Documenting Life

In the article Blogging vs. Journaling, Diana Raab explains journaling is a collection of personal musing, a scrapbook of thoughts and meditations. On the surface blogging may appear to be like a journal because of the daily entries but it is more universal. In fact, the author says "Writing a blog is not a place to boast or brag, but rather a place to show and tell in a way that will resonate with readers. Successful blogs teach readers something and can possibly make a difference in their lives."

Two triangles of rock balanced 
against a middle stone, ying yang, 
blog vs. journaling or diaries. 

There are three ways to document, from current to oldest: blog (web log), journal, and diary. A blog is a public, electronic collection of thoughts that can be communal when others comment. A journal is a more private collection of thoughts and seen individually as the writer wishes. A diary is a chronological recording of events and are often used as historic documents as researchers and family genealogists learn about previous generations. Are blogs replacing diaries? Are historic records being replaced by the internet? Will the future have chronological recordings of day-to-day events to shine a light into our times? MmMmmm...the ying yang of documentation.