I love Andy Hawthorne's text Why Blog If Nobody Reads It? Among other things, he writes:
You write because you think, because you observe, because you need to put it somewhere.
That's exactly how it is! We write because not writing is not an option. It's a fundamental need, a way to process the world around us and the thoughts within us.
When blogging had its first upswing in the 2000s, I saw a sticker on a trash can that said:
"This trash can has more readers than your blog."
It's funny because it's true. The big difference, however, is that neither your blog nor mine is trash.
It is a treasure, but not in the form of income or number of visitors.
The blog may seem like a closed mussel to the outside world, but inside, every letter is a precious pearl.
It's a treasure of self-expression, a space where we can explore ideas, connect with others, and discover new things about ourselves.
Each word we write is a pearl, carefully crafted and valuable in its own right.
That's why we blog.