https://ift.tt/2SlTbLW <p class="intro">Last month, <a
href="https://discover.wordpress.com/2019/11/18/what-have-you-achieved-this-year/">we
asked you to reflect</a>: <em>How has 2019 unfolded? Have I met my
blogging goals? Are we on track to meet our business goals? </em>We
wanted to know what your site has helped you achieve this year. Over
the past several weeks, we’ve received thoughtful responses here
on Discover and across our social channels — here are
highlights.</p>
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<h3>Finding one’s place in the world</h3>
<blockquote><p>Thanks WordPress, for giving me a platform to stand on.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;"><a
href="https://hootiebirdsartjournal.wordpress.com/"><em>Hootiebirds
Art Journal</em></a></p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote><p>It has allowed me to develop many friendships from
around the world thus greatly enriching my life. I'm totally blind and
live alone with just myself, my now aged retired guide dog, and a
half-wild cat who comes to eat, get petted, then leave to traverse the
world in the way only a tomcat can do, and I would be lost without the
WordPress community and the work I do.</p>
<p>Thanks to WordPress I've overcome trials and celebrated triumphs.
Faced fears and educated myself. By reading the blogs of others I've
traveled to places and experienced things I would've never done
otherwise.</p>
<p>WordPress is a door into the wonderful world and each time I log on
I am given the pleasure of walking through.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;">Patty Fletcher, <a
href="https://campbellsworld.wordpress.com/"><em>Campbell’s
World</em></a></p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote><p>It has evolved into a hobby, which gives me a platform
to express myself, a little corner for myself, in this big wide
world.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;">Ushasita, <a
href="https://coindesbobby.com"><em>Le coin des Bobby</em></a></p>
</blockquote>
<h3>Connecting with others</h3>
<blockquote><p>An aspiring novelist and short story writer, I started
blogging thinking it'd grow my "platform" and maybe help me hone my
essayist's voice. What I didn't expect was to gain a community of
friends that spans the globe, true friends who don't care about my
brand, or even the words I put down on the page, so much as they care
about me. "Literary citizenship" is a term that gets thrown around a
lot. Rather than talk about it, I do it and love it — on my
WordPress blog.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;">Rebecca Moon Ruark, <a
href="https://rustbeltgirlblog.wordpress.com/"><em>Rust Belt
Girl</em></a></p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote><p>This year my three WordPress partners Patti, Amy,
Ann-Christine, and I shared responsibility for our weekly Lens-Artists
Photography Challenge. We learned how difficult it is to manage a
popular challenge that requires planning post subjects far in advance,
responding to a large number of followers, recognizing interesting or
unique posts, and delivering challenges on time each week. More
importantly we formed a bond of friendship that crosses national
boundaries, accommodates travel schedules, and relies on a shared
commitment to delivering a quality product. We very much enjoy seeing
how our followers respond to the challenges and are always amazed by
their creativity. None of it would have been possible without
WordPress, which worked beautifully for our teamed approach.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;">Tina Schell,<a
href="https://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/"><em> Travels and
Trifles</em></a></p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote><p>Only started my blog this week but I'm grateful I did.
WordPress has given me a platform to respond to the most common
questions I get from my clients as a personal trainer. This way I can
answer them as simply as possible, and I don't have to respond to each
one individually saving me time. More importantly however, this way I
can teach them the tools they need to make health and fitness a
lifestyle rather than a short-term investment.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;"><em><a
href="https://greyscalefitness.wordpress.com/">Greyscale
Fitness</a></em></p>
</blockquote>
<h3>Getting inspired and staying motivated</h3>
<blockquote><p>I began traveling the moment I retired as a NYC special
needs high school teacher in March 2017. Soon after, I created a
WordPress blog to keep friends and family up to date on my whereabouts
through a steady diet of words and images.</p>
<p>Surprisingly, I attracted a global following that fueled my desire
to sharpen my writing and rekindle my passion as a photographer. I
recently passed 2,000 WordPress followers who have challenged me to
keep my content fresh and personal, and driven me to reaffirm my
commitment to continue self-expression long after the last landscape
has been posted.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;">Neal Lubetsky, <a
href="https://streamingthruamerica.com/"><em>Streaming Thru
America</em></a></p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote><p>In the past few months since re-invigorating my blog, I
feel like I've made a profound transition into someone who can call
herself a writer without experiencing imposter syndrome.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;">Marsha, <a
href="https://marshaess.wordpress.com/"><em>Marsha Ess</em></a></p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote><p>WordPress gave me an easy, unintimidating way to start
my blog. I have long been thinking about doing so, but didn't know
where to start. A quick internet search for a platform and I was on my
way! Hoping to touch hearts and really make people think through
sharing my experiences.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;"><a
href="http://perspectivesoftheheart.wordpress.com/"><em>Perspectives
of the Heart</em></a></p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote><p>Having a site here on WordPress has given me a place to
focus on consistency. More than just writing here every day, I am also
consistently expressing my creativity. You wouldn't believe how much
more confident I have become with my writing now that I write every
day. It is a beautiful thing.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;">Star Khalifah<em>, <a
href="https://easylightsources.org/">Easy Light Sources</a></em></p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote><p>I started blogging again to empty out the nonsense in
my head. Sometimes sounding things out on a blank page can be really
helpful. WordPress has helped me start to make changes to my life.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;"><a
href="https://ennuiandwaffles.wordpress.com/"><em>Ennui and
Waffles</em></a></p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote><p>Started my blog this year and set a goal of writing at
least 50 entries for my first year. Mission accomplished! For the
longest time, writing to me was a difficult approach, it was like a
well-kept secret that made me feel so vulnerable and shy but at the
same time potentially empowered. I finally decided to drop the
"potentially" part of it and now I truly believe that I am part of
this group of current voices that make a point every day. Never did I
experience that what I had to say about some topic could make me feel
so free as soon as I pressed that polarizing "publish" button.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;"><a
href="https://ecopersonal.blog/"><em>El Eco Personal</em></a></p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote><p>This year, my blog saved my sanity.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;">Ana Daksina, <a
href="https://timelessclassics.wordpress.com/"><em>Timeless
Classics</em></a></p>
</blockquote>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>Some responses have been lightly
edited for clarity and length.</em></p>
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