I think a lot can be changed just by looking at something from a different angle.
A friend mentioned that this blog has been quiet a while. Yeah, I told him, I’ve been working on Life Nomadic. That’s part of it, but it’s not everything. Sometimes I’m struck with inspiration and can’t wait to get a post out. Sometimes, like a kid running across the lawn, I just want to write for the sake of writing and I crank out three or four posts.
But sometimes it feels like an obligation. Something that I should do, or something that I have to do.
I’m a nomad. The closest thing I have to a permanent home is a tiny little RV. Or is it? Maybe it’s the internet. I have far more files stored online than I have physical possessions. My mail gets delivered there, I earn my money there, and I talk to my friends there more than anywhere else.
If the internet is my home, then this site is my front door. And every day 1600+ people come to my front door to hear what I have to say. Eleven hundred (RSS) have made dropping by my house part of their daily routine. Another five hundred stop by for some reason or another.
Man, what an honor that is. It’s easy to forget that each of those people is a real person who has made a conscious decision to come here. It’s easy to compare my traffic stats to the most popular blogs and feel insignificant.
How would I feel if 1600 people came to my front door every day, interested in taking the time to hear whatever I had to say that day? It wouldn’t feel like an obligation, it would feel like a privilege. Next time I don’t feel like writing a post, that’s what I’ll think about.
And what profound gem to I have to share today? A video of the shop girl at Kate Spade in Caesar’s Palace giving me a ride on their ladder.
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