Blogging and a Balanced Life

It's easy to get carried away with a cause. To become consumed by it. Many people have a sense that this is not really healthy. Some political bloggers have "burned out" and quit blogging because they feel a compulsion to post frequently. Others have quit when their circumstances have changed.

A few years ago, when political blogging was relatively new and entirely an amateur activity, someone came up with the idea of taking a break from politics and other "macro" issues for Friday Cat Blogging. It caught on with political bloggers of all ideological persuasions. Non-political bloggers joined in. This idea has now expanded to include photos of other animals, too. Friday dogblogging, birdblogging, lizardblogging, etc. Kind of a nice idea. Sort of a truce period in the war of ideas. It allows people who are normally at odds with each other to visit concerning topics which are not particularly tense or contentious.

Now the liberal blog site Crooked Timber (generally thoughtful and profanity-free, linked at my sidebar) has started a Sunday Photo feature. Another nice idea. Wonder if it will catch on elsewhere?

Of course, many other bloggers who are deeply concerned about political matters also post on more "micro" topics. Here, a post on what Kristi Yamaguchi overcame to become a gold medalist in the Olympics, and her charitable work now.

The Anchoress has decided to devote blogging on Fridays to issues of faith.
I decided a long time ago to avoid reading or blogging about politics, etc. on Sunday. It's a good idea to keep some balance in life, I think. To remember what's important at a basic, person-to-person level.