Thing #7 - importance of commenting

As I have been digging through all of these blogs I find that I have been "sucked" in by the different subject matter, but more importantly, the personal aspect to the posts and comments. It's like I've been sitting in on roundtable discussions and have been able to go down each of the "rabbit trails" with all of the participants in the discussions. Without commenting from the readers of the blogs, this would not be possible. It would merely be a "lecture" or an "essay" written by the blogger.
I think with practice I can learn to "invite" comments when I post a comment on my blog. This will definitely take some practice and experience because we are so conditioned to communicate in a more factual, opinionated way when we're writing. I think that's the key for me... to view blogging as if I'm actually talking, but yet I'm WRITING the words that I'm speaking instead of actually "voicing" them!
I want to become more comfortable with this and not afraid to share some about myself in a meaningful way which would draw attention to what I have to say.