Why I left blogging

This blog has been around since '06. I began blogging right on the cusp of the "blogger boom". It started as a place for me to go on rants about how music has changed and "hip hop was dying", blah, blah, blah...typical music snob type shit. But as time moved on, this blog morphed into more of reflection of my daily thoughts and ideas on life. In '07 I reached my stride. I was juggling music, photography, love, a new job and a new city. I was enjoying my blog more than ever. Within that year I became a part of a blogger community that included some of the funniest, most insightful people I have ever met. I was truly inspired. Things slowed down considerably in 2008 but I still held on to the blog. The community slowly fell apart and by '09 there was nothing left to see here. I posted 3 times in 2009. Three. The three years that followed, proved to be just as tumultuous as '09. I was blogging a little more frequently but nothing of any real substance. I had lost my creativity and motivation to blog. Period. I tried to restart every now and again but, every attempt failed.

Here I am today. At the beginning of a new year, with new goals and new experiences I can't wait to share. Instead of going into details about why I'm coming back, I'll talk about why I left as a reminder for myself in case I begin to notice the signs.

Distractions - Simply put, I just got distracted. I began coaching basketball at my school and picked up other obligations that seem to take away time from writing. I'm one of those type of people that always end up taking on more than they can chew. The blog was the first thing sacrificed.

Lack of inspiration - I wasn't inspired enough. I was still keeping a journal and writing in it from time to time but as far as blogging is concerned, the community I was a part of fell apart and there was no one there to motivate me. I would scour the net for "blog post ideas" and tips on how to overcome writers block, but to no avail. Before I knew it, draft upon draft had accumulated on my dashboard.

Not personal - This is the biggest one. As I mentioned earlier, seven years ago I started this blog basically so that I can rant about music. Towards the latter years, it became more of an obligation. I was looking for things to write about instead of writing about how I felt. My blog was no longer personal and it sucked.

Laziness - So about those drafts I mentioned earlier...without inspiration, without motivation, they just sat there for years. Literally. I recently completed a post I began THREE YEARS AGO. It finally saw the light of day over at The Sovereign Space (more details on a later post) back in November.  As those drafts began to pile up, I looked at them and said "I'll finish it tomorrow". Tomorrow came three years later...smh.

I'm back for good now. I've been following some pretty cool blogs lately and they have really inspired me. I can't wait to connect with them. Stay tuned.