On October 22, 2008 I wrote my first blog post on Healing, Hope and Possibility.
Two interns from the Boston Unversity School of Public Communication taught me about social media and how to start a blog.
Healing, Hope and Possibility transformed into Going the Distance which eventually morphed into The Adventures of Runnergirl 1953.
My blog chronicles my journey on the road to the 2009 Boston Marathon and beyond. I harnessed the power of the mind/body connection to heal my life from the effects of paralytic polio and severe childhood trauma. My blog takes you on my incredible journey from shortly after the diagnosis of Post Polio Syndrome, a progressive neuromuscular disease to training for and crossing the finish line of the 2009 Boston Marathon and along the many twists and turns that life takes us on.
I experienced set backs and come backs and been both an observer and participant in chronicling the world around us. I have been absolutely delighted to share them all with you and am so deeply grateful for the readership and feedback I received through the years.
When I signed on to write yesterday's blog, there was a new format and a text editor that was unwieldy to use. There was no way to revert to the old blogger. I went into a discussion group about the changes to see if I was missing something and everyone was imploring google to bring back the old blogger but we were told that due to the infrastructure of Google and blogspot we would have to use the new format.
I have been tapering how often I blog for about a year now and have been wondering if perhaps it was time to end my blog.
It took me several hours to get yesterday's blog finished and posted.
It was a sign that it was time to sign off of my blog for now.
I am writing my next book, "Hope: A Collection of Poems and Essays From the Pandemic of 2020" and will of course be continuing to inspire and uplift with my Facebook posts. You can stay up to date on News and Events and the latest information I have to share by visiting my website at www.marymcmanus.com and my books are available on Amazon
Thank you all for your love and support through these 12 years!
From my heart to yours
In health and wellness,
Mary
Hello Mary, I am sorry to hear that you are signing off from your blog. Technical changes are quite a headache. I am in the middle of upgrading my site to a new Wordpress theme and it's taking hours.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are keeping well. Best wishes Katie
Thank you so much Katie and thank you for reading along and sharing my blog with your network. I do miss blogging at times so I am channeling the creativity into my new book. Let's plan to stay in touch and here's to healing, hope and possibilities in 2021! Be well!
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