Recently, I started DiaryofaMadFatMan.com. I transitioned from my free wordpress.com blog to a self-hosted site, where you find yourself now if you are in fact reading this. I didn’t have an overwhelmingly large following at wordpress.com but my blog posts did generate a number of “likes” and the blog itself had over 100 followers. Those likes and followers inspired me to continue writing. Although there were relatively few comments, the attention garnered by my posts was enough to spur me on.
I started this site because I had a dream, or vision, of creating some sort of community. Not, mind you, a community like Facebook, not something that large by a long shot. All I want to do here is to create a place where people can go to have meaningful conversations on any number of topics. A place where we can all learn from one another while at the same time, educate one another. It’s difficult to realize this vision when I’m not communicating with anyone. It’s like when you’re hiking in the forest. You know there are animals that are aware of your presence but you don’t see them, they are just out of site. It’s very likely that there are other humans in close proximity, enjoying their own walk in the woods blissfully unaware of the fact that you want to share thoughts and ideas.
I feel like there is so much I want to talk about. I have my own life’s journeys plus all of the events happening in the world around us. I want to talk about my experience with weight loss and my mission to get healthier and increase my lifespan so that I can remain around longer for my children. I’d like to discuss my obsession with long distance hiking despite the fact that I’ve never hiked more than 8 miles at once. Given the chance I’d like to talk about starting a business and how one can successfully step away from the 9-5 world and make a living as a creative. I certainly haven’t figured it out yet but it is ultimately what I’d love to do!
As the title of this post suggests, I’m lonely here at wordpress.org. It’s as if I’m solo hiking the Appalachian trail. Walking 2000+ miles with no one to talk to other than myself. I miss the community at wordpress.com. I’ve found some writers that I will continue to follow and I’ve witnessed a sort of camaraderie between a number of writers. So, if you happen to stumble upon this post please consider dropping a comment, following the site and checking back often. The internet has, to me, always been like a home away from home. It’s a comfortable place for me. I’d just like this second home to be a little more socially interactive and fulfilling.
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