According to the blogger.com dashboard, this is my 1000th Philosophical Muser blog post, so I thought I’d mark the occasion. Since 2012, I’ve been blessed to build this moderately successful blog. On a bad day, I get a several hundred hits, and a good day, one or two thousand – and I’m grateful for every viewer who checks in. In contrast, My Twitter/X has gained no traction at all, due to the vicious cycle where I hardly ever post because I have hardly any followers, and I have hardly any followers because I hardly ever post. And I have big plans and high hopes for my YouTube channel - but despite having some famous and interesting guests on my show, it hasn’t yet gained significant traction.
I’ve just created a Substack account too, if you'd like to get in with an early subscription, on which I plan to post lots of interesting material, and hope to attract subscribers and donors to help me pursue my desired vocation.
As well as thanking everyone who has contributed to the many current successes I’ve had, I want to share two things while I’m still a relative unknown. The first is that although the growth of my online content is slow, it has enabled me to appreciate every small gain and every new achievement (see how we can appreciate The Slow Burn of Success). I’m not perturbed by the time this is taking to grow, because the journey is a key part of the reward, and because there are no real destinations in this life, as every new arrival presents further successes to attain and further goals to pursue.
And the second is to make a promise; to say that, if I ever do make it big and become a mainstream name with prosperity – either as a successfully published big-selling author, or through an exploding online presence, or a speaking ministry, or whatever grace and favour befalls me – I will never forget any support, input or encouragement I’ve received along the way; and I will do my very best to ensure that your grace and contributions won’t go unrecognised or unrewarded, and that my gratitude and appreciation will be reflected back reciprocally in every way possible.
