I subscribe to Seth Godin's blog. He usually posts short passages. I have read various snippets by him and he offers a daily blog. Today he posted:
And maybe it's enough
To feel sufficient, to be satisfied with what we have: Chisoku in Japanese.
Of course, by some measures, there's never enough. We can always come up with a reason why more is better, or better is better, or new is better or different is better.
Enough becomes a choice, not a measure of science.
The essence of choice is that it belongs to each of us. And if you decide you have enough, then you do.
And with that choice comes a remarkable sort of freedom. The freedom to be still, to become aware and to stop hiding from the living that's yet to be done.
I have seen information about Godin that tells of his connections to online education. I don't think society in general has caught up with the possibilities of learning that are everywhere around us. So, people, websites and online or paper periodicals that offer information, encouragement and instruction are interesting. Learning is only part of the story, though. In many areas today, it can matter if I have the right credential, resume, references.
But I write this blog firstly for me. I started in 2008 and I have posted 88% of the time since then. I make a general practice of not posting when I am away. I have made a habit of noting down five themes that I can choose from for a day's post, which I usually write in the afternoon if I have time.
Writing and speaking are subjects that are often on my mind. It is very true that physical heat, air, water and food all matter to our lives but for humans, communication, listening, reading and writing develop and enhance us. When I read Seth Godin's post, I knew I wanted to write about writing. Before the telegraph, telephone, radio, tv and the computer/internet, people often used writing letters and journals to help keep their place in the unscrolling of life. As I retired, I wanted to advocate daily short meditation as a helpful, inexpensive practice and I started blogging about that. As the subject of meditation expanded and the number of books, magazines, blogs, clubs, offerings and apps about meditation increased, I felt far less need to write about it.
In looking up a little more about Seth Godin, I found this passage by the Argentinian-American computer specialist, Facundo Gauna, writing about his experience blogging and learning about blogs from Seth:
"I had a few rules during the experiment. Most of them came from Seth.
Publish daily blog posts including weekends and holidays. Try to plan ahead during the holiday season if I'm going to be too busy.
Do not try to make money on ads.
Do not promote each blog post to try to get more viewership. It's ok to blog into the void.
Offer my opinions and beliefs. Try to add value with my perspective. Do not try to re-document something already documented, it doesn't help people.
Try to help someone with the post, even if it's one person.
https://dev.to/fgauna12/i-wrote-a-daily-blog-post-for-100-days-here-s-what-happened-3673
It seems that most blogs get posts rather rarely and most are money-seeking operations. I think it is fine to simply post a reasonably coherent statement and try to put it where people who are interested can read it. I learned when I put most of my course work online that an audience of one is big enough. And sure, it is a pleasure to have one's words out there.
