In March 2011, Huffines lost her 5 year old son, Caleb, to a battle with a rare, inoperable brain stem cancer.
When Caleb was first diagnosed, she turned to blogging to cope with his illness, post updates about his condition, share family photos, and fun moments with him.
In his death, she began writing the blog posts as open letters to her son.
She has received many prayers and thanks from other families of children living with cancer and those grieving the loss of a child.
Through this trauma, she has formed a blogging community.
But I don't have anything as dramatic as losing over 200 pounds or a child sick with cancer, who wants to hear from me? Plenty of people! Some people may think a blog about gardening is boring.
But Dave, owner of one of the largest gardening websites around, would beg to differ.
In August 2000, Dave created a blog dedicated to his love of gardening.
His mission was to connect with new gardeners and experienced farmers around the world.
He has succeeded beyond his wildest dreams.
A quote from Marianne Williamson sums up what I believe about blogging, "Personal transformation can and does have global effects.
As we go, so goes the world, for the world is us.
The revolution that will save the world is ultimately a personal one.
"
I'm sure you already know this.
I know it and I haven't even met you.
I bet you are on the path to changing something about yourself for the better.
Blogging is a great way to connect to people and get support from someone or give support to someone in your similar situation.
Whether it's improving your credit score, giving up cigarettes for good, getting in shape, buying a house, raising children, or even planting an heirloom tomato garden, I know you have thoughts, opinions, stories, and experiences that will positively impact someones life.
Your Experience Can Change Lives A California woman checked the weight loss blog of a Florida man named Tony, who once weighed 420 pounds nearly every day.
She watched him lose 200 pounds in one year from a very strict diet and a lot of exercise.
She was so inspired by his journey that she started her own weight loss blog and wrote him an open letter thanking him for sharing his journey because it gave her the strength to begin changing her life.
She hopes to positively impact someone the way he impacted her life.
How powerful is that? Your Blog Can Provide Therapy to You and Your Readers The Scientific American article "Blogging - It's Good for You" concluded that blogging is a form of expressive writing, which can be used as a stress-coping mechanism.
According to The Royal College of Psychiatrists, writing about traumatic, stressful or emotional events can result in improvements in physical and psychological health.
The Royal College goes on to suggest that expressive writing can be used as a therapeutic tool for survivors of trauma and in psychiatric settings.
Recently, Angela Huffines, of Little Elm, Texas shared her story with Dallas-Fort Worth local news station, KDAF.
In March 2011, Huffines lost her 5 year old son, Caleb, to a battle with a rare, inoperable brain stem cancer.
When Caleb was first diagnosed, she turned to blogging to cope with his illness, post updates about his condition, share family photos, and fun moments with him.
In his death, she began writing the blog posts as open letters to her son.
She has received many prayers and thanks from other families of children living with cancer and those grieving the loss of a child.
Through this trauma, she has formed a blogging community.
But I don't have anything as dramatic as losing over 200 pounds or a child sick with cancer, who wants to hear from me? Plenty of people! Some people may think a blog about gardening is boring.
But Dave, owner of one of the largest gardening websites around, would beg to differ.
In August 2000, Dave created a blog dedicated to his love of gardening.
His mission was to connect with new gardeners and experienced farmers around the world.
He has succeeded beyond his wildest dreams.
A quote from Marianne Williamson sums up what I believe about blogging, "Personal transformation can and does have global effects.
As we go, so goes the world, for the world is us.
The revolution that will save the world is ultimately a personal one.
"
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