Comments on: Blogging therapy: Why even bother when other people are doing it better?

By: Meredith from Penelope Loves Lists

Meredith from Penelope Loves Lists — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:07:37 +0000

Thank you, Havi. Even a year later, this post is finding it’s target. What you say here makes all the difference to this newbie blogger, trying to find her tribe and her voice. Thank you. I’m pinning this up in my office for reassurance when I need it.
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By: Andrew Lightheart @alightheart

Andrew Lightheart @alightheart — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:50:46 +0000

Working through the archives this is totally on target for me, as I start a new blog.

I was reminded of Eckhart Tolle saying something like:

Every time you think you’re better than someone or worse than someone, that’s the mind.

Helpful, non?

Oui.
Andrew Lightheart @alightheart´s last post … Never how you planned it

By: Invisible Readers « The Living Poet

Invisible Readers « The Living Poet — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:51:04 +0000

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By: Briana

Briana — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:48:54 +0000

Hi Havi & Selma,

I’ve been lurking here for awhile, so first of all THANK YOU for what you do. And second of all thank you for this post. I set up a blog site maybe two months ago and have done exactly nothing with it because I am frozen with fear about this very idea you’re discussing here. Also because there is just something so intimidating about have no archive of posts, and yes, I realize how crazy that sounds because the only way to have an archive is to actually post! So I just wanted you to know that halfway through reading item 3 above, I opened up my dusty post-lacking blog and dove in. I think your Procrastination Dissolve-o-Matic is definitely in order for me, I could use any fairy dust I can scrounge up on this matter. And I’ll be back to finish reading this post and the rest of your blogging therapy session as soon as I finish my first post – that will be like the dangling carrot.

Thank you both, you rock,
Briana

By: Kate

Kate — Sun, 03 May 2009 05:29:49 +0000

Havi- I know I'm late on this post, but I've been slowly working my way through your fantastically encouraging blog for the last week. Reading this post made me think of two things. One of the things I've noticed you do in pretty much every post is write more about your readers than yourself, a rarity in the "blog-o-verse." Isn't the best way to have a good conversation with a stranger to talk mostly about them? Is this a conscious voice you use? Or just an effect of you being your own unique self? Secondly, I feel weird posting comments on blogs I haven't been reading long and creepy de-lurking after reading a blog I've followed for an age. Like I'm asking to sit at a lunch table in a brand new highschool where I don't even know how cool the kids I'm propositioning actually are. Thank you for always having something interesting to say. Kates last blog post..Unstuck.

By: Maybe If You Don’t Want To Do Something You “Shouldn’t” « The Living Poet

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:27:45 +0000

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By: Heidi

Heidi — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:12:56 +0000

OK, so it's not exactly timely, but ... this post inspired a whole bunch of Big Thoughts that became a post a couple of days ago over on my site. Thought you might like to know. Heidis last blog post..This Christmas, Give Presence

By: David | beplayful

David | beplayful — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:16:20 +0000

Havi and Selma,

Thank you, thank you, thank you. For so long I’ve been hiding in fear, refusing to update my blog, scared that no one cares and no one reads it.

You’ve helped me to see that what I think isn’t important and yet at the same time what I think is vitally important.

I’d love for you to visit my blog. My favourite post that I’ve written is ‘How to Be an Everyday Clown’ – http://beplayful.org/how-to-be-an-everyday-clown/. If you look closely, Selma might even spot some distant relations.

Ta da for now.

David

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By: Juliet

Juliet — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:04:27 +0000

Hey Havi

Looking forward to the Ask Havi post!

Juliet