{"id":435,"date":"2010-01-11T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-11T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artfoodsoul.com\/?p=435"},"modified":"2014-02-04T16:27:55","modified_gmt":"2014-02-04T16:27:55","slug":"the-year-of-the-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artfoodsoul.com\/?p=435","title":{"rendered":"The Year of the Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_t8QqmnputW4\/S0taEZSlMmI\/AAAAAAAAAQs\/NJt4hSApmtA\/s1600-h\/eileen_corinny_binn.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_t8QqmnputW4\/S0taEZSlMmI\/AAAAAAAAAQs\/NJt4hSApmtA\/s400\/eileen_corinny_binn.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a>I came here today to write that I finished the website for the<a href=\"http:\/\/bayendartretreats.squarespace.com\/\"> retreat<\/a>, adding <a href=\"http:\/\/miaadams.nowcasting.com\/\">Mia Adams<\/a> and two more classes for a total of 8 to choose from. It&#8217;s a great group of teachers &#8212; all unique but also synchronized to a similar vibration.<\/p>\n<p>I am finding that the more I stay open and pay attention to what I encounter along my path, the more synchronicity I find. Synchronicity &#8212; Love that word.  Thank you Dr. Helen Languth (referred to in <a href=\"http:\/\/michelleshopped.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/names-part-1.html\">this post<\/a>), and Dr. Carl Jung. Went to Lavender and Limes website today and read of her giveaway. I&#8217;d forgotten all about that, I just happen to like her blog, plus she&#8217;s only a hop, skip and a jump from where I live. I&#8217;d love to catch <a href=\"http:\/\/www.learnconnect.com\/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&#038;int_class_id=3110&#038;int_category_id=0&#038;int_sub_category_id=0&#038;int_catalog_id=0\">one<\/a> of her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.learnconnect.com\/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&#038;int_class_id=3111&#038;int_category_id=0&#038;int_sub_category_id=0&#038;int_catalog_id=0\">classes<\/a> at the Learning Connection this month, but evening classes don&#8217;t work well for me, especially if I have to travel far.<\/p>\n<p>So where am I going with all of this? Oh yeah &#8212; synchronicity &#8212; for me it was <a href=\"http:\/\/lavenderlimes.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/india-giveaway.html\">Christine<\/a> writing that this is the year of the blog for her, and setting a minimum of 50 comments to follow through with the <a href=\"http:\/\/lavenderlimes.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/india-giveaway.html\">giveaway<\/a> &#8212; smart girl! Good for you! I&#8217;d love to do some sort of giveaway regarding the retreat, a 20% discount or some such thing, but it is wise to set parameters.<\/p>\n<p>I have a blog goal this year too, pretty much in synch with Christine&#8217;s, when she says &#8220;&#8230;this is the year of the blog for me, I want to spread the word about <a href=\"http:\/\/lavenderlimes.blogspot.com\/\">Lavender and Limes<\/a>, increase readership and participation, and continue to generate original content. I also want to hear from all of you who visit me but haven&#8217;t yet commented&#8230;take a minute, introduce yourself. I&#8217;m not too scary and I won&#8217;t bite, promise!&#8221; to which I say &#8220;ditto!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When I was taking the <a href=\"http:\/\/mondobeyondo.org\/\">Mondo Beyondo<\/a> class back in October, I nearly fell off my chair when I checked my blog stats one morning and saw more than 10 visitors! Double digits! I&#8217;m laughing now as I write this because for a while there I was checking my stats daily, but I sort of got out of the habit, so now it&#8217;s only occasional. Would I like more blog visitors? Hell, yeah! Would I like more comments? Hell, yeah! (except for the <a href=\"http:\/\/ornamental.typepad.com\/ornamental\/2010\/01\/life-throws-rocks.html\">rocks<\/a>, that is.)<\/p>\n<p>** the above photo is what blogs are sometimes about for me &#8212; the sharing and connection&#8230;Eileen&#8217;s one of my longtime friends, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/#\/profile.php?v=wall&#038;id=160401035\">Corinne<\/a> I&#8217;ve known since she was two. She&#8217;s on her way to Afghanistan via Indiana first, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/#\/profile.php?v=info&#038;ref=nf&#038;id=1168595374\">Eileen&#8217;s<\/a> heartbroken. Please send her some love and prayers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I came here today to write that I finished the website for the retreat, adding Mia Adams and two more classes for a total of 8 to choose from. It&#8217;s a great group of teachers &#8212; all unique but also synchronized to a similar vibration. 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