I love the rambling path of the blogosphere. How I can follow a few clicks and find myself standing on completely foreign terrain.
I feel like I'm on adventure. I almost feel like I've hopped on a plane and landed in a distant land with all kinds of new things to discover.
I see that you are the creator of this blog I just found. I love the design. It's so fresh. I've never seen anything quite like it.
I love your photographs. They are vibrant and alive. They give me such an intimate peek into your life. The view is one I have never seen before but it's familiar all at the same time.
Your words resonate with me. Crisp, smart, heartfelt. After reading what you have written, I look at my own life and I somehow feel better about it. A smile is on my face and I feel a rush of appreciation for my many blessings.
I clicked around your site and read your "About" page. Your journey has been so different than mine. You live in snow. Your kitchen has granite countertops. You seem so organized. You seem like a kind soul. You have many children. You stay at home. You seem at peace about it. You are what I could never be and I need to come back and read more from you.
Whew. You have a subscribe button that can easily be found. I click.
Should I add you to my Google homepage or my Google reader? Although the homepage is always tempting, I decide on directing you to my reader of course. That is where all of my faves live.
I hope you find some good company in my reader. Gems are there. Hidden and not so hidden. Words and feelings and stories....all hanging out side by side just waiting to be read. I'm not sure if you will like how long your links will stay bold in my reader.
You see, the sun is shining and the grass is green. And my little boy with his blonde tousled hair is calling for me with a sparkle in his blue eyes.
I have genuinely loved visiting you but it's time to close the lid on this world for today.
I really honestly don't know if I will ever see you again. But I hope you know I will remember our time together. No matter how brief.
And I hope you know my intentions were good.
Monday, March 29, 2010
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I love this, friend. You nailed it.
ReplyDeleteThis thought? These words? You? PERFECTION.
ReplyDeleteThis is so true. I'm constantly amazed at the discoveries that can be made by following links. I came here through a tweet by @HeatheroftheEO and I'm so glad I came. I have also found connections to people I may have never met before...connections that have changed my life. This was a beautiful post. Thank you.
ReplyDeletethis is it exactly. and i love it and find it disconcerting in so many ways. and i really do love finding those clicks that take you to somewhere magical. great words. :)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely.
ReplyDeleteI love the adventure.
What a lovely way to put it. Great post.
ReplyDeleteHuge smile over here.
ReplyDeleteIt's like people we meet on the bus or on vacation or in line for the portapotty at a phish show. we may never see them again, but they add just a little something to us that we carry with us on our way.
Love it. (and you.)
xo elizabeth
That is perfect, Lee. I feel the same thing on so many days... But I have to shut down the computer and walk back into my own life.
ReplyDeleteWell written. It's so easy to get wrapped up in the blog world and let everything slide. I do it A LOT.
ReplyDeleteI so get this. And love Elizabeth's comment too, like meeting someone we'll never again see but they've added to who we are! Love it!
ReplyDeleteblogs passing in the night....
ReplyDeleteLove this.
My favorite is the tying together of loving a blog and realizing there is a good chance you might never return.
ReplyDeleteEvery blogger should read this to understand how deeply NOT PERSONAL stats are for this very reason.
kisses!
thanks - love this post
ReplyDeletei am not the only one who can get lost in blog world -
it's an escape
reading about lives so different then mine
Exactly.
ReplyDeleteI love you mama.
ReplyDeletexo
I've been finding some awesome people lately, finding some really good reads. It amazes me! I know exactly what you mean, Lee. :)
ReplyDeleteSteph
The double-edged sword ain't it - so many WONDERFUL blogs/SO many wonderful blogs.
ReplyDeleteJust so happy I found yours.
Enjoy that sweet boy.
I love this, Lee. And often think how fun it would be to peek into the Readers of some of my favorite bloggers to see what THEY are reading. There are so many of us out there. So many voices. So many words. And I'm happy to have found yours.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
Ha. I was just looking at my google reader feeling ashamed at all the posts I'm behind on. Even moms without blogs. :(
ReplyDeleteBut turning back to real life is the important thing, right?
Wonderful post as usual.
So true Lee! Thanks for sharing what so many of us feel. I wish there was more time in the day to read all the blogs I love...but I am oh so thankful the sun is shining and I have little ones to cuddle and love.
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely, truly.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it fantastic and exhausting how much lovely is both behind our screens and outside our doors?
ReplyDeleteI found you today and felt the same way.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
And here I go shaking up some things :-)
ReplyDeleteHope you're having a great week! Ash