1. Thou shalt not waste readers’ time. Offer up thy readers a worthy sacrifice that they might take and leave satisfied. 2. Thou shalt honor thy muse. Be prepared in season, out of season to seize inspiration when she comes that ye might write, dance, photograph, paint thy bliss. Be not caught without thy scroll,… Read More The Ten Commandments of Blogging
1. Individuality and community. Blogging gives us the best of both, lets us develop our self in “the collective heartbeat”. (Anne Lamott) 2. The freedom. Anything goes: some days this is my own TED stage or talk show. On others, my stand-up. Sometimes it’s my notebook. 3. The empowering. You can take yourself as seriously… Read More The Best Things About Blogging
1. To ward off dementia. 2. Stay in touch with my roots. No such thing as overworking with Koreans. Rest? Psh. That’s what the grave is for. 3. You’ve saved me money on therapy. I didn’t have to go this year. 4. I don’t want to clean. Who in their right mind would choose mopping… Read More The Real Reasons I Blog
As fun as it was to shake it, I buried my dance clothes in the treasury of happy memories deciding that I barely got away with it at my age. Mr. Wayfarer disagrees. Forty-two is hardly a time for him to start hanging hats. Yoko Ono seems to have proved him right. She shows what… Read More Never Too Old To Dance
Please respect my wishes. I. Do. Not. Want. Your. Like. On. This. Can I be any clearer, well-meaning friends? Tell you what. I will let you know when I really want it. I’ve hidden the button under the post so please don’t go tapping it on your Reader. We’re not done with beauty. But on… Read More Readers’ Choice
So we just talked about dancing. I waited to celebrate the 100,000 views I broke Valentine’s week with the 10,000 follows that were on their way. It’s not a medal or the Ph.D. from my alternative life but here I am. I’ll take it. The show is 45 seconds. You know Gloria Gaynor’s I Will… Read More Come To My Party: Please RSVP
I, Holistic Wayfarer, take thee [Insert name], to be my WordPress-registered partner. In the presence of God, our family and friends, I pledge to thee my abiding support in sickness and in health, in the homeschooling and holiday breaks (well, more during the breaks), for richer for poorer ~ no matter your blog size ~… Read More My Vows…To You
Make me cry Make me wonder Give me chills, my assumptions sunder. Make me bellyache and slap my lap, not wince. Convince me you’re the real deal. Mix me a drink Hold the sugar. I have expensive taste, please – richer, fuller Teach me something high or low, so much I don’t know We don’t… Read More I Challenge You
This happens not to be how I view my blogging but this metaphor is built into every one of our blogs. You’ve all done sales. Every time you’ve recommended a book, movie, or restaurant, you were doing it. And every referral of yours that someone’s followed through on showed either your delivery was good or… Read More But Everybody’s Doing It
March 2003, Journal Friends were ready to call 911 this week. Painfully sleep-deprived with glands really bad off, I attempted a home sauna. I didn’t realize it’d be too much after last week’s sauna at the gym. I drank at least a gallon of water this time but started seeing lights flash in the bathroom.… Read More The Land of the Living
A Holistic Journey 