Rebuilding Rob

Special thanks to Google Gemini for suggesting this prompt.

Which three posts would you fight to keep, and why do they define the “Rebuilding Rob” brand?

This is something I actually think about quite often. I started this blog 14 years ago. Granted, the overwhelming majority of my content has been created in the last two and a half years, as I’ve been writing consecutively for over 930 days now.

But I know technology changes considerably over time. In ten years, I may not still be writing this blog—or, at the very least, I won’t be writing it in this particular format or on this very platform. I often wonder what would happen if WordPress suddenly crashed or went out of business, and I were to lose everything I’ve written over the last 14 years.

When I consider which three posts I would fight to save—the ones that truly define what “Rebuilding Rob” is all about—these are the three that come to mind:

1. The Story So Far: This was my very first blog post. It was quite literally my first step on this journey. Looking back, I can hardly believe I’ve kept this project going for nearly 14 years. It’s the foundation of everything that followed.

2. Enter The Auteur: No, the woman I referred to as “The Auteur” and I are no longer together, but I can still feel the rush of those early days and my first real experiences with online dating. While I don’t want to be that young and naïve again, I want to preserve the memory of that giddy, “lightning in a bottle” feeling of meeting someone and being completely captivated by them.

3. Strong Enough to be Gentle: This may not be the most eloquent piece I’ve written about the “strength in gentleness” philosophy, but it was the first time I put the idea into words here. It represents the very balance I have been seeking for myself for years.

Rebuilding isn’t just about looking back at where you’ve been; it’s about ensuring the foundation is strong enough to hold what’s coming next. As I look toward the 1,000-day milestone, these three posts remind me that while the platform might change, the mission stays the same: choosing yourself, every single day.

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