Learn Everything You Can....

Life is full of transitions and challenges but those are what make us stronger, better, wiser and more adaptable. I seem to attract regular change and I'm actually okay with that, keeps me on my toes. Others around me are not quite as enthusiastic but hey, "I yam, what I yam, what I yam". September is quickly approaching and there are quite a few changes, some forced upon me, some I've forced on others and some I am choosing willingly.

Friday I am to join a group of other visionaries and entrepreneurs in a brain storming session for the purpose of goal planning and accountability. Some of my thoughts will be geared towards how do I build up this blog to be all I want it to be, including a proper website. I want to engage readers with my life journey, with curiousity, humour, spirituality (not to be confused with religion), love of life and my passion for learning.

Early next week I'm going to post a list of topics that I am currently interested in. Within the framework of that list I would love to get reader feedback of what you would like to hear from me. Tell me what YOU would like to know more about and I will do the research and see what I can come up with for you. Teaching is the best way to learn, so let's see what kind of trouble we can get into with our adventures together.

Until we meet again....

Love & light,

~Shannon **  ƸӜƷ  **

Homogenous or Heterogenous?

 
I had this post all written up and sounding brilliant earlier today.... in my thoughts. Then I fell asleep and poof it is gone like the wind, typical ADHD adventures. I have the gist of it in my head so we'll see what I can come up with and stay on topic.... butterfly.... ummm, yeah. ever onward.

Recently I came to the conclusion that one of the struggles I've had with maintaining a blog is trying to find a niche, advice I've seen given for successful blogging time and again. I had three public blogs going trying to keep each one in a particular topic. All I managed to accomplish was to create more stress for myself, worried that I had to keep regular posting in each of them so not posting at all! Talk about creating my own problems.

Perhaps one day I can settle myself down to one topic, perhaps not. I've grown a lot in the past year: finding where my spirtual path is and beginning to follow that; learning to accept some of my personality traits that I've tried to supress, or at least hide from others out of fear of rejection or ridicule. I'm reaching a point where, though the opinion of others is still more important to me (more than I like) I am able to step out and be more of myself openly. One big part of who I am is my eclectic interests. Trying to find a niche topic is not in me.

I'd like to invite you to join me on this journey, where my world is as ADHD as I am.... interests waxing and waning and changing sometimes daily. Some activities I jump in with both feet, researching, buying books and supplies only to find it really doesn't fit me. Then there are others that I revisit time and again in cycles over a few months or even years.

I'm throwing out the niche ideal with the bathwater. Out of the closet, I am officially, proudly and crazily eclectic!! Education, writing, photography, crafts, self-help, and parenting; whatever piques my interest at the time, that is where you'll find me! I'd love to hear if there are others like me, are your interests fairly steady or do you also follow the eclectic path?

Love & light,

~Shannon **  ƸӜƷ  **

Oops.....

Okay, okay, I know in my last post I'd wrote this long explanation of why my blog title, "And now these words from our sponsor..." was fitting, sort of. But to be perfectly honest with you, I never quite felt like that was what I was looking for. Besides, isn't it a woman's prerogative to change her mind? ;)

A few days ago a friend posted a link to his blog. I bemusedly read his recent entry and then I had one of those light bulb moments. Or more commonly known these days as a "headdesk", whereupon the individual bangs their head repeatedly on the desk all the while repeating the mantra, "DUH!!!!" The posting itself, although very interesting, had absolutely nothing to do with this epiphany, but rather his blog title, DanOCan.com

In the world of forums and geocaching and other such interesting geek activities that I enjoy taking part in, I am known as Just Ducky, or Ducky for short. Only online mind you, not that I'd not mind being called Ducky as a nickname, after all it is my fondness for all things "duck" that brought about the moniker to begin with. Anyway, I digress, Dan, is known as DanOCan and I began thinking about that. I really quite like Just Ducky, it's not uncommon, but still clever enough and I think it suits me. So, after consideration, and some quick research, my new, and hopefully permanent, blog title was born.

I would like to formally welcome you to my blog,

"Well isn't that Just Ducky !!"

~ Shannon *Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ*