One Writer in Portugal
I
tend to have a mindset that no one notices me. When I go to a new place and
meet new people, I’m always surprised when they remember my name one week or
one month later. It makes me feel good. I realize, “Oh, I’m not invisible.”
Probably not the greatest mindset, I know. But it’s there.
I
forget that even the small things I do might
affect and change someone’s life. I
might feel insignificant, but they remember me for some reason. Hopefully it’s
because I’ve made their life a little better.
Every
week, a new post releases from my blog. I don’t know who reads the posts. Some
of my friends, yes, but I know there’s at least one stranger. Because I don’t
know anyone in Portugal. But every week, I can look at my blog stats and
consistently see one page view from that little country across the Atlantic
Ocean.
Hello
to the person reading this. *waves* :)
Maybe
this is creepy, but I want to acknowledge this reader. My blog is small. I
don’t know how they found it.
Sometimes,
I wonder if putting the time into it is worth it. I ask, why do I keep writing if no one is reading? But wait. One person is reading. One
person comes back every week. One person in Portugal. They obviously
like what I have to say if they keep coming back. They want to read more.
Maybe, maybe, what I write helps them somehow. Whether
they know it or not, they’ve kept me blogging when I don’t want to, when I
don’t think it’s worth it.
I
think about the fact that I don’t have a plethora of readers. But I don’t know
who that person in Portugal knows. Maybe, what I write will change that one
person. And how many people will that person
affect when they write from that change? Maybe just one more person.
But who will that person affect?
Maybe I can be the drop that starts the ring of waves on the
water.
This
is a little weird, I know. But that person isn’t invisible. I see them. They’ve
helped me keep writing without knowing it.
Even the smallest acts, acts that feel insignificant, are
changing and influencing the people around you, whether you know it or not. So, press on and live well.
And
thanks, my writer friend in Portugal. :)
…
Who are the people that have changed
or helped you in small ways? How can you do that for others?
…
P.S. This week’s picture was taken in
Portugal. How cool is that?
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