"The second reason I started blogging hit me the other day as I was reading Amy M's blog (HI AMY!!!). Amy is actually my BFF's sister and I really want to get to know this gal! I realized blogging is a GREAT way to make connections with people that you many not ordinarily have the pleasure of associating with, and learning from, due to location, etc. She also taught me something else, without knowing it. She's very open with her feelings and expresses them beautifully. At first I thought, "I can't do that...share my inner self for all to read. Then I realized that I've spent much of my life not knowing who I really am and perhaps if I dare to follow Amy's lead I will find myself in the process. Thank you Amy, you're an inspiration!"
A bigger compliment she could not have given me. It's sometimes hard and scary to put myself out there in the world, but it makes all the difference in the world knowing I could have just inspired someone to do the same thing. I don't share this to boast, but rather to remind us all what a difference we are making in each others life.
It didn't hit me until after reading this email how much the changes I have made in my life have been a result of blogging. First of all I think there is something to keeping a journal. I have done it in the past and never thought it made much of a difference, but now what I've noticed is it really helps when your words are at your finger tips at any given moment. Before I would always write what I was feeling, walk away and never revisit it, but now with blogging and comments it gives me more time to reflect and have some sort of discussion with others (you), which helps me to continue to formulate my thoughts. I have learned a lot about me being willing to share. Is it like this for you?
Thank you to all those who have been with me through this process. Blogging really is cool and has made such an impact on my life. I never knew how much I needed you all. I would've never guessed when I started 2 years ago that blogging would have made such a significant difference to my life.
So go check out Alecia's blog. She is eager to get involved and will be a wonderful addition to the ever growing circle of blog friends. I am really hoping her involvement will get my sister to start one of her own.
14 comments:
I love this post & feel the same way.
Thank you for so much inspiration.
What a great post Amy! You are an inspiration, finding yourself can be hard. And lifelong. Love that you were given such an uplifting email. You deserve it!
what a nice thing to say! Thank you for the thoughts and comments.
I, too, appreciate your openness - you share thoughts and talents freely here, making us feel alternatively welcome and inspired and teary, hopeful and reflective. Thank you!
This is all so, so true! When I talk about blogging I feel like a broken record. It isn't only about the connections made with others, but it is the reflections we make on ourselves. Blogging has really changed my life.
That is a great e-mail to receive. Your blog is one of my favorites, your comments always lift me. Blogging has changed me, made me more reflective, more aware, more open. I want to be more open, care even more. I.love.it.
Sweet compliment! So true! Blogging has changed me in a few ways over this past year. I find myself more aware of my surroundings and really trying to photodocument this journey.
i love reading your blog. i love your photos and your insight. even though i don't know you, i find inspiration everyday thru your blog.
thanks!
liz b.
slc
i agree with her email completely. you are an inspiration. and blogging is a great catalyst for growth and community.
Love these words today. Welcome Alecia. Truer words were not more understood than the day I first e-mailed you of the impact you had on my own life. So thankful for blog world and for the connections we can make here! Love you for your candidness, kindness, and strength!
how awesome is that! you are inspiring, amy. i have thought that many times...
What a thrill to get such a nice compliment like that, blogging is a fabulous phenomenon.
I agree with this post more than you will know. I am so inspired by all these wonderful, insightful women who make me a better persone every day! Blogging has made me step back and look at myself in a different way and I am loving it! I also have a whole slew of new friends I wouldn't have had otherwise! Your insiration for me? Your photography - simply amazing!
Amy, while I know I may not be a frequent stop for you in your blogging world, please know you're an inspiration to many you have never met. I, too, appreciate your openness and honesty and the insight it gives me into my own thoughts. It can be quite scary to share such personal goings on, but it also blesses others, and for me, it's worth it. thank you.
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