Continued references in our local paper notwithstanding, we again made the newspaper today in Winnipeg, when the Sun carried an article by Chris Kitchings and highlighted this blog:
Blogging powerful healing force, by Chris Kitchings
Winnipeg Sun March 20th 2006
Experts tell us that talking about a traumatic experience with others will help us cope and work through it.
If so, advances in technology have made weblogs, or blogs, the next best avenue to express emotions, some say.
Minnedosa United Church Rev. Shawn Ankenmann's three blogs have worked as coping methods for him and his parishioners following a fire that levelled their chapel in February.
"The blog has been the place where I've been able to reflect on gestures of kindness and caring," Ankenmann said of the near-daily updates on his online journal. "Since the fire, it has been an amazing means of connecting people."
He said the blogs keep people informed with first-hand details and have allowed him to address community issues such as anger and resentment.
He's posted pictures of the post-fire destruction and donates images of the church when it was still standing.
Visits to the church's blog have nearly tripled since the fire, Ankenmann said.
Like many bloggers, he uses his personal space for "venting, primarily." ...
Thanks Chris. The whole article is found at:
http://www.winnipegsun.com/News/Manitoba/2006/03/20/1496296-sun.html
L'chaim
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