Blogging is an incredible tool, it connects people who would have never otherwise met. Most bloggers connect when they type something they are searching for in GOOGLE, or when they are browsing along the Internet and they see a word or image that they feel drawn to know more about and CLICK on it.
That simple request on GOOGLE or while browsing connects people.
Some say Blogging is for lonely hearts or people who are searching for something…. whether that is true or not it doesn't matter to me. Thank goodness the Internet connects people and allows them to feel "connected" to another.
What I have noticed is the power behind blogging, the power to touch other people's lives and at the same time to feel that others are touching my life… Feel good? Affirming? Giving? Yes and healing. Blogging can be as real as sharing a cup of tea with a friend sitting by your side. Someone you can share with and trust to feel understood.
I have meet many bloggers and each time I feel I have known them my entire life. Those of you who write in the comment section of this blog (even if I do not write back) I feel a connection, a trust, a virtual community made real, because we share something beyond just words on a screen. "The something" that the Internet provides… a place to meet and share.
There are many stories on the Internet that have caught the attention of readers and because of that the a connection of caring has happened. With blogging anything is possible.
Never in a million years did I think I would be working with VICTORIA magazine, and yet without my knowing it the publisher was someone who was reading my blog. You never know who is reading your blog or what it gives to them.
My friend Shelley has receive many lovely gifts from complete (blogging) strangers, simply to encourage her and to tell her that her LIFE encourages them! Shelley spends hours reading blogs, do you know the gift that brings to her? Your blogging is a gift to someone who might never be able to tell you thank you.
A friend wrote to me about the NIE NIE Dialogs. The power of blogging, the attention one can direct to one another instantly, to help someone in need is amazing. Blogging can shape someone's life and help them to give of themselves to another… it is as easy as typing in, "I am here and I care." Nie Nie Dialogs gave many young mothers hope and in return she is receiving their hope back.
When my father was in the hospital dying I wrote on my blog everyday. It was my therapy. It was my lifeline. Your comments, your attention, your openness to share with me about your sadness, your pain, your lost, your hope encouraged me. I saw that I was not alone, and that like you I would survive the sorrow the aching lost of a love of my life. My father felt your prayers too and it gave him comfort. I felt the spiritual side of blogging.
Yesterday I received this comment and I had to share it with you… because I know you will be by Kris' family's side and that will give them courage and grace….
"Corey,
For sometime now, I have relished reading your daily posts and learned quite alot of interesting things. I like to pride myself on reading your daily posts and leaving a comment about the articles you write about. I've gotten so use to doing this that it feels weird if I don't. I wanted to let you know that I won't be able to read and comment daily as things in my life have turned upside down. My daughter-in-law passed away in a car accident Friday Sept.12th. A young lady 22 years old ran a red light and hit her. She died instantly. She leaves behind two children Joshua 7, Isabella 3, and my son Brandon. I don't usually write about such things, but remember how hard it was for you after your father passed away and I thought to myself, "Who could I write to about this that would understand the depth of my sorrow and the pain that I feel for my son, and grandchildren?" Then I thought of you and how open and honest you were about how you felt. I hope that in time I too will be able to release the sadness I feel just as you did. Thank you for letting me share this with you. I will try to play catch-up in-between caring for my grandchildren and son. Please keep us in your prayers at this most difficult time.
Thank you so much for lending me your ear.
Kris"
If you can please add a comment to Kris…I know she will feel your support and by it find strength.
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