…I am happy to be here!
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Blogging is about sharing but also about being heard! Being noticed.
Isn’t that what we all want? Each one of us?
To be needed, an essential part of things but recognized through our own individual expression.
Reaching out to others on our own terms. To explore, experience, learn, grow and share all with the strong desire to make a positive difference while learning to understand the nature of who and why we are.
I have met and continue to meet so many wonderful bloggers presenting interesting and well-crafted words from around the globe in the blogging world of today.
I have viewed and continue to view beautiful and well executed photography. I have read and continue to read inspirational moving thoughts and ideas. Reflections that range from new information in any given subject to that of experiences and coping with pain, joy, beauty and laughter – and last but not least the powerful and creative written word. All through the medium of blogging.
We bloggers have a need to share, to connect – express ourselves and be heard. We need to make a difference and we want to grow and learn about ourselves while we do so.
“Blogging is an artistic medium for individual expression
I for one revel in it!” – Penny L Howe, 2012
The Why About This 
I have always considered myself a compassionate, passionate, open-minded woman, but tapping into the thoughts and creativity of so many of you WP bloggers, I have been moved to a new level.
You are all those things in addition to which, having not only an immense capacity for loving life but a matching creative talent to go with it LuAnn! 🙂
Thank you Penny. Some days it seems all I am capable of is cleaning but this will soon pass. 🙂
It will indeed, hang in there LuAnn. Stay balanced within yourself dearest friend! 🙂
i have just started blogging and and one of the main reasons was to express how i feel and its been helping me a lot 🙂
I am glad to hear that, the more you write, post and exchange conversations via the comment section on yours and other peoples blog sites you’ll discover it gets better and better. A great group of people out there in blogland to support your efforts. Keep writing, a very good thing to do! 🙂
yes will do that more regularly now ,, thanks 🙂
thank you 🙂
Hmm, something new to me and struck a chord in me 🙂
I am pleased with that Yoshiko! 🙂
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Blogging is indeed a fine medium to find people who you have things in common with and also and more intriguingly meeting people who you would never get to meet in real life and seeing different viiewpoints. of course the hits and comments are great as well but in the past year I have spent more time with you guys than people I live near.
An oddity in life, how we open up ourselves to strangers and estrange ourselves from neighbors and relatives. Kind of like if you were reading a good book online and sudden you could have real discourse with one or more of the characters that you had come to know and like through the words in the pages of a book, not so dissimilar (the understanding). The wonderfulness of discovering others who think like you do only with blogging you get to actually communicate with them. 🙂
That is the best bit, I originally thought I would write people would like and that would be it but it’s so much more awesome forming these friendships and really forming a bond. I would be fascinated to talk to talk to Herculé Poirot.
Yes how excellent to visit the blogs of famous and infamous characters from books and “speak” comment to one another, how phenomenally wonderful that would be. Hey check out my poem today on truth and give me your thoughts, “A little heavy for me?”
Crikey, it is a challenge keeping up with you, but in a good way….I shall shoot over there in a momento.
Oh yes Penny ~ I so agree with you – and Roxi hit the nail on the head! ~ Truly changed my life also —
and feel so blessed to know you and all the other wonderful souls here ~ Beautiful post – Beautiful
YOU! Love to you ~ RL
You inspire so many Robyn, you have me, in ways you can’t imagine. And as you say so many other wonderful bloggers that continue to enrich our lives, every day. It is wonderful isn’t it? Like you I do feel blessed with the knowing and sharing. Thank you dearest friend of mine, All my love returned in full measure to you. xoxo
Thank you so much Penny ~ Love U!
Roxi is so right! Life has not been the same since WordPress began for me. It’s like a stone dropped into a still pond. First there is one ripple, then two, then three and soon…
So true Lyn, most excellent ripples!
Yes, I love the blogging world in that it gives anyone and everyone a voice! Whether we agree with those voices is another matter.
Does make life interesting though, Alejandro!
You said it!
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Well said. You describe how I feel about blogging perfectly.
Thank you Pat, we do agree on more than a few things it seems! 🙂
I agree with every word of this! I adore the blogging community I surrounded myself in.
It is fun isn’t it, being a part of so much love and creativity!
I enjoy looking at other photographs. Looking at different things I could take photos of. I enjoy reading flash fiction. I enjoy reading poetry. I also enjoy inspirational posts, very much like this one. I always find there is something special in your posts.
I thank you for blogging Penny. You have changed my life. Mega hugs to you and your family
Amazing how your life changes the day you sign up for a WordPress account…. wow. Great post as always dear friend xx 😉
Thank you Roxi! Dear friend, 🙂