Blog From A Hermit Dot Com

This blog is six months old today and this will be my last post for awhile.

It is premature to conclude my blogging experiment altogether – I have more to learn about blogging and more to learn about myself as a blogger.  I have several more posts mentally drafted, several most memorable hermits to write about.

But my hermit self needs a significant break – and I have learned over the course of my life to honor the hermit when it beckons. I need to be quiet for awhile – attend to some internal and some external projects.

I am not having a psychological, family, or health crisis. I am not angry, discouraged or unhappy with blogging. Right now, I just value being quiet more than I value conversing.  My enthusiasm for this blog has waned.  I need to rediscover my enthusiasm or spare myself and any readers from its absence.

I suspect there are many “hermits” who are a lot like me. We don’t dislike people, we aren’t lacking in social and conversational skill – we aren’t necessarily what most people would consider shy. I’ve even made a successful living in sales and marketing a time or two.

But the difference between us hermits and the “rest of the world” is essentially a matter of stamina and duration. We are social sprinters. We can be totally immersed in social behavior for short periods of time – but only short periods. Ultimately, we always need a break from the noise.

I’ll continue to read and follow – the news, blogs, Twitter. I haven’t quite decided whether to suspend Tweeting.  But generally I’ll be away and right here -  goin’ for a walk in the woods.

I’ll be back for the Ides of March. See ya in the almost-Spring.