Every time I think about what to write, the movie Julie & Julia comes to mind. For those of you who aren't familiar, I'll do a quick recap:
Julie Powell, the protagonist, decides she's going to start a blog after one of her friend's blog gets picked up for a movie (or book. I saw this on my flight to PR and I fell asleep). Her blog chronicles her journey cooking her way through Julia Child's cookbook over the course of a year. By the way, it's based on a true story, Julie's book about her experience with the blog.
My point is that the one line that sticks out is when Julie says, "I can write a blog. I have thoughts!" implying that what she has to say is as important as anyone else's thoughts, and that they're good enough to people to hear. It's the same way I feel about this blog. We all have thoughts about leadership and making a difference in this world, so why not say it loud for all to read? I was thinking we can all share this blog at our chapter meetings, or if someone says something in particular you think your chapter should hear. This class isn't just for us, it's for us to take to our councils and chapters to start bringing change about. Post your blog on facebook or twitter. Who knows? Maybe we'll start an entire blogging phenomenon. On Friday, Tyler and Maggie kept emphasizing how this class will transcend our ten-week period. I think this is a good way to ensure that.
Yes, you can write a blog! You have thoughts! And thats an awesome thought you just shared. Thats exactly the goal of this whole crazy new idea of Blogging for class: to take advantage of all of thousands of thoughts we all have each day. So often thoughts we have throughout the day go to waste... but your absolutely right - why not share those thoughts for the world to hear? What are we doing for the benefit of our shared future by keeping our thoughts to ourselves?
ReplyDeleteI challenge you - and the rest of the class - to do exactly what you say here and share your Blog with the world. I think posting your link on your FB page, twitter etc, is an awesome idea and I truly hope all of us can use these blogs to transcend more than just the 25 of us. Its going to take a lot more than just sharing our thoughts once a week on Friday afternoons with each other to change the world...