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COMMUNITY - Sharing, participation, and fellowship. [Community week starts here. Click for this week's Bliss Initiatives.]


I am totally laughing right now. I was thinking that my post for today wasn't very good. So I came over to look at it and see what I could do to make it better and it isn't even here. All the garbage I wrote yesterday isn't here! I think the universe is on your side dear readers! I might have gone ahead with that crappy post, Do you ever just hit "post" even when you aren't thrilled with your work? Certainly not regularly because how would that make us feel but maybe just once in a while? 


Ack, I really find it amusing that I am having so much trouble with this virtue. As I shared with you on Monday, Community as a virtue has been with me a VERY long time.  I consider it the foundation of everything but for some reason it hasn't translated very well to the written word. I suppose that makes sense, community is something to enjoy in the company of other people. 

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Yesterday, Pam wrote "If you build it they will come." and this has made me wonder what it is that I am building. When I started this blog I did it as a way to keep myself accountable for playing my Everyday Bliss Game. I told a few friends what I was doing and asked them to check in once in a while to make sure I didn't quit or anything. This type of public accountability works well for me. Generally speaking I will do EVERYTHING possible to insure that I don't let YOU down. Left completely on my own it would have been easy to quit.


All of a sudden, following my participation in the One World One Heart blog event I got introduced to the bigger blog world and it occurred to me that more then just a few close friends might actually be interested in what I am doing. Now I sit here with more then 250 followers wondering how/if what I am doing could actually be considered a community. I am thrilled that so many of you find what I am doing interesting enough to return on a daily or weekly basis. According to my blog stats about 100 of you stop by very regularly but most of you never even say hello. 


I know how it is when you walk into a new place blog and you don't know anyone. Everyone looks friendly enough but they are always whispering in the corners talking in private email streams and not really interacting with you directly. A faint hello is offered in your direction but it is left up to you to nudge your way into the group. Today I hope to change that!


I've added the Disqus commenting system which will hopefully make the commenting a lot more interactive. I am also going to invite all of you lurkers shy visitors out there to come in and have some punch say hello! I'd love to know why you read my blog and if there is anything else I can get for you during your stay. To my regular party goers commenters you should know that the new system allows you to chat reply directly to all the comments so please feel free to add your input to any of the messages that inspire you to do so. The idea is to make things as conversational and inviting as possible!


So with that said, Please make yourself comfortable. I'm delighted to have you here! 


What brings you around these parts today? Anything you would like to share?


Next Post: My Facebook Community is invited.

My 13 bliss virtues are joy, order, creativity, passion, whimsy, serenity, inquiry, community, romance, gratitude, moxie, humility, and surprise.



This week we are studying Community. Next up is Romance Week.