Blogging - Why I do it. Why do you?

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As I'm getting my head around outlining my first few posts here, I thought maybe I'd strike up a conversation about blogging, as far as why I wanted to start doing it, and maybe find out why other people do, and see if some of our reasons match up, or if I could learn a new opinion or two. Why I started blogging: 1. People change. I know I have in the last few years. And sometimes, I wish I could go back and review my thought process and how I viewed the world. I think having an archive of your thoughts, opinions, and experiences is a pretty cool thing. And it's even cooler seeing how other people reacted to them. I think it helps the development of a person - or at last is a valuable thing to be able to look back on. 2. Common Interests. I want to be able to reach people that share interests with me! And maybe even discover a few more! What better way to learn about yourself than to express yourself and be exposed to the expression of others? 3. Growing as a writer. I think the nonfiction of life is just as helpful in writing as the fiction. I think blogging will help be become a better writer in general, as I'm sure most of you can vouch for. Some questions I have for you: 1. What made you start blogging? 2. Why do you blog now? 3. Did you ever think you would become a blogger? 4. What do you blog about and why? Just some things I'm curious to know about the fellow members of myLot. Do you blog to take the place of a diary? Do you blog to gain insight? Or is it to just share your knowledge and opinions on whatever it may be?