Two days ago Lynn Jones referenced a term which Sue Richmond coined back in March: Posiblogging.
As Sue wrote: “Showing good in the world has always been the policy of my blog and I thought it was a Pollyanna-esque approach once but it’s more a case of finding and telling the positive stories in a media arena that loves focusing on the negative.”
Googling “posiblogging” just brings up Lynn's post and this comment from Google AI Overview:
The term "posiblogging" is not a widely established or formally defined term in general usage or the blogging community, and search results do not provide a clear definition. It is most likely a misspelling of a similar term, such as:
Plogging: A global movement that originated in Sweden, which involves picking up litter while jogging, walking, or cycling.
Plog: A less common or possibly obsolete term used as an abbreviation for "photo blog," a blog primarily used to display photos.
If you were thinking of one of these terms, their definitions are well-documented. If you had a different term or concept in mind, please provide more context.
No, I shan't be doing that, Google AI. Though I do quite like the idea of plogging. Very public spirited.
But I'm definitely thinking about Posiblogging. Not as a public service, mind. More as a personal one. As a sort of CBT perhaps. “Mostly negative feelings” (from an April post) are not good for me.
So what – ignoring the state of the world for the moment – is there to say that's positive? Well...
- I still have my health. (Mostly; *blows nose at the back end of a cold.*) That's no small thing.
- Relatedly: Self-medicating (since June) with Progynova, even at low (and low-risk) dosage, is boosting my body's natural tendencies, so that I'm happier with it now. (More so if I can follow through on my usual Resolution this year.)
- Relatedly again: That also prompts me to bodygroom daily, which is a Good Thing. (Google AI does flag another usage of Dysphairia other than mine, but it was four years later, so...)
- I have work, when I can motivate myself to do it. (Posiblogging may help my attitude there.)
- I have my recorders (garklein, sopranino, descant, treble, tenor, bass, great bass) and people to play them with, not least the orchestra.
- We're doing pretty well in both my chess leagues: Notts and Sheffield. Okay, second in Notts isn't so amazing, given that we've won the league the past four years, but the possibility that we might win in Sheffield is unprecedented.
That's a few things to be going on with anyway. I'll try and think of some more for some more posiblogging at a later date. Until then...
Happy New Year :)
Happy New Year. I've no idea what 04:53 in the morning looks like but enjoy your day and, indeed, your year ahead. Wishing you well in the chess leagues and thank you for being a musician, too, which brings joy to others.
ReplyDeleteWell, it looks like this idea of "posiblogging" has some traction. Like you suggest, it has some therapeutic benefits, as well as being informative and, I believe, like music, it can lift others' spirits, too. Maybe we should form a League of Posibloggers.
Best wishes
Sue xx