What Keeps Me Going?

I guess the answer to that question is love. In it’s many forms.

Love for my family.
Love for our friends.
Love for life in general.

I want my family to have this blog to refer to, long after I have gone. And who’s to say it’s not going to help future generations remember, re-live, or maybe even taste for the first time, what I used to make, with love, for my family.

That is my wish.

Sometimes, mainly after reading other’s blogs, which are glossier, brighter, more beautiful than mine, I get a kind of ‘why should I carry on’ feeling…..

What difference is my blog making to anyone?

But then I get told, from a family friend, how, after losing a much loved family member, that my post on ‘Making Kolifa step-by-step’ was found online by her, without knowing that I was the author even.

And that it helped her.
We connected without me even knowing.

And THAT dear friends is what keeps me blogging.

13 comments on “What Keeps Me Going?”

I really like your blog and it has helped me to remember dishes I'd forgotten and then inspired me to cook some of those dishes. It's also not about being "glossy" it's about practicality and from the heart dishes that mean something to those of us that have a history elsewhere. Your excellent blog brings Cyprus home for me if that makes sense. So please carry on for those of us that smile when reading then remembering a dish we had briefly forgotten x thank you x

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Hi Anna, good to see you post again!

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You really don't know how much that means to me! Thank you so much. :)) xxx

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Thanks very much Angie! It's nice to be blogging again.

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hugs and keep posting the best blogs are from the heart

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Thank you Rebecca! I think you've got a great point there. If you're not feeling it, how can you possibly convey to the best of your ability?

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Your very welcome cuz xx

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So happy to see you back on board, From an Australian Greek I love reading your blog and also seeing recipes that have been forgotten or yiayia use to make. Ourania xx

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Thank you from the bottom of my heart Ourania. Comments like this make it all worthwhile. Efxaristo

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Who cares about glossiness in blogs? I think it's sincerity, passion and love that counts – well, that and good food, too. I think your blog is both bright and beautiful and I'm certain that it makes a difference. I've been struggling to keep my blog going in the face of demands on my time, but I'm still finding it worthwhile. I've always enjoyed your blog and I hope I will continue to enjoy it for years to come.

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