Today is my 10th Blogiversary! You’ll find some thoughts on my first decade in the blogiverse below this sampling of images from past posts. But to cut to the chase, it amounts to this: Thank you!!!
“Wow!” That’s what another brand-new blogger named Steven wrote when he reblogged my first post on July 30, 2014. Actually, he wrote the same thing when he reblogged my test post the day before (my official Blogiversary), which read, “Testing, testing, is this thing on? Hello? …tap-tap tap … SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!” That marked Steven’s debut as a blogger too. But then I deleted it (sorry, Steven). So, when I wrote my first real blog post the next day, Steven reblogged that as well, making it his first real blog post.
I know I’m being obsessive about the particulars here, but it seems important to clarify how the legendary The Power of Story site began, in order to avoid any unnecessary disputes among legions of future historians who will no doubt devote their entire lives to chronicling every minute detail of this blog site.
Anyway, I did manage to get past the one-reader-named-Steven stage. So, thank you, dear friends, because you are the reason I’m still here! Steven, on the other hand, never posted again, which is probably because I broke his blog (sorry, Steven). But then, it could be because he actually had something better to do.
I didn’t. And I still don’t. Not because I don’t have other things to do—far from it!–but because I don’t have anything better to do than growing as a writer and a communicator. But most of all, I’m still here because I’m part of a community that I’ve genuinely come to love.
(That includes you, Steven.)
Yay! Happy Blogiversary, Mitch! 🥰
Thank you so much, Vicki!
Thanks Mitch. I’ve got another couple of years yet to reach the decade but not so many to reach one thousand bits of paper 😊
That’s right, I’d forgotten you had more than one blog, Kate.
Congratulations on your teeth year, Mitch. Looking forward to the next ten.
Me too, and so are my teeth, John! ;>)
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Congratulations on your 10th Blogversary! Amazing, keep the posts coming for all of us!
Thank you, Karen!
Happy Blogiversary, Mitch!
Thank you!
Happy 10th Blogiversary, Mitch!
Thank you, Anonymous!
Happy Blog Anniversary
Thank you, Sheree.
Congrats, Mitch! 🎉
Thanks, T!
Most welcome.
Congratulations! And what a blessing your blogs are to all of us!!! 🙌🏻🎉✝️♥️😊
Bless you, dear friend.
Congratulations on ten years! Your posts are always thought-provoking.
Thank you so much, Belinda.
Happy 10th Blog Anniversary. 🙂
Thank you, Liz.
Happy Blogiversary! I’ve been doing this for almost 17 years. Imagine, if it was a child, it would be getting ready to leave for college now!
:>O
Happy Blogday! Bravo. And thank you for featuring some of the rest of us.
My pleasure, Anonymous.
Happy 10 years Blogiversary and looking forward to more of your wonderful posts!
Aw, thank you, Carolyn!
You are very welcome, Mitch! I’m glad to know you on here.
Likewise!
🙂
Happy Blogversary, Mitch! A decade! Wow! Ten is the new~ one? lol 😂 all I know is I’ve learned so much from YOU and you are a blessing to this community and world! You are loved!💕
Likewise, dear friend! <3
Congratulations!👏🏻🎉✍🏻
Thanks, MLM!
Hurrah! I agree–the best thing about a blog and social media is connections, community!
Yes!
Wow! Ten years! I can hardly wait to celebrate 10 more, or 15, maybe 20 more! Congratulations, Mitch! Your community in the blogosphere has supported me too, and I’m not even doing a lot of blogging these days. I admire your dedication! ❤️❤️
Thank you, Gail, and I’m glad to hear it’s benefitted you as well.
A full decade of making the internet a happier place! Congratulations!
Aw, thanks, and likewise, Rob!
Reading your blog is like watching the “Ed Sullivan Show”, you never know what to expect. You should rename it the “Mitch Teemley Variety Show”. For those who never watched Ed Sullivan, I’m sorry.
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Love the post, Mitch. Congratulations! Time flies when you are having fun.
It does, and thank you, San!
Congratulations on your Anniversary🌷🌷🌷
Thank you, Luisa!
You’re more than welcome, Mitch 🙏
congrats on ten!
Thanks, Beth!
Congratulations on your tenth!
Thanks, Rabirius!
Congrats, Mitch!
Thank you, Carol!
Congratulations and Happy Anniversary on a well deserved milestone and honor.
Thank you, Willie!
Congratulations, Mitch. Your blogversary always reminds me on mine too… lol Wow, we made it to 10 years 🎉
Yay, us!
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Congratulations, Mitch!
I enjoy your lovely quotes and posts.
Wishing you many more blogversaries.
Best wishes.
Thank you, Chaya!
Congrats on 10 years!
Thank you, Janice!
I celebrate with you. This is no small feat. Consistency in writing is a must to keep the craft alive. You are consistently consistent. I’m glad I found you, your writing is always uplifting or one that makes me think.
Blessings, Debi
Likewise, and blessings to you, Debi.
Congrats! You’ve built something special here.
Thank you so much, Todd.
Congrats on that BIG achievement!
Thank you, Caroll!
Happy Blogosphere Bithday, Miitch.
I had to check my list of posts. My first one was on July 21, 2014. I seem to be a tad older, but you are more proficient. As you know, I only post 2 per week.
Don
Bless you, Don.
You’ve made some very profound quotes and statements along the way to your tenth anniversary of cranking out blog posts. Congratulations, Mitch! 🙂
Aw, thank you, Nancy!
Goes by fast, doesn’t it? 🙂 Happy Blogiversary–wishing you many more!
Thank you so much, Sandy!
Happy anniversary for you and your blog!
Thank you, Dave!
Thanks for continuing to entertain and educate us!
Likewise, my friend!
Happy 10th blogiversary, Mitch!
Thanks, dear Liz!
You’re welcome, Mitch!
Congratulations on your anniversary milestone! 🎉
Thank you, Michele!
The blogosphere is better because you are a part of it, Mitch. Happy anniversary!
Aw, thanks, David!
Getting on to the tenth is a milestone: mot bloggers cash it in around three or four. I’m like you, started in 2012.
Rock on, Strawn!
Well done and congratulations!
Thank you, Morag!
You are welcome!
Happy anniversary!
Thanks, Ab!
I’m so glad you kept at it Mitch. I enjoy your writing daily. Happy Tenth with many more to come!
Thank you so much, my friend.
What a lovely journey you’ve led us on!
Thank you, Rebecca!
Ten years! That’s a wonderful testament to consistency Mitch, I hope I can match it someday. Congratulations.
Thank you, Kate. I have no doubt you will. Love your poems.
All right now, Mitch! Congratulations! I feel like I’ve been reading you for at least 6 or 7 of those 10 years.
Here’s to many, many, many more! Happy Blogaversary! 🎉🎊🥳
Thank you so much, dear friend!
You’re most welcome!
10-years – Congrats Mitch!
Thank you, June!
Congratulations on your tenth year. Here is to many more years ahead 👏🏽🎉
Thank you, Manu!
Happy Blogersary!
BlogVersary, I meant to type. LOL
What a lovely post, Mitch. It made me smile & it actually made me cry. Last year was MY 10th Blodosversary (love that word) & I felt so much of the same things you mentioned here.
When I took that first step 10 years & 7 months ago I also had my Steven … it was that first person that actually READ my stuff. I remember telling my husband, “If even ONE person reads my stuff, likes it & can relate to it in some way, then I will be a successful blogger.” I still feel that way today even though I have several hundred followers. That FIRST reader / follower continues to be so important. He / she gave me the courage to do the next post & the next after that & gave me that boost of confidence fledgling writers need to continue. It was that special thing that it was because he / she LIKED it & DID relate to it & started following me. There is no greater feeling.
And, like you, having a lot of other things to do, writing, sharing my thoughts & feelings with other people that respond has been such a rewarding thing & IS the thing I want to do & ENJOY doing the most. Making friends with other members of the blogging community has been such an unexpected pleasure & such a rewarding thing. After all these years, it still IS the thing I want to do & ENJOY doing the most.
Sorry to go on so long with this response but your post “touched me & I related to it” warmly & fondly.
Happy Blogosversary!
Thank you so much, Linda, and I’m glad you took the time to talk about your own journey in the blogiverse!
Almost every picture is really blurry Mitch.
Is it because I’m using a gaming monitor?
Afraid I don’t know, Cora.
Congratulations! Happy 10th blogoversary, Mitch. Here’s to many, many more.
Thank you!
Happy 10th blogiversary, Mitch.
Thank you, Sandy.
Wuhoo! You are a talented creative, Mitch!
Aw, bless you, Wynne!
Congratulations on your BIG 1-0, Mitch!!! 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈
Thanks, Jill!!
Happy 10th Blogiversary! Congratulations!
Thank you, David!
Happy blogversary to you!
Thank you, Nava!
Congrats. You are an inspiration!
Thank you so much, Christopher!
Happy Blogiversary!
Thank you, RS!
You are a wise and friendly voice, Mitch. Glad you are here.
Aw, bless you, Pam.
Love it, Mitch. Happy 10th Blogiversary!
Thank you, Staci!
Congratulations and happy anniversary! Here’s to the next ten!
Thank you, Christina!
Happy #10!
Thanks, Heather!
Happy 10th Blogiversary! 🎉 Nice to see there are still some of us ‘oldtimers’ around. 😀 Thank you for stopping by The Doglady’s Den. Cheers! 🥂
Thanks, Debbie, and cheers to you too!
Happy Anniversary !!!! 10 !!! I hope we get 10 more …. Mitch <3 you are an inspiration and an awesome light … I love the memes, stories, journeys, and encouraging words !!! Thank you ~ 🙂
That’s so kind of you to say, Sirius!
Happy Blog-aversary Mitch!! May God continue to richly bless you and yours!!
Thank you so much, and likewise, my friend!
Wow, happy 10 years, Mitch! Your blog is a wonderful space.
Aw, thank you, Sarah!
And as you might remember, Mitch, I was a fairly new blogger that hadn’t even read a blog before, much less written one. I wasn’t getting many views (didn’t know how to connect yet) and was about to quit, when I got a “like” from a blogger I didn’t know, who had about 7,000 followers at the time. I took that as a sign I should keep going.
Thanks, and happy blogiversary!
Aww, I’m so glad you hung in there, Annie!
So am I . 🙂👍
Happy Blogiversary, Mitch! Here’s to TEN more years! 🙌😊
Thank you so much, Dora!
Congratulations! I love your blog!
Thank you, dear Ann! You’ve been a faithful blogging friend for a long time now.
Happy Blogiversary, Mitch!
Thank you, Jennie!
Happy blogiversary, Mitch!
Those were all great GIFs in this post. I especially loved the last one, about the best way to write a story. Wise words to live by.
Thanks, Michael!
Happy Anniversary, Mitch, and many more! 🎉🎊🎂
Thank you, Peggy!
Happy 10th Blogiversary🎉
Thank you, Meonn!
Wishing you a joyous 10th Blogiversary! BBB
Thank you, BBB!
Happy tenth Blogiversary, Mitch. I know I’ve not been following you for ten years, but have enjoyed the many posts I have read. Here’s to many more years of enjoyable bloggin.
Aw, thank you, Carla.