Not even two full months into into blogging and already I'm encountering occasions for sin. Here, I am not referring to stumbling upon skank-a-delic material on the Internet. I am referring to envious and lustful feelings. Even more specifically, I am experiencing blog traffic envy and site statistics lust.
Ruth (aka, Wheelie Catholic) says my latest obsession with optimization tools and traffic is normal. An experienced blogger, she says I'm right on time, if not slightly ahead and this last part certainly cheers me up, having been bred to overachieve and all that.
I know I can overcome this descent into separative consciousness. I managed to do so when, as a new author, I spent way too much time checking and rechecking the amazon.com ratings for my books. I got through this particular dark night by praying, "God, I thank you for the many gifts you have given me. I humbly turn my sales numbers over to you." Amen? Amen!
