Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge Day 28 #HAWMC
Day 28 of the WEGO Health Activist Writer’s Month which I have signed up for – a month dedicated to the art of writing about health.
Today’s writing prompt:
The First Time I… Write a post about the first time you did something. What is it? What was it like? What did you learn from it?
The first time I wrote a blog post was February 4, 2009. It was a post about World Cancer Day, and looking back on what I wrote today, I can see how little I knew about writing a good blog post! I have no images, nothing of value or nothing personal to add to the stark facts, and don’t quite seem to have the hang of hyperlinking. Not surprisingly I have no comments..and I am sure if I look back at it, I probably had no views either. I really wasn’t sure where I was going with this blogging thing, and if you had asked me then if I was going to stick with it, I probably would have said, I don’t think so.
Fast forward three years, and I am still amazed at how far I have come on my blogging journey. Not only has it been my therapy, my comfort during dark times, brought new wonderful friendships into my life, but it has even given me a whole new career in social media. This week I got the news that my business blog has been nominated for ‘Best Blog of a Business’ in this year’s social media awards – I guess I got the hang of blogging after all!
When I wrote that first blog post, I had no idea I was taking the first faltering step on an exciting new adventure. So, what have I learned? Get out there and try something new. It may just lead you somewhere wonderful.
Congratulations on your nomination! What a wonderful first time memory. It reminded me of the first time my students saw me without my wig. We had a school wide assembly and the topic was facing your fears and acceptance. My hair was slowly growing back and it was getting warmer and I was simply tired of wearing my wig. I was also experiencing the emotions of every adolescent, fear of rejection, fear of being ridiculed. But I knew I was being presented with an amazing opportunity to share a great lesson. So I asked if I could speak. I stood up in front of 600 junior high students and talked about how I had cancer, (many had no clue; it was a great wig!) and that I was afraid of not being accepted. I explained how the medicine caused me to lose my hair and I was tired of my wig. I told them with their help and support I would feel brave enough to stop wearing it. With their encouraging eyes, I bent over, flipped off my wig, and when I looked back up the whole school was cheering, stomping their feet and chanting my name. It still brings tears to my eyes this day!
LikeLike
Oh wow! Cara..what a story!
LikeLike
Ah, I had a feeling it was writing your blog. Wouldn’t it be great if we all reposted our first blog entries . . . what a lifetime ago that feels.
LikeLike
now..there’s an idea!
LikeLike
I’m so glad you wrote that first blog back then! We learn a lot as we go along don’t we? Congratulations on your nominations and all of your successes. I’m so happy to “know” you, Marie!
LikeLike
I remember you asking me for advice when you first started blogging Nancy, and look at YOU now! You could teach me a thing or two!
LikeLike
Congratulations, Marie, on that nomination. I’m so glad you wrote that first post; that’s the first step in the process. Look how far it’s taken you (even to a career!) and how many people you’ve influenced and touched. I’m honored to have met you and through our meeting, learned more about life itself. xx
LikeLike
Thanks Jan – I feel honored to know you x
LikeLike
Congrats on your nomination! And thanks for blogging.
LikeLike
Thanks so much for your kind wishes Dee.
LikeLike
Congrats on your nomination! I have been blogging for only 6 months, and I have to say it has been quite a learning experience. So glad that you stuck with it:)
LikeLike
I can’t believe it is only six months since you started blogging Florence! I am sure I hadn’t come as far as you did in such a short time.
LikeLike
Congrats, Marie! Well deserved!
LikeLike
Oh, by the way, my first blog post was Sept. 11, 2009. It’s a date that easy to remember. I’ve been so blessed by this experience, It’s been wonderful connecting with people like you.
LikeLike