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Running a blog is a labor of love. Endless hours tweaking, coding, testing plugins, and going insane in front of the computer screen. Even more time checking support forums for a possible solution, until the late night hours.

Then, weird dreams in la-la computer-land, with wordpress tattooed in my mental eye.

This is what I have done for the past week, setting up the free downloads pages… things are still not quite as I’d like them to be. And the site seems really slow in loading. I have to run several more tests, deactivating plugins and see which ones I can live without. More time is spent to streamline the site (at least at this stage), than to adding content.

Sometimes I like to google sentences, just to see what comes out. Hoping for a word of advice from the Universe.

I found myself typing “zen and the art of blogging”, hit the return button and… there you go… I stumbled upon a really nice free e-book, The Zen of Blogging. It’s a quick read, and it can be quite helpful if you have a blog, or are considering starting one.

The author is Hunter Nuttall, who runs an interesting site on personal development and self-improvement. Check it out.

I have always called my mac “my open window to the Universe”. It’s like a bridge to collective consciousness, where so many people offer their knowledge, on all possible topics.

A two way window, of receiving information from others, and of giving back to the community. Creating a blog is a digital legacy, in the utmost zen form of impermanence. A blog does exist, because people can read it. But then it doesn’t, because it’s just binary data that can disappear from the server at any moment. It’s present and intangible at the same time.

When starting up, the first issues that arise are how to find a niche, and how to attract readers. I believe that the best way is to create something that pleases you, and you alone, rather than “finding” a market or a topic. Because it’s when you are pleased, that you give your best. It’s when you give your best, that you inspire others. It’s when you inspire others, that you receive.

What you receive is your own - alchemically transformed - energy back. Be it gratitude, Adsense money, love, or Paypal donations. It doesn’t matter, because it all comes together in the end, and the ride was fun.

Having faith that the Universe will match readers and bloggers, leaves more space for uniqueness and creativity. Being out there, in the net-sphere, adding to collective consciousness, is bliss.

Rather than writing for an “audience”, when one writes to their Higher Self, words take a life of their own, no matter what the topic at hand. Be it about self-improvement, fashion or cars, readers will resonate with them, learn from them, get inspired by them.

Therefore, my niche is me, and what I have to offer.

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When we tune in our radio to country-western music, we can’t expect to hear a classical opera. We all know that and accept it as a matter of fact.

When it comes to ourselves, we are often puzzled as to why we get into certain situations and pay no attention to our own vibrations. We are just like our radio, tuning in to certain frequencies with our thoughts and feelings, and the Universe cannot but respond to that particular frequency.

If we don’t like that particular “channel”, all we have to do is to change station. Right? … Right….

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As I am starting anew with this website, moving from a static site to a dynamic blog, I have thought of rewriting the “About” page, or at least of adding a section about me specifically, so visitors can get to know me and will relate more to what I have to say.

Months back, I came across this video by Danny Arrington on “My Story Marketing”.

He seems to be into a MLM program, which I am not, but that doesn’t hurt anyone and he does get the Law of Attraction well and is quite an inspiring guy. I enjoyed watching his videos… in fact, there is another one I want to post about soon…

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The original look of Buddha Trance

After much coding, tweaking and testing, I am going live with Wordpress!

I have also worked extensively on a new redesign of the website, which should now be consistent when seen from different browsers and platforms.

I did like the old look above, but I am much happier with this one, as it is way more functional and allows for more interaction from all of you.

The site still needs some work, pages are missing or to be completed, but I have decided to do it online, so I won’t end up reworking on all the links and image paths.

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