Our company’s CEO has shared that WordPress exists because of the power of one: one comment on one blog post led to the creation of the software that powers more than 42% of the internet. The creation of that open-source software led to the creation of the company I now work for, which employs nearly 2000 people around the world, all working from home or coworking spaces of their choosing — we have no headquarters or central offices. And this company, and my job with it, has changed my life in deep and personal and beautiful ways. All from one comment on one blog post.

Though my experiences are smaller than that — I haven’t created anything world-changing — I do continuously marvel at the impact a small interaction or a single piece of writing can have. In September, I had been in a major rut with my journaling (and blogging). Every time I picked up a pen, I felt blah about what to write about. I was tired of writing about me, and I felt bad about myself for not being able to come up with anything more creative to explore.

Then on September 18, I received the Day One (journaling app) newsletter in my email and saw these words: 20 Nature Journaling Ideas to Connect with the Natural World. It lit me up immediately. Yes! I want to connect with the natural world! Yes! I absolutely want to sit outside and describe the colors in the sky, and the sound of the wind, and the smell of pine straw warming in the sun! This blog post inspired and invigorated me. It was exactly what I needed to get me out of my writing funk.

Even better, the blog post got me outside and paying attention, day and night. I’m constantly aware of the moon now: I usually know where it will be in the sky and what phase it will be in. I watch it nearly every night and day; it was waxing gibbous a couple of days ago, and will be full tonight. When I get up and go to the pool in the morning, I soak in the starlight as I walk to my car or drive with the top down. Sometimes I draw little pictures in my journal. Sometimes I hang out in nature and forget the journaling part altogether. In either case, Kristen Webb Wright’s blog post changed me and showed me a new path for journaling, and for that I’m immensely grateful. I have it bookmarked in my browser so I can revisit it whenever I feel stuck in my writing.

If you’re a blogger, keep at it. Write that blog post you’re thinking about writing. You never know when you’ll write something that might change someone.