Initiate Thought, Provoke Discussion, Create Reason and Response and Call it a Blog

Blog writers initiate discussion that elicits thought, reason and response. At its nucleus, effective bloggers  write with artistic creativity. The staging process of a blog begins with the visualization of concept, context and theme.  Similar to the eye of an artist, the scripted ideas and thoughts of a blogger are paintings colored with words and text.

With social media,  the demand for bloggers has generated a powerful and growing industry of creative writer enthusiasts.   Bloggers and the artform of writing are flourishing.  Rather than specialty occupations in journalism, communications, public relations, marketing  and media relations, there is an overwhelming demand for blogger contributions beyond all business and social boundaries.

In observation, the merits of blogging,  and the value contribution to world societies in the artform of blogging is reason for study and researched understanding. With curiosity and fascination, I have been observing the glut of writers in social media engagement.  The profusion of writers about every topic imaginable is now radically viral.

In the industry of bloggers, the hills of writer's dreams and published aspirations are filled with interruptions, such as,  writer block, impasse and restructure in the climb to the top.  Blogger reflection and introspection ensue as I engage in the art of writing.  From early adolescence,  I wanted to be impressive as a writer.  In my uninformed style, I would use words bigger than my own imagination to make a simple statement, exhaustive and compound.  Luckily, my teachers, were quick to correct and admonish me for over excessive usage of "big words".  KISS, keep it simple stupid was my regular dose of writing medicine reality.  I uncover and recover and recreate art thoughts and posit them into words.  I continue to learn and gain perspective in social media examination.

Social media is invitation to craft thoughts, share with others and commune in circles.   Social media technology and all of its peripheral advantages  are driving innovation and creativity throughout the landscape of  written communications.  The art of writing has exploded exponentially.  In a convergence of the science of technology and the need to explain the theories and reasoning  for technologies, the rise of literary encyclopedia is rocketing beyond the unlimited, in social media blogosphere.

Prior to the 1990s, the term Blogger was non existent.  Diaries, journals, individual essays were the common products associated with writing.  As the web spread its spiral outreach to worldwide corners of the globe, the weblog of created articles were the original blogs. With multitudes of creative writer opportunities among the numerous social media platforms,  building and  growing connections, followers and communities are the return on investment (ROI)  for the career bloggers.

In  real time space and proximity of world communities, distance is merely  geographic location.  Instantaneous is as immediate as the blink of an eye.  In the marriage to technology advancement and the common sharing of a blogger, portals of  virtual exchange have been opened,  which have otherwise been non existent.   Transcontinental information travel is occurring with virtual speed of lightning.  The carriers are the many networked  web connections that provide links to indefinite realms of  opportunities.

In the course of becoming an avid and thriving blogger, I am always apprehensive about whether or not my content is authoritative and rich in marketability.  I am fielding and researching the value of adwords, and what text makes any adsense. With intentional humor,  my entry as a new blogger to the bloggersphere world, is filled with uncertainty and awkward deference.

The dilemma a new blogger faces is quite challenging.  Writing content and interaction must appeal to social media engagement audiences.  Whether to  blog about  personal life, social interests, career pursuits , fashion, cooking, photography, one must carve a niche market to win followers.    Followers become  communities.   Activity generated by comments  and  the number of reshares build the capital of  the writer's wealth in outreach.   Without the knowledge of  Search Engine Optimization (SEO) codes  and technology nuances, target audience appeal is limited.  Additionally,  content must also be recognized for word value.  The words that capture the  thread, stream, backlink are recognized in computer linguistics as a series of analytics that help increase content recognition.

 In order to thrive and stay relevant bloggers write without ceasing.    As a blogger contributor, ideas must be constructed and developed at a pace of constant and consistent delivery.    Topic titles are screened and evaluated on  keyword content through SEO and computer backlinks.  With all these requisites and attributes for successful blogging,  most  new bloggers face challenging  uphill odds.

A plethora of sites are crawling all over the internet, to invite writers to blog.  The blogger fantasy is that the topic that they share will automatically attract and generate booming results in readership and income returns.      Among the many blogger invitations to share are the sites promising fortunes for recruiting, enlisting and resharing of blogs.  In its appeal to targeted audiences, blogger entrepreneurship is now the most prolific enticement to generate bounty.

Bloggers are the prey  for the newest pyramid schemes.  The names of celebrity professionals, such as  Wayne Dyer,  Marianne Williamson, Oprah, Maya Angelou,  Louise Hay  are listed in title headings to entice and invite entrepreneur bloggers.   Their quotes are intentionally posted within the first sentences of text, which in turn generates volume readership.  Winning customers through social media baiting is another creative writing artform.

Social media is a frontier of many hills and valleys.  As seen in the Blogger Life Cycle illustration depicted at the top,  from thoughts and ideas, to frustration, to writers block to halo rise at the top, there is emotional commitment and enduring perseverance to "Call it a Blog".   In the halls of academia, where the fears that the soft studies would be trampled by the software and technology driven crusades, Writing Studies departments have been revived.   Technology in all of its most abstract and computer generated analytics have fueled demand for functional writing in communications.

In the midst of the gropes of technology, where every person on the internet is traceable, and information is always public, there is now a burgeoning boom of writing enthusiasts.  The art of blogging is an extension of the brain banks of multitudes of individual thinkers and thought leaders,

In the paintbrush of the artist a canvass reflects the indelible pictures in the portals of the mind.  In social media, the blogger creates a repository of ideas and words that paint and reflect, theme, thought, response and invitation.

For those in pursuit of the blogger mecca, put on your thinking caps.  Initiate Thought, Provoke Discussion, Create Reason and Response,  Write!  Share! Comment! Follow!   and Call it a Blog!

Dare to be Ageless: The Saavy of Aging and the Wisdom to Dare

Friday May 24 2013

In the course of the last 24 hours I was in the presence of death with its  royal sadness and finality.  I also shared an hour with Jordan Cooper, 2014 candidate for the post of delegate to the State of Maryland.  

In contrast to the sobering,  unforgiving reality of death on this May 23 2013 morning,  I was able to enjoy life giving fervor, passion, optimism and hope for humanity, in the ideals of a 28  year old aspiring politician:

Jordan P. Cooper

Democratic Candidate Delegate

District 16 Maryland General Assembly

June 2014 Primary Elections

as we met for coffee and introduction, late afternoon in Bethesda, Maryland.

Because of a post on Facebook,  my extended community of Washington DC, Metropolitan area, Caribbean nationals were alerted to the death announcement of one of its most illustrious and charismatic entertainment personas.  Marjorie Ann "Marge" Lawrence-Sargeant, the female lead singer of the Image Band was gone.

In the dichotomy of the two intersections of  life passages, death of Marge at 63, and the budding political aspirations of a 28 year old, I was forced to reckon with my own destiny.  I reflected on the view, through the mirror of my own life.

In death, I came to know of Marge.  She was the mother, whose children stood in solidarity and shared about her gifts of unconditional love in their eulogy.    She was the friend, who was revered as a stalwart of generosity and richness, in all of her talents and her sharing.  

To her life loves, her husband, her family, her community, she was a spirit of fire and exemplary determination.  To our Caribbean community, and most especially to me, she was an energy force, pumped with Caribbean juices. 

Whenever Marge was on stage, she would command a presence of dance, that could never be equalled.    In her model svelte body, Marge, had the ability to "wuk up" her waist, in simulations of throbbing thrusts, throws, jolts and dips, and then swirl in circular motions, without breaking a sweat.

 With a challenging glare to her audiences, she beckoned each and everyone to participate.  Her rhythmic muscle pulsations from her waist down, were choreographed in Caribbean and African ancestral flamboyance.

I met Marge, as a friend of my deceased brother Brian, who died in 1998 at age 51.  We did not get to know each other in a bosomy close friendship.  But, on occasions, when I attended shows with the Image Band in performance, it was as if, she were sending libations from the heavens.   

She would glare at me with those big haunting eyes,  to bid me enjoy, welcome and embrace the honor.   In my mind's eye, she was chanelling and offering the spirit of Brian's presence.

The biggest reveal about Marge, was not that she had been an Immigration Inspector for the Department of Homeland Security for over 35 years.  It was that she was not Caribbean by birth.  She was born and raised in Wyandanch, New York, USA.

As I saw all the familiar faces, the photographers, the artists, the dancers, the Trinidad and Tobago Steelband ensemble , the African drummers, the poets, the lawyers, the doctors, the radio personalities, I became overwhelmed in the nostalgia of sacred memories.

I remembered Brian's funeral and I wept for Marge and for the lust for life that she lived so heartily.   For her 63 years, Marge, just like Brian, inhabited youthful energy and untameable vitality.

I then went to a scheduled appointment with Jordan Cooper,  2014 Democratic Candidate for Delegate in the Maryland General Assembly.

http://cooperformaryland.com/.  

My introduction to Jordan came about as a result of a garage door installation that my son's company DMG Services, Daryean M Gomez, Owner,  completed at the Cooper family residence, in Bethesda Maryland.   After the installation was completed, Jordan shared his political agenda and his interests in community involvement with my son.  

He followed up with an email to me, since I, coordinate the business operations for DMG, stating that he enjoyed meeting with Daryean, and would like to find out about the concerns that small businesses were experiencing.  He further stated that he was open and available to address questions or concerns that were issues in the local community.

As a naturalized citizen of the United States since 1992, I have performed my civic duties and responsibilities as a voter.  I have not been active in Maryland State political affairs.   I was  intrigued by Jordan as a person first, politician second.  

In sharing  the human capacity to reach out to a visiting worker, with decency, respectfulness, engagement, and professional hospitality, Jordan exampled moral character and integrity.  Without bias to political persuasion or agenda, I felt that the extent of effort demonstrated by Jordan Cooper, to reach his constituents was admirable, and to a much larger extent, politically astute.

In my blog on the housing industry meltdown crisis, I communicated with Jordan on the perils of experiencing Foreclosure.   I was pleasantly encouraged that Jordan responded in a follow up email.  He again showed an earnest demonstration  of care and genuine  sincerity by discussing options that he investigated on my behalf.  

With  over 30 years of business career experience I have observed and assimilated into corporate culture.  I have accumulated a vast reservoir of intelligence assets.  There is an intrinsic trait of genuine credibilty evident in the untested resolve and in the political manifesto of Jordan Cooper, the candidate for Maryland State office.

In the compliment of youthful ideals and seasoned valuation I celebrate the experience of optimistic synergy in the connection with Jordan.   In the course of an hour's discussion,  we covered a range  of topics.  We spoke about management communications, political rhetoric, strategic analysis, and deployment of next actions.

In the interest of our future engagements, we conferred on what would be the ideal objectives of mutual interests.   We spoke about:  "Creating an Online Presence" as part of his communications agenda.

What does the saavy of aging and the wisdom to dare mean:

It means to accept, acknowledge and adhere to the treasury of talents and abilities that are available and are at your disposal throughout life stages.

I suggest opportunity is available to everyone from birth to the last breadth.

Our life course is paraded in the shelter of youth and agelessness.  

The bliss of wisdom is an honorary life achievement.  

As  I enter the decade of my sixties, Age, Wisdom, and Experience  are my lasting credentials.  

My oath to life:   

In liiving and in dying, whether twenties through nineties and more:

Dare to Be Ageless!