You know the story… the tortoise and the hare. The hare rushes to the finish line so fast that he becomes smug and turns to laugh at the tortoise. Meanwhile, the tortoise, being slow and steady, ends up passing the hare in the end. Yep… that’s me. The tortoise.
I have always done everything at a different speed than everyone else. I got married late. Had children late. Found my passion late. While other bloggers seemed to have started long after I did and surpassed me by miles, I am noticing that many of them have burned out. Every day I read about someone who either took a blogging break, shut down their Facebook account or quit altogether. With anything good, when you reach the heights too fast, you have nowhere to go but down.
I’ve spent a lot of time wondering if I’m going to get anywhere (and my husband has wondered the same thing). I’ve come to realize that where I thought I wanted to be really wasn’t where I wanted to end up after all. I took my time. I was careful. I chose wisely. And I was able to switch gears without compromising my integrity. Blogging is not a get-rich-quick scheme. It’s more of a take-your-time-and-eventually-you-will-reap-the-rewards avenue. I don’t want to be BIG. I don’t need to be FIRST. I just want to be crossing the finish line after everyone else has burned themselves out.
This is totally ringing a bell with me today! I started 2 years ago to share my experiences as a parent and slowly my blog has grown. I jump for joy when I see I have new readers or someone I idolize in blogging -like you 😉 reads my blog. It is as with everything else that I strongly believe in doing things at our own pace. It may take more time but certainly will make it all worth the wait. 😀 Thank you brightening my day today.
And it’s all about doing it at our own pace. But boy do I look back on those first few months a lot and the very beginning, and think of “how far I’ve come.” but in the end, the most important part of this process has been about the people I’ve met along the way.
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I hear you on the “rushing into anything is probably not a good thing viewpoint”. The world of blogging is such a great place and so supportive. But I too have heard many bloggers that are taking breaks. I have learned so much along the way and am having a great time on this journey, and I am so happy to have met you on it, where ever I end up!
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