Sometimes I get asked “Why Would You Even Bother with Blogging”? To which I reply that you gotta love it! It’s not a job that can be paid the correct amount as the hours that go behind the scenes are HUGE but I love writing.
I love discovering new blogs, new writers, new stories and have so many favorite blogs that I have subscribed to. It’s almost like opening up a Christmas present every time I see an email in my in-box with a post from my favorite Bloggers.
Discovering. Sharing. Inspiration. Love. Courage. Laughter and Tears.
That is what I find online with blogs. I have met some of the bloggers for real and I love that. I love the connection that the online world can provide offline.
I love meeting like-minded people who get what I am doing. Who understand my crazy hours that I have. Sometimes I can be awake to 2:00 in the morning. So that I can Travel and play catch up with my blogging and reading.
I love sharing other amazing writers online – be it within facebook or twitter or over at PingFm. I love reading a blog post about travelling, parenting, life and living and getting it. So get what they are saying and what they are doing. I love reading another parents journey into raising children and know I am not alone.
That is why I would even Bother…its about knowing I am not alone. It’s about being online, reaching out to another person, and feeling like you can get to know them. Being part of a community.
Do I Really Know Them? Do They Really Know Me?
Well no. Because no-one shows who they are all of the time. Even if you said to me “But That’s Me…Thats Who I Am” I would have to say “NOPE” it’s not because you will show a side of you to one person, and to another person you could be the same but different. That is what life is all about – being who you are at the time. Being who you want to be….be sad, be happy, be nice, be crabby, be kind, be mean…and so on. It’s all about who you are at the time, what the situation is about and how you are thinking at that moment in time that will determine who you are.
No-one Is Perfect
There will never be a person who is perfect. It’s not possible. But there will be a perfect time for connection. There will be that moment in time where everything fell into place and it fit right.
The other day David went shopping and was walking home. A stranger stopped. She offered David a Lift in her Car. It wasnt that far to the Caravan Park but David accepted the kind offer from the Lady. She looked like a farming lady as she had heaps of hay in her car/back of the car!
The next day we saw a lady hitchhiking on the side of the road. It was a split second decision..one that I am so glad we made! We stopped. We offered the lady a lift and she was so happy because she was going where we needed to go! She also Lives in a Motrhome in the local area! That is the law of attraction.
Why Wouldnt I Bother?
After being online for over three years, with many other blogs, and many different interests I am starting to get what I want from online world, and to understand what I am searching for on the offline world!
I need this blog like I need to breathe. It’s who I am becoming, and who I want to become and then some more. So if I get knocked for it, then so be it. If I get knocked for who I am, then so be it. I am the person who has been waiting for ages to come out. I am shy, but I am getting better! I find it easier to connect online than in the real world. I find it easier to write what I am feeling than to say it out loud.
Finding MY Voice At My Age
But I am getting better! I am finding my voice and I am saying what I need to say.Β But in a nice way. I am letting go of my “Past Stories” and what I have done wrong. I have stuffed up so many times over the years, but I am letting that go. I will no longer hold the guilt of what I have done.
It’s not who I am now. It’s not who I am going to be! I will no longer accept it nor will I keep on saying Sorry. The past is the past. And if you were to meet me now you wouldn’t recognize who I have become.
I am no longer worried about what the “in-Crowd” is saying about me. No longer scared to say the wrong thing…which I always ended up doing! Always scared of hurting someone..which I ended up doing π
No longer afraid to accept my future is about to change. We are in a position that was different 6 Months ago. financially Different. AND it feels good. Feels so very good. They say money doesn’t buy you happiness. Bull Sh#%. Is what I say to that. Money cant buy you happiness but it sure can make life more comfortable.
We have sold our family home years ago. We had a lot of money. We have spent all of that money and then some more. We have seen what it is like to be rich (in dollar signs) and we have seen what it is like to be beyond broke (in no dollar signs!) and I can now tell you it feels dam good to be in a position that we are in at the moment.
So if I start to accept Sponsored Blog Post, then that is my choice. Does it mean I have sold my soul? No bloody Way! I have worked long hours here. Building up our amazing readers! And making fantastic connections. So don’t you shoot me down for that!
Accept it and be glad for us. It means we can travel more, and have more experiences. That is what I need…I need that free camping trip – where I escape from the online world for at least one weekend! I need to know that I am alive and be in the moment. I need that time-out weekend away to a place that has a bath tub!
I am no longer going to be “Just a Mum”. I am not sure what I am going to be but I do know that I am about to discover what I want from life and what direction I am meant to be heading in. I can feel good things coming to me. I can feel good things coming for our family.
We are so very lucky to live in a great country. Yet I feel like my heart is spilt in two. I want to travel around Australia, and yet I want to travel overseas. Thailand is now high up my list of places that I want to explore. Or maybe Italy is?
Some bloggers have such clear-cut goals. I am not sure what my goal is – do I want to keep blogging about travelling, or about our Boys? Do I keep New Life on the Road or start a new blog? Not sure what my goals are but sure am looking forward to finding out.
I am now beginning to trust. Let it go. Know that it will work all out. If its meant to be then so be it. If it’s not meant to be then so be it.
Somethings I can’t control…like my kids! I sure can’t control what they do but I can be here to catch them! I need to let them go and know it will be ok!
That is what life is all about – living the journey and trusting it will be for the good. There has to be good in everything other wise I am wasting my time – and Why Would I Even Bother doing that? I don’t want the last three years to be for nothing. I want to make it count. This blog has not be going for three years, but my online journey has!
I want that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow (Yes Caz from YTravel!) I want to find that gold and I want to smile while holding it π
Money is not everything, but it sure can give us everything. So why not accept what is coming my way. And be happy? Surely we all deserve that?
Living In A Motorhome Has Taught Me So Much
I can’t even describe all that living in a Motorhome has taught me….there is so much that has changed within me, and within our family. Its been a journey of self discovery, and self awareness. Its been that and so much more. Will it keep being a journey? Sure will….every day I can see different things within our family and within who I am becoming. Different things and a different way of looking at life!
Some days I feel so happy, other days I wonder what the heck I am doing…but those days are normally out numbered. I normally can smile, and greet others with a smile. I am needing that…I need happiness. Like I need air to breath. I need travel like I need air to breath. Its my water source, my food source, my soul deserving be all and end all need!
Why Would I Even Bother?
You ask me.
My Answer is…..Why Wouldnt I?
Cheers
Lisa
New Life on the Road.
Hi Lisa, I know what you are saying. Most of my non-blogging friends have not expressed this sentiment in words, but they do not mention my blog at all. Like it is non-existent and the fact that I do it – just plain odd! Ha – but it does not matter one bit. I love blogging too.
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Hi Jan,
Its so weird how our non-blogging friends dont get what we are doing online! But I guess its because its the unknown to them? But I love reading your blog and I love connecting online π
Cheers
Lisa
I just love this. Well done. Who cares what other people think. Itβs YOUR blog. Love it.
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Thanks Jill – its so important for me to have somewhere to write and not be put down for it π
Oh yes I am hearing you Lisa π I love that quote – it’s so true. Life is a journey. Today I feel like I’m probably crawling – but I’ll be back running tomorrow π
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Hi Caz,
I am so glad to know that I am not alone with self-discovery! Life is full of surprises and many different twists. Today I had a good day so I guess I was almost running (maybe a slow run!) but I so understand and get what you are saying. I loved reading your blog post – it was so reassuring to feel like I am not alone.
Cheers
Lisa
Just found your blog and was captivated by this post. keep on writing. π
tereza
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Thanking you Tereza for your kind words π
Cheers
Lisa
This is a really great, well thought out post Lisa! Can’t wait to discover who you are going to be besides “Just a Mum”. Keep up the interesting writing.
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Hi Tracey,
Thanking you so much for the great connection, and your very kind words!
Loving what is about to happen π
Cheers
Lisa
Lisa you just so beautifully got inside my head and put words to my thoughts! I see such a growth in your writing since I first met you and such depth and thoughtful sharing of how life is developing for you all. Blogging is my passion, I can’t imagine life now without it and finding my voice has also been a long time coming. I also love my online friendships and treasure each one, I got to meet up with Tanya from “Chasing la dolce Vita” last week and felt like we were twins…thank you for opening your heart, being vulnerable and also being only YOU!!! sending love, blogging buddy xxx
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Hi Lisa,
YES! Exactly…I have loved meeting you and watching your journey online and in life π
Its amazing what happens when we find our voice, and the world opens up to a whole new level. I love the connection that the internet provides and the people we met along the way…life is a journey for sure!
How incredible that you got to met Tanya and you connected so well!
Looking forward to following your amazing journey along the way xxx