I wanted to take this time tonight to thank each and every person who has ever read my blog, I am in awe of how much it has grown in a very short time. When I started this blog out in July 2009, I did it to give myself a voice. I had been closed up for a little over eight years because I had let Andrey my ex have control over me and than when he raped me, I really went inward... finally a little over a year after the rape, I started this blog. I wasn't consistent, I didn't try to promote it, I mostly wrote for myself.
Then in January of this year I was sent an email from a blogging community and so I joined up, then of course by this time I had reconnected with my David and we had just ended up becoming friends, although I wanted so much more. My heart was up and down for the past nine months but this blog helped me because as I wrote, I met other bloggers and followed them and learned so much.
So nine months ago I had one follower... today I have 121 (WOW!!!) and from July 2009 until mid January 2012, I had 3000 hits on my blog, eight months later I have a little over 21,000 hits. That is incredible to me:). I have met and come to know so many people through this community of ours and I feel blessed to have met all of you. I enjoy each and everyone of your comments, thoughts and prayers for me.
I know I can be really up and really down, when I am down... I know I am hard to be around, I'm a girl who wears my heart on my sleeve, I say how I feel. I can't hide it, I am also the girl who loves with my whole heart, I give what I love all of me. I laugh out loud, hysterically when something is funny.. I don't hold back with anything. I am always trying to better myself, I want to stand face to face with my fears and overcome each one of them so that they will become strengths in my life.
Most of all, I want to really learn to love myself. I want to give myself a break, I want to be as compassionate to myself as I am to others. I don't want to judge myself, I don't understand why I do this with myself when I work so hard to not judge others. I want to exude love so that love will be attracted to me.
"Everything you want, also wants you" ~ Jack Canfield
I've made a lot of friends through blogging too. It amazes me sometimes!
ReplyDeleteI think it's wonderful too Daisy, thank you for your comment;)
ReplyDeleteI am so happy to know such a loving and giving woman. Thanks for such a wonderful connection. Oh yes, and thank you for the link to Jenn's blog. I just went to have a look and loved it. I've started to follow her and left a message. Big hug!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Suzanne, I hope Jenn can help you with your book. I am grateful for my connection with you too:)
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy reading your blogs. Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jaimie, that is very sweet of you to say;).
ReplyDeleteWOW ...you could teach me so much...I struggle in the blogging world but I do need a place for my voice.
ReplyDeleteLove you....Jackie
Thank you for the lovely comment Jackie, this place has given me my voice and I will always write here. Love you too Jackie:)
ReplyDeleteThanks to you for sharing your feelings. I always learn something new of my bloggers friends and I like to feel part of a little friendship comunity in the web. See you!
ReplyDeleteThe blogging community is unique and special, we all share the common love of writing and our desire to put our lives out there to be seen and read. I've been doing this for about 5 years now and couldn't begin to share all the stories of the amazing people I've been fortunate enough to have met! Its a fascinating world and I'm happy we met in this way :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Armando, I feel like I've made some great friendships over the world, through this blog;)
ReplyDeleteThank you Jenn, I'm glad we met this way as well;). I've met so many wonderful people;).
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