Words for Good

This blog is inspired by a woman I have never met. In fact, two weeks ago I was barely familiar with her work, having noticed her books at the store. Then one day I was surfing aimlessly when I ran across her blog, and was entranced. This woman is Cathryn Michon, the founder of the Grrl Genius movement, and one heck of a writer! She has been doing the “positive thinking” thing for a lot longer than certain recent writers, and I think she makes a lot more sense than most of them.

She also happens to be really dedicated to her blog and the posters who leave comments, which is rare in the blogosphere. What’s more, she really cares about everyone who contributes to this community, and it really is a community that’s grown around her. It’s like the best group of girlfriends (and some “Enlightened Men”) you could wish for, able and willing to debate any topic, but completely supportive of each individual’s successes and trials.

This is the flip side of the “evils” of the Internet. This is the world getting smaller in such a lovely way.

Anyway, if this wasn’t inspiring enough, she wrote a great post to welcome me to the gang. Of course, I was impressed, and more honored than seems reasonable, but it was one line that really got me:

“By participating, you are part of whatever positive results may happen from people reading the conversation here.”

So, I was thinking, it would be great to have a blog that is about doing good, in all it’s forms. We’ll see what kind of format it takes, but I’d just like to get the conversation started about what we can do, as individuals, to make the world a better place, or maybe just brighten someone’s day.

Words are way too frequently used for putting others down or convincing people to support things that are bad for them. Let’s take back the power of the pen (or keyboard) and use it for good!!

I, for one, think Ms. Michon is one individual that is living that every day. If you want to learn what Grrl Genius is all about, you should check out her blog and her books (my copies are on their way to me – yipppeeee!).