I received a Happy Anniversary greeting from WordPress acknowledging my 5 years of blogging with them. Time has a way of flying by, doesn’t it?
Now, since it took me off guard, I didn’t have time to write an acceptance speech. But I want to begin by thanking WordPress who made it all possible. Without them, where would I be?
Next, I want to thank my readers especially those who have become my blogging friends over the years. Kisses to you all!
Next I can’t forget the long line of cameras that have come into my world and have either been lost or used to death. The images I took on them helped bring the words to life.
I’m running out of time, I know… there are so many of you to mention.
I remember 5 years ago wanting to blog but not having a niche. Many of my blogging friends wrote about their books, kids, quilts, photography, lessons, travels and other magical topics. I just wanted to write.
It took a while to get in the groove and then it took more time to stay in the groove then sometimes I lost my groove and when I found it, it was a new groove.
I took several paths – offering information about online help, writing about Internet Goodies, blogging daily, blogging outside my comfort zone and on and on. What worked was writing about something that I read, or a person I met or a song or lecture that inspired me. Inspiration came in the form of watching the clouds or the seasons or a train pass by. I wrote when something made a difference in my world and I wanted to share it.
So, here I am five years later. Will I still be writing five years from now? And if so, will there be something brilliant that makes you want to tap the stranger next to you and read them my dazzling words? No?
What I love most about blogging is looking back over the years to see what I wrote. Like a journal, it gives me a glimpse of where I was at that point in time.
Warm regards and thanks for a great 5 years. (More hugs, kisses and a bow…)
Photos below from the Denver Botanical Gardens – Dale Chihuly exhibit
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Happily ... after retirement 
I think the photos are great and I, too, like to look back to where i was then and where I am now. Five years is a long time!
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What I love most about WordPress is the friends I have made…I haven’t met them but they are friends nevertheless.
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Blogging allows us to flow from groove to groove, inspiring and being inspired, as the path unfolds before us. Happy Anniversary!
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What I love most about blogging is the lovely people I meet and the bits of their world they show me, so thanks for doing what you do 🙂
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I treasure the bonds created from these blogs…I enjoy wordpress in that I get notified when you post and SO enjoy reading what you have to offer here.
Congrats! and here’s to many many more…
x…x
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HI Steph, Thanks for your comments and well wishes! So many words in the past 5 years, huh? Like you, the bonds from the online connections are amazing! Hugs…
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YES, I feel that my world has exploded with all the new ideas, photos and people who’ve crossed my path!
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Yes, I am often inspired by the people who cross my path. It makes me want to invite them over for coffee so I can have them all to myself!
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Yes, we did get to be friends, didn’t we? Even though it took a long time to trust the process, we figured out how to share!
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Our baby steps turned into confident steps and the writing became so much easier! Thanks for writing…
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Congratulations on 5 years of blogging. That’s a fantastic achievement. I have been blogging for 4 years next month. You were my first Liker and follower. Bless you. Loved your out of your comfort zone post.
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I meant posts, plural.
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