BLOGGING—A WAY TO GIVE BACK

During one of those precious moments of clarity that sometimes appear, I’ve suddenly seen the value of my web site. Because I have never been quite sure just why, exactly, I have it—beyond the obvious reason it was built—to sell books.

The creation of the web site has been a magical experience. It has been one of those journeys that from the very start—because of the complete ease of it all—seems truly enlightened. I’m not exaggerating when I say this. Because just about all I did at my first meeting with Lee Fleming and Stanley Thompson at Infopulse LLC was show them a copy of the proposed cover of my forthcoming book. Although they work as a team, this was really Lee’s project and I give her the credit for "getting it" right off the bat. A few weeks later, when I viewed her initial design for the homepage on the screen, it took my breath away. It was the same with each successive page. It was as if Lee was translating my thoughts into the creation of the site—even before I thought them.

It is a wonderful and powerful experience to have a site of my own—especially since, in another moment of clarity, I realize what the web site should be used for. It’s simply for sharing my story. It’s my soapbox, my pulpit, my microphone. This is what blogging is all about for me—it’s one of the steps I am taking as I practice being more open. And in that sense, it’s learning to give something back to the world. Because for me—or for any human being—sharing one’s soul is a most direct and powerful way to give. I believe that every soul on earth has a story to tell, and this is mine…