Honest Blogging...Recovery from comment addiction

Its been almost a year since I've started blogging. In fact, November 20, 2006 was my first post. I've been thinking about the evolution of my blog. I know for a long time I wasn't doing it for all the right reasons. My posts were usually an attempt to feed my love language
which is Word's of Affirmation. ( Explained below.) Blogs are great for this!!!! I post something about myself and I (thankfully) receive "Words of Affirmation". Honestly for awhile I wasn't posting for myself. When I would post I would think, what would be interesting for everyone else? How can I get lots of comments? This is a little embarrassing to admit, but... I am in the recovery stages of my comment addiction so I can say it.
Seeing [My Family's Circus] in the subject line of my Inbox is like getting a letter from a friend in the mail. I actually get giddy when I see them.
So with all this said. I still love comments, but now, my blog is for me, and my posterity. I will be archiving every post so that when I'm old and gray, my grandchildren and great grandchildren will know who I was. What my values and goals in life were. Hopefully they will want to better because of something that I did or said.
I have some others thoughts. I hope that all that do get a chance to read my posts know that I am being real. I also loooove connections with people. It makes me happy when people appreciate me and can be themselves with me. I'd like to think that people are comfortable around me and I really would hate to be thought of as snobbish. If anyone thought I was snobbish it would really bother me. A lady in my ward basically told me that she felt like she didn't quite measure up because she thought that I was "perfect". Holy cow!!!! Not even. We had a long talk and I even let her see the cluttered, unorganized spots in my house. I assured her that I'm am not what she imagined me to be and that she shouldn't think less of herself because she thought I was this put together girl. I try to be my best, but like everyone else I fall short, (daily) I would like to be good at everything, but that's life. Blogging has taught me a lot this year. I've been able to really think about who I am.

Words of Affirmation
Mark Twain once said “I can live for two months on a good compliment.” Verbal appreciation speaks powerfully to persons whose primary Love Language is “Words of Affirmation.” Simple statements, such as, “You look great in that suit,” or “You must be the best baker in the world! I love your oatmeal cookies,” are sometimes all a person needs to hear to feel loved.

Aside from verbal compliments, another way to communicate through “Words of Affirmation” is to offer encouragement. Here are some examples: reinforcing a difficult decision; calling attention to progress made on a current project; acknowledging a person’s unique perspective on an important topic. If a loved one listens for “Words of Affirmation,” offering encouragement will help him or her to overcome insecurities and develop greater confidence.