Could I live off blogging?
Focus on less and focus on it better. Not in these words, but with the same meaning, is one thing Marcus Aurelius mentions in his meditations. He has a point, of course he does, one that resonates with me. And maybe with you too?
There are only so many hours in one day of which you have to use a good bit to sleep. The number of days in your life are limited as well and you want to spend a good bit of them being in the moment.
Where do you set your priorities? Or do you even set some?
How do you create the life you life?
Basic needs. Health, Love, Freedom, Resources.
When I write I usually write down my thoughts and I write them for you to read.
Do you always want to read about my thoughts? Maybe not. Unless I was Marcus Aurelius, wrote one book, consisting of my thoughts, that I didn’t even want to publish and accidentally got read by an endless amount of people long after I was dead. But I am not him, I am myself. And I wonder if I should continue to share my thoughts. Or if it is time to reconsider my writing.
Are my thoughts of value to you, reading them? And if yes, which part of it?
I love sharing my ideas, because I love them and I enjoy putting them into words, which wasn’t always the case. The best I can hope for is that I inspire you with them, and when I do get such resonance, it is the best reward for all these letters and words I put together, to describe my ideas and projects.
Sharing and appreciating each other for the things we honestly love and enjoy is a wonderful way of connection. In my eyes.
But then there are other things to focus on. Sharing inspiration doesn’t feed me, doesn’t keep me healthy, doesn’t replace freedom. In short it does one amazing thing, all the others still need to be figured out.
Then which are the things I need to focus on?
As long as I am not yet the happy housewife of a rich and loving husband, sewing silk dresses in my atelier after cooking some amazing lunch with organic local food from the market, I feel like I need to sort out my focus.
Because that is the end goal. Doing what I already do, just backed by established resources and the next level of freedom that comes with it.
The way I am sharing my thoughts and inspirations might have to be re-designed.
Could I live off blogging?
Yes. But how? Or do I really want to?
Two years ago I have got into writing on Hive. An amazing shift in my way of thinking about “payment” and earning. An appreciation for the ownership and the freedom of my thoughts. And the honestly resonating connection to people, sharing inspiration.
I earn I learn and I do spend a lot of time around. I haven’t yet spent any of “the money”. So far I am not “living off blogging on Hive”. There is also a bit more to that, but right now I am already down another rabbit hole, the one of my thoughts. I’ll leave the other one for later.
How many of you do live off blogging on Hive?
Should I aim to do so as well?
Resolution: I need my passion, health and freedom and I need some resources to build them. I need to re-design my focus. And as long as I am not Marcus Aurelius 2.0 I might write for you to read rather than for myself to organize my thoughts.
Where is your focus going to? And how are you creating your life?
If you made it that far, I really want to hear your thoughts or any answers or remarks on the above questions and thoughts!
Thank you for passing by and enjoy your week!
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I often feel like your thoughts are very similar and symbiotic with my own; I love this aspect of the 'hive mind' and am always keen to read how yours flow freely and more freely, within a healthfull and vibrant natural life! Am sending this from in front of the Fontana del Populo, with the big trees recently hard pruned - waiting for my coathanger delivery 🥳❤️🔥
Thank you💜 mad isn't it how sometimes so many things seem to resonate with your own thoughts?!
...they look like fingers now😁
I’m creating my alternate life slowly—one early morning at a time. It hasn’t turned into anything financially sustainable yet, but I’ve had my first and second art show, designed a website, been featured in a poetry contest, and other things. All of which are things that I dreamt of doing three or four years ago.
I don’t have any tips, but I like to remind myself that giving up only has one outcome, while continuing my pursuit has a variety of potential outcomes, with success being one of them.
That's one thing I realize all the time, recently, it is all these little (and sometimes bigger) steps in a direction. And "suddenly" you are where you wished to be.
I love that way to put it:
...I guess it is a good one to consider from time to time!
Thank you for sharing your view on it, made me consider writing more about this process:)
Please do.
I’m a big believer in the necessity of doing small steps with consistency. It’s said that doing something for five minutes every day produces results that grow exponentially whereas doing something for an hour once a week basically only refreshes your memory.
That's one thing I realize all the time, recently, it is all these little (and sometimes bigger) steps in a direction. And "suddenly" you are where you wished to be.
I love that way to put it:
...I guess it is a good one to consider from time to time!
Thank you for sharing your view on it, made me consider writing more about this process:)
I am not yet living off blogging. I believe I will be though I am just starting off. I know I have the ability to create my the life I love, but whether I have created it is a different question. I am moving one day at a time and I know I will get to my destination.
It takes time to build that up for sure! You seem to have the motivation for it though:)
Yay! 🤗
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