Word prompt--BEHIND
Five minutes to free-write about it
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This week's prompt has me thinking of my to-do list that keeps growing, and the many things I'm behind in. It's time to acknowledge that there's no way I'll ever be able to get to it all, and some prioritizing is in order. Like back in the day when I used a planner. Everything that needed to get done had a time slot, and the time slots got filled in in order of priority.
One thing that I'm way behind in is reading blogs I follow. Some of my friends post so often, if I read all of their posts, I would never get to the ones who don't. And yet I would like to read them all. It's hard to have to pick and choose . Sometimes the posts of those who write less frequently get lost in my blog reader feed and I don't even see them, because their posts get pushed so far down the list by the frequent posters.
That's what happens to my posts too, I think. Since I rarely post more than once or so a week, my posts get pushed way down the list as well, causing them to be missed by several of my regular blog friends.
Every now and then though, I am surprised by someone who hasn't visited in a long while not just leaving a comment on a post, but even on an older one. It is always a pleasant reminder that God is in control. If there is something He wants someone to see, He will find a way to bring it to their attention, and no algorithm or anything else will be able to prevent it from happening.
I know exactly what you are talking about. I only post on Mondays and Thursdays and some post every day. I always ♥️ enjoy your posts and God is definitely in control. God bless you and thank 😊 🙏 you for your posts.
ReplyDeleteI follow blogs on Feedly and it shows whenever a blog I follow has a new posts. I try to look at it a few times a day to stay caught up.
ReplyDeleteI like what you said God bringing things to peoples attention if He want's them to see something.
Yes, some people use Feedly to follow blogs, some use Bloglovin'. They are both free to use, this may be useful to you. Like Mari, I look a few times a day so I am caught up.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting take on blog commenting!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had fallen behind
ReplyDeleteand skipped the blog I wrote this week.
Yes, it was on my heart and mind,
but not, I think, what others seek.
Writing is communication,
not a self-indulgent spiel;
to my regret and consternation
I failed to keep my mission real,
and I let down the readers who
look to me for other things.
I really didn't think it through,
and we'll see what the future brings.
I hope my audience will stay,
but it's their choice, to walk away.