Hi Ajith – Yes, we need to enjoy writing about the topics we publish otherwise it will show in our work. I find comments are often my inspiration for further posts.

Hi B Lynn Goodwin – I’ll come by and check out your ezine article. I hope you’re having a great day as well. All of our fall colors are gone making room for what will soon be a few snow flakes.

Hi Pink Ink – I often real personal posts and will nod and say “me, too”. It’s when we let others know how we handled a situation that we’re teaching our readers they have an option.

Hi Ru4real – Thank you for your kind words. If I can teach others to be more informed, I’m happy.

Hi Ricardo – You’ve brought up a great point. Some of our posts may be “informational” only. Even though they may not produce comments doesn’t mean our readers aren’t taking something away. We could end up being the “go to” person for that specific topic.

Hi Friar – I love your comment, and especially the “shoot milk through their nose” part. Although you may not see yourself as a teacher, those who visit your blog do enjoy that “time out”. It’s like recess – time to relax and play at Friar’s.

Because when I blog, it’s NOT to make the world a better place and solve global warming.

Nor is it to raise awareness. Nor to motivate readers. Nor to help them learn from my mistakes.

No…I blog for none of these altruistic reasons.

It’s for the the attention.

I admit it. I’m the Class Clown who likes to entertain the kids and school and make them shoot milk through their nose.

So, when I post something, do I hope my readers take away a lesson?

Oh, I certainly hope NOT!!!

The LAST thing the blogophere needs is an advice column from the Deep Friar.

I like to think of my Blog as a place people can pop in and visit, to take a Time-Out from everyday life. If they’re amused and they get a chuckle, hey, that’s great! Then my mission is accomplished.

Friar´s last blog post..Moon Sketches

With every post that I write, I *hope* that my readers are taking something away. Lately, my posts have been more of the informational type (and that’s ok), but I want to get back to the emotional type posts. The ones that were a little more personal and asked questions of my readers. Those taught me more about myself and gave something to my readers I think. I should be able to find a balance between both (or so I hope).

Ricardo Bueno´s last blog post..Why We Participate In Social Networks

“By asking thought provoking questions, providing links, sharing interviews with experts or sharing my finds, I do think I can teach others to be better bloggers.”

This is a great way to teach … encouraging your readers to THINK, encouraging them to RESEARCH, encouraging them to LOOK outside of themselves and HEAR what others have learned. In fact, you just encouraged me to do that very thing!