A Rant for Originality 07/20/2010
 I feel like an idiot. It's true. Yesterday, one of my most favorite bloggers announced that she was getting married. As I was looking at their engagement photos my eyes began to swell up with tears of excitement. They are such an adorable couple. I love watching all of the things they create through her blog. As I scrolled down a little more I saw that there were 115 comments on her engagement post. Then I sat there, irritated, pondering and frustrated. Lissa recently wrote a post called Let's Collaborate, Not Compete. In the post she explains how competition is unnecessary and when we make an effort to collaborate we are able to acknowledge that there are things other people have that we want. But it doesn't take competition to achieve them. When we work together, the things we create are far more powerful. I agree. But here is why I feel like an idiot. There are so many bloggers out there that I LOVE. I have subscribed to their feed. I look forward to their posts and announcements and I want THAT. I want to have a large audience of followers who love my style and what I share on my blog. I know I am sounding a bit like a whining child right now, but this is what is so. A part of me feels like I lack the originality. But maybe the problem is that I haven't been dedicated to one thing for long enough. I am constantly changing blogs, pages, designs, photos, etc. I think I am going to try and stick it out to see what happens. Maybe one day I will have 115 comments. What would you like to rant about today? PS. I have a contest coming up soon. You must be subscribed to my blog in order to be entered into the drawing so make sure you are subscribed! Comments07/20/2010 1:35pm
I know the feeling. I doubt this has anything to do with originality. It's just asking and letting people know about it. And before you get to 115 comments shoot for 10. That's a lot more than I see on some other very good blogs. I have read some really, really, nice ones with 0 comments on all of them or maybe 1 or 2 comments once in a while. The slow but sure way is the way. Megan Monique 07/20/2010 1:39pm
Thanks for the comment Scott. I know you are right. I have a battle in my head constantly about my originality and what I have to offer. I think my frustration comes from feeling like it's not enough. I need to be constantly reminding myself that I am, indeed, enough and just keep plugging. Megan- Aren't we always growing, changing, evolving ourselves? Megan Monique 07/20/2010 2:07pm
Thanks so much for those very kind words, Donna! XO I think I have finally discovered what works best for me and this is it. I'll keep moving the other pages around, but I really love my theme being LOVE. Megan Monique 07/20/2010 11:28pm
@LaceofBase Thank you for the compliment! I need to remember that this started as a place for me to speak my truth and that was all that mattered. I need to continue to treat it that way. Comments are closed. | Subscribe hereThis will send you a fresh copy of my blog every time I write a new post and update you on special offers.
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