Epilogue–I always enjoy it when books include an epilogue. Just a brief summary of events gives any story that finishing ribbon on satisfactory completion. So, true to that, I have decided that this year-long journey of blog posts deserves an epilogue, or if you will, an “epiblog.”
I started the 365 Day blog on May 1, 2011 after assigning a 2-week philanthropic blog post project to my grade 11 and 12 students. To prove to them that 14 blog posts wouldn’t be as hard as they were imagining, I joined in and did one (or, 351) better. I committed to blogging a total of 365 times in as many days on causes, non-profits, events, organizations, good works, etc. Why philanthropic, and not just for entertainment purposes? I see a lot of apathy in my job. Not just from students who could care less about what’s happening outside their own hamster cage, but also (to some extent, anyway) from friends, family and colleagues. I thought to myself, let’s hit apathy with an abundance of reasons to care, 365 in total. My posts were meant to be short and to the point, bringing awareness to the many, many, MANY causes and organizations doing good out there. I chose topics from every type of interest in hopes that at least one would hit home to someone out there reading.
I learned a lot during this part year. My heartstrings has been tugged, my desire for justice poked into action and my hope for humanity renewed through the stories and causes I’ve written about these last 365 days. In total, the 365 Day Blog had 10,142 views, with people from over 45 countries. I hope that this journey inspired you at least once, made you smile or laugh at least twice, and hopefully gave you the drive to be less apathetic towards the plight of humanity and the darling earth we inhabit!
And so there you have it. Project complete. God bless, and thank you again to my unofficial sponsors and supportivefollowers. Stay turned for whatever comes next!
-Michelle