Today is my blog’s birthday. Spo-Reflections is 2 years old.  

I keep saying this but it remains true – I am continually amazed by this experience. 

2 years ago I didn’t know what blogging was.  I took it up on the recommendation of Michael at Temporary Trouble Spots (the dear!). I had no conscious idea what I was doing or why I was doing it. I thought it would be fun to try writing out my thoughts.

Here is the first entry from 2/08/06; 

Spo Reflections - the journey begins

Encouraged by a chum who blogs, and driven by some OCD traits to record everything, I start something I have never seen before, let alone done - a blog. I have heard of them but as my computer skills are minimal, I have never experienced such.

I feel virginal; something I have not experienced in a very long while. For whom am I writing this blog? I am not certain. I am driven to do so - I hope this is more from the Muses and not from lack of medication.
I have no idea where it will go or what it will do or be. That sounds rather exciting.
So it begins……  

For several months I wrote only to myself, with Michael encouraging me to keep going. Then others started to drop by…. 2 years later;

I read 40-50 blogs. Year #2 was at WordPress. Last year over 40,000 visitors have visited Spo-Reflections.  I have joined a community for which I am very grateful. What a marvelous journey.  

I met three bloggers face to face. I hope to meet more. In the last year there have been many changes and some losses. Nearly all the ‘originals’ I read in 2006 have stopped blogging. I miss them.

But over time new ones continually arrive. I guess blogging is a never-ending story of people coming and going. It is curious to see whom Fate delivers into my life.

Jung said ‘every country gets the foreigners it deserves’.

I am blessed by the variety of people who find my thoughts worthwhile to read.  

I still have no fixed idea where this will go.   

Thank you for coming along with me into year #3.