Blogging in Cleveland

I had the opportunity to participate in an interesting event last night about blogging. It was sponsored by the Cleveland Association of Internet Professionals and the Society of Professional Journalists. Free-lance writer John Ettore served as our conductor. Crain's Cleveland Business and many other organizations helped to make the event a success. Of course, George Nemeth's persistence in marketing the event was a big help too. It was an interesting and fun event. This is the type of thing that we should do more of in Cleveland.

The event helped me to see more clearly the complex web of people in the Cleveland area who search for connectivity with themselves and others. I am also amazed at how many independent-thinking people are out there in the world. Each with their own unique take on the world. This is a good thing.

I blog because it is part of my daily practice of self-understanding. That is especially the case with the Conscious Living blog, but it is also true with respect to ED Futures. Both blogs help me gain perspective on the world. They help center me. Whenever my blogging contributes to my own self-understanding, I rejoice and celebrate the benefits of blogging.

Since we are karmic spiders by nature, we love spinning and navigating webs. The Internet is not the real web. The Web of Life, which Fritjof Capra and others have written about, is the real web that we seek connection with. The real web is what my longstanding friend and University of Arizona roommate, Derk Janssen, calls the "Innate Energy Matrix," or the IEM. As Derk and many others remind us, there is a sacred geometry of life. The code is available to all who are willing to look inside themselves. The Internet and blogging are new channels that can help us connect with the web of life.

Kudos to the organizers, sponsors and all who helped with the Cleveland Blog Fest. Thanks for including me. Let's do more of this.