Today marks the one year anniversary of the founding of Revolutionary Paideia. In just one year, Revolutionary Paideia has been fortunate enough to amass over 131,000 readers. However, before I thank my readers, I would like to thank God for giving me the gift of writing and would like to thank him for giving me this blog as a useful outlet to share with the world my “unsettling, unnerving, and unhousing” voice. I appreciate all of my readers and those who have become fans of Revolutionary Paideia. I hope that you will continue to enjoy the journey. I will continue to do it the only way that I know how: no rules, no boundaries, no borders, and no hesitation. I do things my way and always shake things up.
I’ve never tried to blog like anyone and I wouldn’t ever want to because it’s far too much fun being me! If you don’t get anything from this blog, please get the message that this blog constantly offers: Be Yourself!
Some individuals have thought that some of my pieces were about them and/or targeted at them. Please! I never take time out of my busy schedule to address one single person, unless I explicitly state that I’m addressing a specific individual. If I feel the need to address any person, I know how to contact you, will find a way to contact you, and/or I will come and visit you. Okay, please let that be clear. Some people will find a way to make everything about them. At Revolutionary Paideia, baby, it’s not about you! There are too many critical, interesting, fun, exciting, challenging, and important issues and problems to write about than to focus simply on you. Therefore, don’t get it twisted!
The spirit of “unsettling, unnerving, and unhousing” people that founded this blog is not aimed at being mean. It’s focused on uplifting and advancing people. The reality is that sometimes you need to be “unsettled,” “unnerved,” and/or “unhoused” to move you from the superficial to the substantial, from the trivial to the truth. Sometimes you need to be so unsettled that you are forced to give up your falsehoods, your faulty preconceptions, and your unchallenged dogmas.
Revolutionary Paideia will continue to serve as a space where unrestricted discourse will take place. I want to encourage you to keep reading Revolutionary Paideia and to tell your friends to become readers of Revolutionary Paideia. You can subscribe to Revolutionary Paideia free of charge by entering your email address in the appropriate box on the left side of this blog.
Thank you so much for reading! I look forward to another successful, productive, and fun year of blogging!
Antonio Maurice Daniels
University of Wisconsin-Madison
This is great news! Happy blogoversary! I can’t wait to read more from you. One of my daily blogs I check first before anything. Keep it up!
@Drew: Wow! I’m honored. I appreciate you so much for being such a loyal reader. You are such a strong supporter. You’re such a great blogger. I always appreciate the responses that you post on the site. I wish more people would actually take your lead and actually post comments on the site and don’t just simply read. It only takes, as you often, say, “two seconds,” of their time to post a quick comment. Again, thank you so much and I look forward to engaging more with you here at Revolutionary Paideia and at your excellent site at http://www.heardhimsay.com.
No thank you!
Happy Blogoversary Revolutionary Paideia! In one year you have brought to blogging more of what others should…authenticity. Keep the “unsettling, unnerving, and unhousing” coming. I am looking forward to another year of it ALL.
@Pampered Sweet Tooth: Thank you so much! I appreciate you for being one of my loyal readers. Happy St. Valentine’s Day!
Happy Blogoversary!!! Wishing you many more!
@Jennifer: Thanks! I appreciate it very much.