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Monday, April 5, 2010

Happy Blog Birthday to Me!









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Happy birthday to me!
My blog's turning three!
Happy birthday, happy birthday!
Happy birthday to me!

Three years ago today, several forces serendipitously conspired to get me to pick up a keyboard, dub myself MPJ and write my very first ever blog post. Now, three years later, it seems appropriate to do some sort of retrospective -- you know, like those summary episodes of TV shows that air after a long break to refresh the memories of loyal viewers and to pull new ones in.  But since I never watch those things anyway, I won't subject you all to anything like that.

Instead, I will say that I am deeply grateful for this space and all it has brought me: from the ability to flex my writing muscles and share this crazy journey I call my life, to all you out there reading -- some silently, some maliciously, some spamming, some supportive and (best of all) some very dear friends (both old and new).

Now (resisting the sore temptation to add a winky, smiley emoticon to the end of this) I'm going to blow out my virtual candles and wish my favorite 12 Step wish: knowledge of God's will for my blog and me and the power to carry that out.

13 comments:

  1. Wishing you many more blogiversaries, and beyond!

    (with at least one cupcake)
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  2. Happy blogoversary to you! I look forward to getting to know you more through your haiku and beyond. I second your wish for "knowledge of God's will for my blog and me and the power to carry that out." You and me both!
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  3. Happy blog birthday, MPJ! I'm so glad your blog was born!
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  4. Happy birthday, you—that cupcake is WELL deserved. And thank you for being brave, and for having the light on here, right when I needed it. :o)
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  5. Happy Blog Birthday, MPJ!
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  6. happy birthday MPJ blog. I've been reading you a while. I wish you many happy years to come!
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  7. Hooray for 3. I like your blog. I learn here.

    (And I heard about Flash Forward here--my husband is grateful. smile)
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  8. Thanks to all of you for the good wishes, and Yvonne, I'm getting a total kick out of the fact that one of the things you got out of my blog is Flash Forward! I'll be thinking of you when I watch the next episode! :)
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  9. Happy, happy birthday, MPJ. And THANK GOD FOR YOU! I don't know what I would have done without your experience, strength and hope in those early, dark days. Thank you for these 3 years. I really can't find the words to tell you how much your words have meant to me.
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  10. Happy Blogday! SO glad I found you, and so glad you, like me, have stayed sane through blogging!
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  11. Happy birthday and congratulations! I just read your first post which is beautiful. Wow - 3 years! You're an inspiration. I had started and stopped about 6 blogs in those years because I just didn't have the courage to share my writing. I finally took the plunge a couple of months ago and I am so glad I did. Thank you for writing and for sharing and best wishes for many more years of blogging!
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  12. Happy Day! I'm thrilled that I can share this journey with you!
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  13. That's amazing, three years!! Congratulations!!
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