On August 12, 2007, Mike Wieringo died. In 2009, I wrote about how Mike and his death affected me. You can see that original post here: http://woowooleadership.com/i-blog-therefore-i-am-5.
I thought about Mike today. I never knew Mike personally, but I knew him through his blog. I checked it just about every day, and Mike updated it often. I loved reading what he wrote. It was candid. It was genuine. It made me feel like I was a part of his life journey.
Mike inspired me to write. A little over a year after Mike died, I started writing my blog. I’d been hemming and hawing for quite some time, so I just jumped in and got started. I’ve meandered all over the place ever since. About 2 and a half years now, to be more precise.
Mike’s blog is still there. If you visit www.mikewieringo.com, you’ll see his last post from August 10. That’s just 2 days before he died. His blog exists as proof that Mike was here.
Mike was an accomplished, well-known artist. He had a huge fan base. He made money doling what he loved. He was good at it…really good.
My little corner of the internet exists as proof that I am here. I blog, therefore I am…right?
It’s just good to remind ourselves why we do the things we do, to reaffirm our commitments to ourselves. And maybe doing so will inspire us to move forward and onward to bigger and better things.
Illuminate Possibilities 