I have always loved reading since I was a kid. I read from magazines for kids, storybooks, and any other books that I could find in my friend’s house, my mom’s friend’s house, my dentist’s clinic, and my cousin’s bathroom. My love for reading expanded to love for writing. In truth, I never had much chance to write when I was younger because I had so much things to do in school and I regret that because I was not able to hone my skill and passion in that. So, I am just going to give a simple tip to you guys: if you have a passion, do not waste a second. Think, plan, and act.
I was born and bred in a countryside where during my teenage years, I did not embrace much of technology. I know just enough to type in papers to submit and play solitaire. So, when I went to college, I was awestruck of how technology gives convenience, comfort, and the like. This was the time when I heard the word- blogging.
I searched about it and I learned from my inexpert research was that blogging is all about writing whatever you want the world to know and post it over the internet and many people worldwide can read that. So, I thought, “Oh! What a perfect thing!” it was just one thing that I know about blogging and nothing much. Perhaps because I was not that well-informed on the proper ways of researching. I became so busy focusing on my academics, so I set aside my desire for blogging.
A year ago, my laptop was stolen from me where I saved all my private write-ups. I was really upset. I could use those write-ups for my future blogs. Then my mind thought of blogging again. So, months ago, I signed up for a free blogging site. I found WordPress.com.
Actually, right at this moment, I still do not have an idea on how to go about blogging. I read a blog on how to start a blog on http://www.dumblittleman.com. It said that it is better to get your own domain as soon as possible. But this, I do not think that I abide by that suggestion. I am still discovering this new world. So I will just study first the ins and outs of blogging via a free domain. Thanks to WordPress!
Yes, I am having doubts if i can sustain this, especially that I have a full time job and I am on my way to getting my Master’s degree. But I believe that, if you have passion on something and you commit yourself to it, the everything will be possible. I just need encouragement from my audience. By the way, I welcome constructive criticisms.
My blog site @soulinsurreal will include the joy and pain, smile and tears in the world. I will include both prose and poetry which are my avenues in letting the world know the unveiled truths in life. But most importantly, I will show you on how to live life. Because life has two faces- beautiful and ugly. Now, it is our choice on where to take side. Living life depends on how we live it.
Have a well-lived life everyone!
P.S. I will tell you more on my journey on blogging- starting from scratch, on my next posts. Thank you!
http://theenglishprofessoratlarge.com said:
Welcome to the blogging world. At first it may be a little confusing, but there is a lot help out there, especially in the AnOpinionatedMan’s blog where he has articles that will aid you. He is a most generous person. Come visit me.
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soulinsurreal said:
Thank you for following me and commenting on this post. It means a lot to me, especially that I just have started blogging. Yes, he has meet and greet posts, and I always grab the opportunity of sharing my link. He really is generous and by the way full of humor. 🙂
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http://theenglishprofessoratlarge.com said:
Yes, he is. How are you doing? New posts in the offing?
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soulinsurreal said:
I have been so busy with my requirements in my graduate studies. How about you? How are you doing?
I am gonna write on how’s my blogging as a newbie so far soon. But for now, here is my newest post, you might want to give it a read https://soulinsurreal.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/i-dreamed-of-a-man/
Thanks and have a good day! 🙂
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Opinionated Man said:
Reblogged this on HarsH ReaLiTy and commented:
Welcome to WordPress and I appreciate you connecting with my site! I agree with all you wrote here and definitely encourage you to follow your passion! I was told my whole life I was a poor writer. One day I decided to find out for myself and a blog was born. Follow your own stars! -OM
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soulinsurreal said:
Thank you very much for re-blogging. I am deeply encouraged to blog much more. 🙂
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Opinionated Man said:
No worries at all! Thanks for allowing me to share it! 🙂
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Opinionated Man said:
Welcome to WP! I enjoyed the post and shared it with my readers! Great write! 🙂
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soulinsurreal said:
Thank you very much for the share OM! I appreciate it a lot. 🙂
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pavanneh said:
Welcome to the blogging world! I have been doing this for 2 years now. And I have had absolute dry spells where I couldn’t or didn’t want to write. But, now that I have started I find I can’t stop, not completely. I think you will find that you will find a great way to be creative and you will find your rhythm. An Opinionated Man’s blog is a great place to find information. He was one of my first follows. Hope to see you around.
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soulinsurreal said:
Yes, I always read OM’s blog. I always find goodreads. He’s generous. And by the way, he’s full of humor too. 🙂
Thanks for the comment, I am much more encouraged to write much more now. 🙂
You can check out this link and leave a comment and suggestion https://soulinsurreal.wordpress.com/2015/12/02/63/
Thanks 🙂
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_Marielli said:
great post, blogging has its ups and downs but if you have the right followers it can be a great experience 🙂 a lot of help can be found through word-press if u ever need help fell free to connect with me I’m still learning myself .
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soulinsurreal said:
Yes, I am confused to some things here, but I try my best to learn. I will definitely need your help. Thank you very much.You can check this link out https://soulinsurreal.wordpress.com/2015/12/02/63/
and more of my blogs. I will definitely welcome comments and suggestions from you. Thanks 🙂
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trismoore said:
You remind me a lot of myself. I’m working full time, plus going to school, among various other must dos. Sometimes-which I’m still very new at this whole blogging thing as I used to only do it for sim legacies-my blogging will fall behind as I’ll just simply not have enough time to do what all I need to do and as blogging is at the bottom of the list, it normally falls short. I may sometimes lose followers and views may drop, but I’m still determined to follow my passion and never stop.
I hope that you never do either, no matter how difficult it may become.
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soulinsurreal said:
Yes. You are definitely right. Waking up this morning and seeing comments. likes, and followers because of OM (thanks to him) just made my day! Thanks for the advice, I will try my very best to surpass all the ups and downs in blogging. Thank you for the encouragement. 🙂
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Moose and Michelle said:
Welcome to the blogosphere! I’ve had two blogs before my current one and this is the first time I’ve committed to a domain name. I’m glad I didn’t do so with the other ones as that would have felt like a waste. But I feel ready this time, so good decision! And your writing style is eloquent – really looking forward to reading more 😀
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soulinsurreal said:
Thank you very much. I do not have my own domain yet. But, I am thinking of owning one. Thank you very much for appreciating my writing style. I also write poetry, you can check this out https://soulinsurreal.wordpress.com/2015/12/02/63/
This is my first poetry blog. You can leave a comment or suggestion in there. Thanks so much again 🙂
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elementhealing said:
Hello and welcome to WordPress, I think you will enjoy blogging. It can be a little frustrating on some days but it is also worth it and everyone is super nice. I look foreaard to reading more of your blogs. 🙂
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soulinsurreal said:
Hello! Thank you for welcoming me. That means a lot to me 🙂
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elementhealing said:
No problem. 🙂
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soulinsurreal said:
You may want to check this out https://soulinsurreal.wordpress.com/2015/12/06/tick-tock-tick-tock-says-the-clock/
I would gladly welcome your comments and suggestions. 🙂
By the way, do you have an idea on how to do a trackback? Thanks
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elementhealing said:
I like your site, unfortunately I don’t know how to do a trackback but there might be a widget that can do it for you.
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Opinionated Man said:
Copy the URL or www for the post and paste it into your new post. That automatically creates a trackback/pingback for the post.
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soulinsurreal said:
Oh! Thank you. Now I know.
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elementhealing said:
cool
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soulinsurreal said:
Thanks. OM said that I just have to copy the URL and it will automatically create a trackback.
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elementhealing said:
cool!
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