I'm really very flattered.
I have received a few emails and even a phone call from people concerned that I have not been blogging for all of six days. They were worried about me. They said they missed my posts.
In fact, I have been really very busy for a really long time, too long a time. I've been traveling a lot, schmoozing a lot, helping clients, dealing with family matters and otherwise wearing myself out. The thing about getting older is that I'm not as young as I used to be and 18-hour daily schedules start wearing me down in the third or fourth consecutive week of them.
I consistently counsel anyone who will listen to not blog when they are tired, feeling rushed, in a bad mood or any combination of the three. Being tired makes one cranky. For me it is time to rest.
I left WeMedia in Miami a day earlier to get home. I slept yesterday for more than 12 hours. I am skipping Noah Kagan's very promising Community Next conference at Stanford University today just because I need to recharge my battery. Sorry Noah, it looks like a winner and I hope a local reader rushes over there to take my place in the audience.
I am going to spend the weekend getting caught up on the basics of life, get my energy back and most important immerse myself in two loves--blogging and Global Neighbourhoods, which has been pretty much my abandoned child over the past month. It is a child who has my love and is calling to me and I must confess I would rather write a book than post a blog.
But over then next few days I expect to blog a good deal. For me, it is a way to get back in shape as a writer and joining the conversation online is often energizing and gets me in better shape for the business of book writing.
We all need a break from time to time. However, it is always nice to be missed.
Posted by: Kami Huyse | February 12, 2007 at 03:07 PM
It was not the same without you. I will make sure you can make the next one. We did have a lot of Red Bull that would have kept you awake;)
See you next time.
Posted by: noah kagan | February 19, 2007 at 04:18 PM
Next time, Noah. I promise.
Posted by: shel israel | February 19, 2007 at 04:55 PM