Agony

Photo by Ivana Bella

The agony of fight. I fought for something I believed in for so long. I no longer do.
I broke my back and twisted my neck being tossed across the ocean back and forth like a ping pong ball more times than I have the courage to admit.
Bled from every blister on my hands from every bag lifted, carried and put on my shoulders. Rest always evaded.
Compromised, sat on a chair across the table so no touch of a hand or caress of a fingertip would interupt the listening. And I listened, never took umbrage at any suggestion to do things differently, I changed the way I think and feel, cut my hair, became prettier, painted my nails a different shade of perfect.
Bit my tongue and bent my knees at his feet and went silent on demand.
Forgave everything.
It wasn’t enough.

Often bloggers will say to me “how do I connect with other bloggers?” It is as simple as one and one make two to me, but I also think their question isn’t necessarily honest. What most bloggers are really asking is “how do I grow my blog quickly and with the minimal amount of work? How do I get my blog as large as yours… now?”

My answer is really simple and that is I don’t know how. I have no idea how to make your blog go viral or how to get massive amounts of bloggers to come find you without effort. There is always effort and I make it each day. I work for each new subscriber and each new view, and that is how you grow your blog. If you are looking for shortcuts ask someone else. I have none, at least not the type these bloggers…