“Awakening Sense” has the subtitle describing the blog as being “about waking up to our awakening process…sensing its pull.” Who awakens? Not us — but our inner selves. What is this awakening? Spiritual mostly, and more of a consciousness of being. Delving into the blog one can learn more about what our author believes “awakening” means, and how folks can reach for this greater sense of being.
The blog itself consists of a very basic layout. A large red banner with no graphic adorns the top of the page, and the title of the blog hyperlinks back to the home page at all times. The background of the blog is white, with two columns. Navigation on the far right and content on the left. Archives go back to September 2007, which isn’t that long ago, but there is plenty to read here as our author has posted frequently through the months.
There is very little in the navigation area as our author does not use blog apps or ads by Google. The site is refreshingly non-commercial and very uncluttered. And that is a beautiful thing.
My only criticism of the blog, even though I do love the basic simplicity, is that I find it lacking in a way. The web is a big, wonderful, interesting place… and I would love if the author provided links and resources and information outside of their own little realm on the web. Not sales information through ads by google or whathaveyou, but links to resources he/she finds help nurture his/her philosophy.
You will notice that I am using his/her and he/she as I refer to our author here. On the About page, our blog author outlines why he or she has decided to write anonymously. And in that anonymity, there is no detail as to whether the voice behind the blog is male or female. Not that it matters, it just makes it hard to point to the author with a proper pronoun so I’ll have to be forgiven for using the he/she kind of notation.
It is a little disappointing, this anonymity, because I would like to be informed more about who the individual is behind the thoughts and philosophy here. But I have to honor the decision, and thank the author for not creating a false persona behind which he/she hides. So many people either lie about who they are or create false identities to hide behind, so I have to give credit to the honesty shown here on the About page.
The content of the blog is very spiritual and reflective, but more of a guide to the reader than the author’s experience with the concepts of awakening him/herself. There are references to the many forms that god has taken across the realms of religious consciousness through history. I would recommend this blog to people who are interested in expanding their concepts of their inner self, their core being, and developing a stronger spiritual base.
I give the blog a 3.75 and am changing the category from “creative writing” to “personal.” I didn’t find any of the content to be of a “creative writing” kind of vibe, because I found it to be more of a self-help and personal feel, and we don’t have a religious/spiritual/self-help/philosophy kind of category. So personal it is. NULL