Blogging as Yoga
I’ve spent almost two years studying and analyzing blogs; and, on several occassions, I’ve tried to write my own…. failures, all of them. They’ve failed, not because I had bad ideas or poor writing skills, but mostly because I lacked the consistency and committement to keep them alive.
What I’ve learned about owning a blog is: blogging is not simply a hobby, it is a way of life. Inspired by a friend who is taking a month-long intensive yoga course, I like to equate it with yoga. I’ve never tried yoga in my entire life, so I might be a little off here…but, as I understand it…
In order to get the most out of yoga, one has to do more than go to a weekly class at the Y. “Yoga” should be integrated into everything from breathing to eating to sleeping. Blogging is the same way; I need to learn how to live the blogging lifestyle. And, considering it has taken me over a week to write this post… I’m not doing so well.
This will be my initial challenge.
June 21st, 2006 at 3:51 pm
This is the most brilliant piece of writing I’ve ever read. You’re setting a whole new standard for the art of blogging. Soon the mass media will be bowing down to your vast superiority.
June 27th, 2006 at 4:57 pm
I agree with Josh. It’s a stunning piece that surely won’t escape notice of the finest media critics. Congratulations on this magnum opus, Jessi. A real tour de force.
November 28th, 2006 at 10:54 am
[…] So, I obviously haven’t bought into my own blogging as yoga mantra yet. And, sadly, I can’t even use the excuse that at least I’ve been thinking about it. It still takes effort to keep WhippersnaPR.com in my daily thought process. […]