Post-BlogHer #2: The Questions

I'm hoping the next post has some answers, but first here are the questions I've been thinking about for the past few days:

-What kind of blogger am I?
-Does it matter if I don't identify as a "type"?
-What is my purpose in blogging?
-What issues insist I write about them? Feel about them?
-When is it time to step outside of the safety of the blog?
-How can I see my knowledge and experience as value to others?
-How can I engage others instead of using them for information?
-How can I project a more hopeful and positive message while still addressing the nastiness of my societal concerns?
-Do I have what it takes to write and submit an op-ed or engage in other media forums?
-If an expert is redefined as a resource to others, am I? In what?

And for my readers:
-In what way are you impacted by my posts here? The good? The bad? The "leave you with wanting more"? (this is not just a shameless plug for comments; I really need to know in order to make some changes)

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