Comments on: Blogging For History

By: netta

netta — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:31:13 +0000

Sudam, thank you so much for your kind words. I hope everyone realizes the legacy they leave behind and how powerful words really are.

Blessings to you, my friend.

By: Sudam Panigrahi

Sudam Panigrahi — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:23:52 +0000

Netta, i wish you had those courage and resolute to withstand the loss of your mom. This tragedy is but natural and one cannot find any one not having faced similar situation in his or her time. But time is the greatest healer ever know to the mankind. It is but a panacea that cures all. Let solace and peace be with you and remember "Nothing is permanent, even this shall pass away." Says a poet. In yore days, there happen to be a trend to put everything to writing for posterity. But the archiving was not that detailed and disciplined still we have them to read, learn and adapt to our lives. But today is the age of servers and internet and we have technologies to record every moment sorrowful and joyful for future reference and for the reading of the generation next. Your mommas writing is nothing but history saved and protected. Your views are highly appreciable and commendable and i wish i followed those. thanks Sudam Panigrahis last blog post..ADVERBS GRADUALLY

By: netta

netta — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:34:01 +0000

My hope is more people realize that blogging is more than just a marketing tool, or a business model of some kind. A lot more. Another friend of mine is a historian who pieces together information from the past to create a picture for us today, and she has encouraged others to blog, even the tiny, minute details of life that we think might not mean anything. Truth is, in the future, they may mean more than we realize now.

Momma’s blog is such a comfort to me, and I hope mine is for my children when I go. At the least, they’ll remember me as a real person.

Ah, I’m rambling. Thanks, you two.

*hugs*

By: LisaMarie

LisaMarie — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:25:17 +0000

I, for one, am VERY happy you are blogging away. Good and bad.

I am amazed when I look back to my blogs 5 years ago and see how different my life was. It is pretty cool to think in five years I can read today’s post and think of how different things are once again.

And I really think I realized just how cool it is to have that legacy when Mickie started re-posting your momma’s columns. I love reading them. And they don’t even have anything to do with me. Such a gift. I am so happy you have those. And I am so happy you are leaving your mark for the future as well.

*hugs*

By: rt

rt — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:51:10 +0000

i think that’s extremely cool. i think the legacy you’re leaving your kids and grandkids, and the one you encouraged from your loving mother, are words that your family will always have and be able to pull close to their hearts and lives.

i remember writing letters by hand. in the last couple of years i’ve tried to find someone to communicate with in this way, but things seem to move too/so fast. maybe i should seek out a monk or some such? someone with a slower life choice. with one penpal from years gone by, occasionally we would write little notes on the envelope to the other’s postman, just a “hi postie” type thing at first, but sometimes more. other times we would include teeny stories, sometimes involving song titles from one of our favourite singers/groups at the time. i still enjoy receiving emails, but i used to love receiving handwritten correspondence. and…. SNAP back to reality.

i don’t use my blog as much as i thought, but i am today (funnily enough) beginning a by-hand journal to record my thoughts regarding nonviolence as i work through some things. i just hope i keep on top of my handwriting so i can re-read it at a later date.

keep on keeping on with your cool connecting, my friend.