good blogs Archives - Jonathan Hilton Mind Connections

I have been fortunate enough to fall into this strange little world and it has truly been a wonderful rabbit hole experience. There are thousands of people out there writing their thoughts, hoping to connect with others in a more meaningful way. These connections have helped me become a more comprehensive thinker and a more dynamic writer. There is no questioning that this experience has helped form my personal growth.

No Idea What I am Doing

It was several years ago that I first realized that there was a community of people who spent their time writing and diligently posting on their blogs each day. Providing know how thoughts and even motivation to the general population at large. I remember feeling like Alice in Wonderland, stepping into a new world I didn’t know existed. I had written on my website for a time, but really just did it for me, to express my feelings and thoughts. Who else would want to hear them? It must have been time to share.

The First Blogger got me Hooked

I had stumbled into this world because I installed Zemanta onto my site. It’s a program that makes adding articles from other people to the end of your blog easy. I actually got a note from one of the people I had pinged back. When I looked at their site, there was a green little dinosaur gravatar I couldn’t help clicking on. It was called Rarasaur and it was one of the best blogs I ever saw. It was there I left my first tentative comment and was blown away that I got a thoughtful response. It was awesome and started me searching deeper into the world of blogs.

Mysteries Abound

One of my most naive thoughts was the everyone who blogged seemed to have developed interesting monikers and identities that symbolized who they were and what they meant. It was too late for me at that point, I had already built my site years before. My name was no mystery, and I often wondered if I should start over with a secret identity. I often wonder about the lives of the bloggers I read. Do they have problems like me? How often does writer’s block affect them? What are they grateful for? What motivates them?

Bloggers I Love to Read

There really are so many that to make a list would short change somebody but I am going to list five excluding Rara because she clearly is a favorite and should be read. Many of these people I first read because they guest posted on her blog.

Mr. Tookles

This blogger from Holland is one of my favorite people in the world. She is a fantastic word artist and says more using fewer words than I could imagine possible. We share a love of bacon and have a mutual hope that life is going to show us what we are supposed to do. Don’t mess with her though, because she will hit you on the head with a frying pan. (her threat) Seriously, funny, intelligent and so very creative, she is one of my favorite people in the whole wide world. Follow her and see what amazing things she creates.

Matticus-

He writes on his blog each day like it is a mission. I am often in awe of the number of posts he makes and the quality. He loves movies and movie dialogue and each Friday he leaves a post about it. He has a great sense of humor, but his best quality to me is the friendship and feedback he has shared with me on my work. He is a relatively new Dad, and with a young family I wonder how he finds the time, but I am glad he does. Reading his blog is a trip to an enchanted land, I encourage you to make the trip.

Sass and Balderdash

Written by the witty, sarcastic and sometimes inappropriate Katie, this website has never met a topic it wouldn’t address. Katie is funny and makes me laugh and usually think. I think she writes more to women than men, but I have honestly learned more about how women think about everything from shoes to working out in the gym. This blog is one that I try to read every day because it is worth it, if you like intelligent, witty observations about life then this is the blog for you. Katie is awesome even though she lives in Chicago, which is known for…………wind.

The Camel Life

This is a relatively new blog on my must-read list but Breezy K who writes this blog has won me over recently by writing on a regular basis and talking about her “dynamic” life in Canada. She writes with a lot of funny images, but deep down her topics are interesting and even though she is from Nova Scotia, I think that it is very close to my experience in living in Maine. She is funny, insightful and definitely doesn’t take herself very seriously. The reason I feel this is a must read blog, is that it just entertains me. From the “witty” way she plays on words, to the perspective of diet and exercise. I always learn something and most often laugh as well.

Tranquil Dreams

This is kind of unfair because Kim who writes this blog is one of my favorite people. She visited Maine this summer and I met her and her boyfriend and we had a lovely time. Her blog is a combination of reviews, recipes, and thoughts but what wins me over is that Kim has always been so nice and supportive of me. She leaves positive and supportive comments, and I like that. This blog is well worth checking out and reading.

There are of course many other blogs and bloggers I love to read and learn from each and every day. I am certainly grateful to experience all that you do each day! Thank you for being so wonderful.