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A new beginning

Today I was going to close my blog. It had been months since I last posted something and I had overcome that first urge to write down my stories and to check for comments everyday. I have to admit blogging turned out to be more difficult than what I had imagined. Not the writing as such…but all the other things “blogging” involved. I have been learning the power of blogging in the last months, while reading some great blogs from dedicated bloggers. And maybe that’s just what made me stop. When I do things I like to make them right, and in comparison to those blogs, mine was nothing much.

When I was a teenage swimmer I lived under the moto “Life is competition”. It was my favorite quote and I believed firmly in it. And it’s not hard to understand that I needed that kind of strength to keep me convinced that training everyday was the right thing to do.

Years later, I think quite different and my priorities in life have changed. You could say I have grown up a little bit. But once in a while I discover myself behaving unconsciously like that young swimmer. And this happened again with my blog.

Thankfully, when I entered my page today I discovered an old comment, which I had missed to read. And after reading it I remembered just why I had started to blog to begin with: It was not to compete with other bloggers or to prove anything to anyone. I never had in mind to create a popular blog. I just wanted to tell my stories! Because by writing things down I realize just how my life is full of wonderful moments worth both to remember and to share with others.

So, thank you for making me realize all this. Yours might have been only a small comment…but you have saved my blog and have become part of my stories.