My oldest daughter has a sign hanging above the inside of her front door that I just love: Enter as Strangers, Leave as Friends. My On-line Friends definitely fit that description.
One such friend just started corresponding with me through FaceBook about my blog. Her name is Thea and she is from Norway (please correct me if I am wrong). Thea has been following my blog and has some insights of her own to share as we have some things in common. I am grateful that she has so graciously allowed me to talk openly with her here on my blog. Through our conversations I immediately realized that sharing with you readers, you too would gain insight from Thea. This would also give us a chance to support Thea as she is supporting me. It opens the community of friendship up to others as well. Life is filled with ups and downs. Friends help lighten that load.
With things in common, Thea and I have become friends to support each other in being more healthy and happy. Unfortunately I have not been able to pull her comments from FaceBook, comments she has said about this blog, over to the blog itself because it is no longer posted on FaceBook where I can access it. The comments have been important however. The bottom line was that we decided together to share our friendship publicly so that others might be helped by our conversations. Remember someone is always watching. We do want our footsteps to be worth following. We do want to make a difference in the world. Thea and I have a chance to actualize that here on this blog.
Others of you may also have significant things to say but are shy or unsure of how to post a comment. I have made an entry on my sidewall on this blog that tells you exactly how to leave a comment if it is something you want to do. Some of you may be "closet readers". I have talked with some of you recently. There are many of you. That's always welcome too.
However, if you are a reader who is struggling with something that fits into the goals I have listed at the top of my blog, then I invite you to join me and others in a common search for what some people may think is impossible.
However, if you are a reader who is struggling with something that fits into the goals I have listed at the top of my blog, then I invite you to join me and others in a common search for what some people may think is impossible.
My goals are not impossible, if fact, they may be unreasonable, but that does not put them out of reach. They are just simply goals that are challenging. As friends, who knows what new possibilities may open up to each of us as we talk together. If you have advice, please give it to us. (Remember, others are reading too.) If you need support with your struggles, let us support you. As we strengthen each other the world around us changes as well. Always for the better ... even the only thing that changes is our perspective of ourselves.
I am public about my life because I want to make a difference in the world. Do you want to help too? If so Spread the News about my blog and Join in a United Effort to Be a Better People.
Thank you Thea! You have broadened the horizon of this blog in a way I never considered.
I love you Mom and am so proud to call you my mother... you're the best! I miss you... love you tons! P.s. Your blog is amazing, I am beyond impressed! Xoxoxo "Fingers under the chin." ~ Jes
ReplyDeleteThank you! I love you tons too ... all the way to the moon and back. (smiles)
ReplyDelete"Fingers under the chin." Mom
Yeah! I found Thea's notes to me on FaceBook just now!!! She is from the Netherlands. Sorry for that mistake Thea. Here's some of our visits:
ReplyDeleteHi,
My name is Thea and i'm from the Netherlands. I just started reading this book, and later this night, i discoverd your weblog. A challange. I kinda like that idea. Well, i'm gonna tell you that mine would be to overcome my depression and become me again. That is the most hardest thing i have to do richt now. I'am also a christian so i do read the bible and it helps to get strenghted out of it. I'am not keeping a blog, but yours wil help. I hope to leave some footsteps in the world that are also worth of following.
Regards, Thea
Continued ...
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for writing to me. I am glad to hear that you were able to get something out of my blog. We all have hard things to do in life, and we really can do it with the help of others. Depression is difficult as it takes with it our life and toys with it as if we were puppets. It doesn't have to be that way. Our bodies respond one way, but we also (our souls) get to choose other ways to respond. Does that make sense. Basically, I mean that we get to choose for ourselves. We get to fight back depression even if it is just for a moment. I would love to be your friend. Perhaps if you were agreeable we could talk to each other on the blog itself in the comments section. That way if others are feeling like you or me, we could help someone else in need. ... it's the footsteps in the world thing. (smile)
That last comment was from me. And here is the last one from Thea:
ReplyDeleteGreat idea,
Lets talk on the blog and make us self a helpful tool for others.:)
Greetings Thea