I’ve been thinking recently about this little online life I’ve got going on; not just the blog or the website, but all the other blogs and websites that I regularly visit for my daily dose. On the one hand, I think it’s incredible that I’m so connected with so many remarkable people throughout the world — it’s like I’m suckling from an overflowing teet of inspiration without any question of the source running dry. Quite something, really.
But on the other hand, I question how much good all that “watching” does me. I may know far more about who’s doing what and where, but then all that time I spent skimming about the interweb finding it out I could have been the one actually in the world getting things done. A balance is possible, for sure, but I’ve never been great at balance — I tend to be a bit obsessive about these things — and even in a “balanced” state I’m still not sure how much good all the watching is doing me. You can’t inhale and exhale at the same time (I can’t, anyway).
So I think I’m going to take a breather from the internet for a little while just to see how things go. I’ll still email, but I won’t be posting to the blog and I won’t be reading anyone else’s, either. I’ve got a project I’ve been meaning to get cracking on and a sweet new 4×5 on hand for just that purpose, and I’m going to give that my undivided attention for a while (with the occasional work-related hiccup).
I’m not going for good, but think of this as a wee sabbatical while I go about keeping my Self in check. In a few weeks (maybe a month or two) I’ll be back to report; in the meantime, don’t wait up…