I was thinking how much our virtual blog world mirrors real life. For example, you establish relationships with friends, they come and go. For example, Keith of Musings got married and moved to Germany and we didn't hear from him for 100 days. I was genuinely glad to hear from him as all his friends surely have felt the same way. And now I am following his lovely wife Beate, the blog family grows! We are happy for our blog friends and sad for health issues, and so on. Blogging is so much a real part of my life, how about you? In everyday conversation, so often I will say, 'I learned this from 'a friend', it could be flooding or drought in some part of the world, some safety tips, that I would otherwise have been unaware of. Then there will be the (kind) gossip of what happened to so and so. This year, I even experienced the sudden illness and death of a blog friend, I still think of her from time to time and wonder how her husband is faring. It made me realize how tenuous our hold on life is. but that is another topic.
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Yes, blogging connects, and we learn lots of new people and places. Hugs, Valerie
So true. I think for me, I have to blog because things in life can get so overwhelming I have to pour some of it into writing somehow.
I'm been blogging since 2008, not as regularly as you Christine, but I do enjoy reading my friends blogs and learn so much about many different things.
Through blogging I now have met 8 beautiful people in real life and speak to them often on the phone.
Lovely story about Keith and Beate. Also I love the words in the photo you have with this post.
Warm regards
Peggy xxxxx
I've been blogging for quite a few years and I love it because of the amazing people I've met along the way. We do connect and bond. It's quite an amazing thing.
yes, yes, I feel the same way!!!
I know what you mean. even if I have not met any of the bloggers, I still feel bad when something bad happens to them and I miss them when they don't blog. there are so many of my favorite bloggers who are not blogging and I keep hoping they would come back.
have a lovely day.
I have met a number of blog friends in person, including you, Christine. What a lovely visit that was.
There are times when I want to delete my blog, but the next day, I am always glad that I did not. Lol.
blogging has opened up a whole new world, just as so much of social media has, for me. I cannot imagine giving up any of my sites, but I have started deleting people from my Facebook account. So many of them post NOTHING. That's just not social enough for me.
I think I am more frequently in touch with my blog friends then some of my in person friends... I value the friends I've met online very much. It's wonderful to see your thoughts and art Christine, you often bring a smile to my face.
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Blogging and making connections is great fun. Though I love, love, love my time I spend away from the Internet. I gotta have that.
The virtual world DOES mirror real life. I can't count the number of times I've mentioned my blogging friends when I'm having a conversation with a real person
I quite agree with the words in the photo... :-) and I agree that friends too come and go. There are really great and true friends that stay true for life, they are few but a treasure indeed when we find them. I find it takes effort to maintain good friendships but it's worth it :-)
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thank you Lisa!
Gigi, you are definitely a real friend
yes blogging is therapeutic for me too!
This is the truth. I have helped several blog friends along their or their spousal health journies. That doesn't spell right, but there you go.
There is comfort in sharing our stories and supporting one another. I even crafted a spread sheet for a friend whose hub was having complex medication needs. I'd done one for my hubby. I find much support.
Blogger life is beautiful :) You get to "meet" so many wonderful people! Sometimes I wish I could meet them all in person, but that's not possible. But blogger life also broadens your horizon, I love learning different things from all over the world :))
And that picture sure speaks the truth :D
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