![I started my blog […] as a way to prompt me to do more writing](https://wants.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-img_4597.jpg)
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with more time in my life I’m hoping to spend more time with my blog and writing in general. When I first started my blog, I found kindred spirits out there in the blogosphere, made new friends and I’ve even met some of them. What fun! With winter coming on (winter of 20-21 as I write this), along with a raging pandemic, I hope to be more active again and I hope you’ll come along.
https://travelswithtoby.net/about
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One of the biggest benefits of writing regularly is the clarity it brings. Thoughts that feel scattered or half-formed become much clearer once they are put into words. Writing creates space to reflect on experiences, notice patterns and properly think things through rather than letting them pass by unnoticed. I’ve also found that it can also be surprisingly grounding. Taking a few minutes each day to sit down and capture an idea, a moment, or a reaction helps slow everything down slightly and helps me to get my brain in gear, ready to start work. Over time it has also helped to build confidence, because the more I have written, the more comfortable I have become at expressing my thoughts and trusting my own voice again.
https://suzie81speaks.com/2026/03/31/three-months-of-daily-writing
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The article is written by Irish blogger Margaret Madden and refers to a backlash book bloggers received in 2017 from people believing they weren’t real readers.
https://elainehowlin.wordpress.com/2020/01/09/book-bloggers-are-real-readers-the-irish-times
![As a teenager and young adult, I wanted to be a writer [but] it became apparent that I did not have the dedication or talent to become a published author](https://wants.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/picture0045.jpg)
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When I retired after 37 years teaching I started this blog, partly with the intention of putting forward my views on education. It has now become a way of putting forward my views on just about everything, hopefully in a mostly positive way. It is a way of thinking things through for myself, and is also a small compensation for missing the endlessly interesting chat of the staffroom.
https://markoblique.wordpress.com/about
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If that is the case, and we are all really storytellers, then why don’t we make better use of it in the modern era? Storytelling is all around us. In a formal way it is on the television in the news, entertainment and information programmes. There are stories in all the newspapers and to some extent this can be seen as a form of storytelling, as I sit writing this blog.
https://amandacomms1.wordpress.com/2016/01/21/i-want-to-tell-you-a-story
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This is the community I once needed.
https://behindtechcareers.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/it-took-me-10-years-to-find-my-voice-in-tech-heres-why-im-finally-writing
This is my way of giving back.
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Invariably during my runs, especially on those long and tedious runs, I discover inspirations from my adrenaline pumped body, environment, or running partners. These inspirations are what I called my Buddha moments. I suppose I could have called them the Eureka moments. But since most of these inspirations are of a spiritual nature, the Buddha won.
https://run2src.wordpress.com/2015/10/16/why-running-with-buddha
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This is my first “official” blog post on my website and I hope to write similar ones here in the future. As for my trip to Nova Scotia I want to do a blog post on my experience kayaking to the off limits George’s Island in the Halifax Harbour, as well as a post on the Halifax Citadel.
https://alexisakalik.wordpress.com/2016/08/25/peggys-cove-7-august-2016
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Plus, I want to write about, books, cooking, gardening and life.
https://tahoegirl.blog/2012/04/10/how-it-started
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But mostly, this is a place for me to track my progress to a life lived unconstrained by corporate guardrails, schedules, emails and Slack messages. I write this for me, but I welcome others who may be curious about life as a retiree, and those who have already walked the path. Writing is my therapy, and I invite you to draw back the curtain on retirement with me.
https://goodbyecubicleife.wordpress.com/2026/01/11/navigating-career-transition-my-retirement-journey-begins