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Saturday, March 31, 2012

Japanese Jiu Jitsu : A Journey turns 2!


It was two years since my first post on March 22nd.  A lot has gone on in my life since then.  I truly find it amazing that I have no shortage of topics to discuss.  I hope this indicates my journey is constantly evolving and moving forward.  

A couple observations and thoughts as I being year three of this blog.

1.  Maintaining a blog is more work than I anticipated.

2.  Maintaining a blog is more rewarding than I anticipated.

3.  A blog takes on a bit of a life of its own.  JJJ: A Journey is not what I had initially thought it would be.  I'm happy about that though, it's far more interactive and takes me in directions I might not have gone in without input from readers and from reading and commenting on other blogs.


I'd like to thank everyone out there who maintain quality blogs.  I get a lot of inspiration from reading the material of others.

I'd also like to thank everyone who has taken the time to follow, comment, recommend, link, or just visit this blog.  I was surprised to discover how much this means to me. Thank you to all.

I will do my best to keep things interesting for year three of the journey...
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9 comments:

  1. Rick MatzMarch 31, 2012 at 8:21 PM

    I'm glad to have found this blog and will continue to visit regularly.

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  2. Erik the StrangeMarch 31, 2012 at 10:45 PM

    I totally agree with your analysis of blogging. For me, I now find it as rewarding and important as dojo time. There have been some gnarly unanticipated side effects too, but take the bad with the good. Happy B-day Journey!

    I hope I get to meet and lay hands on you someday!

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  3. Sue CApril 1, 2012 at 8:40 AM

    Happy Birthday! A blog almost becomes a living entity - it needs constant feeding, nurturing, cleaning and tidying; you make a good blog parent! Your blog is always well fed, clean, tidy and interesting - keep it up for year three. I'll certainly still be visiting....

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  4. JourneymanApril 1, 2012 at 4:58 PM

    Rick,

    Thanks very much. I'm happy you're enjoying it.

    Sensei Strange,

    You're right. I've had more than a couple discoveries along the way that I've been able to take back to the physical side of training, with (mostly) good results.

    I too, hope our paths will cross one day.

    Sue,

    You are so right. It needs constant attention or it 'wilts'. Thanks for the support, you've been there right from the beginning.

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  5. MicheleApril 2, 2012 at 1:23 PM

    Congratulations on your 2nd year!

    Thank you for sharing your insights! Your blog topics and information have been a source of inspiration for discussions and drills in our dojo.

    Thanks again!

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  6. JourneymanApril 3, 2012 at 4:46 PM

    Michele,

    It's been my pleasure. To know that some of my insights have been food for thought or experimentation is a high compliment. Thanks for all your support, you've also been there from the start.

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  7. YamabushiApril 10, 2012 at 8:58 PM

    Congraulations Journeyman. Thank you for taking the time to make this blog and provide your thoughts. Always a good and thoughtful read.

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  8. JourneymanApril 12, 2012 at 6:10 PM

    Yamabushi,

    Thanks very much. I appreciate it. You keep up the good work too.

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