I Ride My Own White Horse ...

Why worry?

If you can solve your problem,
Then what is the need of worrying?
If you cannot solve it,
Then what is the use of worrying?

Shantideva

It is still MY story!

It hasn't been written yet and it is not like any other.  I will not be put into a category of success or failure; I will not be another statistic.

The story is mine and has yet to be written.  It will have good, it will have bad. It will have fun and it will have horror.   My story will have all of the elements that make up a life. A lifetime of adventure.

How long the story lasts will be up to me ... not you!

You will NOT write this story, it does not belong to you.  You will NOT determine the outcome.  I WILL

Community Manager?

I was asked the other day, "what do you really do?"  To which I had no good answer ...

But then maybe this is who I am becoming?  At least in my professional life:

3 Tips for Managing a Social Media Community

Favorite Time of Year ....

Image by jkhewett via Flickr

As Spring seems to be finding us again, I can't help but feel like I am coming out of a deep sleep.  Winter for me is slow, tiring and maybe a necessary evil to re-charge our batteries. Spring is my favorite time of year as we start to see new growth, the beginning of a new season ....

Now where is my camera ???? 

That was a blur ... I'm "Re-Connecting"!

What happened to January? How is it possible that March is just days away?  So much has been accomplished over the past few weeks that I have neglected to sit down and capture those events.

When not actually "working" for someone else, I have been spending most of my time thinking, reading, and talking about how communities can use social media to connect.  I know it's the "in" thing to do ... but I honestly don't see this as a "fad" only to disappear like the pet rock, but as a way to change how we communicate.  I see social media as way to re-establish a sense of community and family that has often been broken as we get caught up in our busy, crazy lives.

Here is one example.  Over the past couple of weeks I have connected with distant family members using Facebook.  Some of these individuals I have never met, but we know how we are "connected".  Others I haven't seen or spoken to in 25-30 years!  We have reconnected, shared stories, shared pictures and reminded each other of the importance of family. 

How has social media allowed you to re-connect to community?