Glancing down at my subscriber list the other day I realized I had over 90 people here on Activerain that I subscribe to. And when you think about it, it's really NOTHING compared to the amount of wonderful people on this site who's posts I am missing out on. Still, there are only so many hours in a day. Thinking back to when I first signed on and the hundreds and hundreds of posts I've read, there are some that will always "stay with me." Some were just plain funny, some taught me things I never knew, some shared such beautiful and personal information I felt a kinship with yet another wonderful activerainer. Some inspired me, gave me insights, different perspectives.
I decided to try to choose just one post from each person who, knowingly or not has had a profound impact on me with one of their writings. This was easier said then done; there are so many people with so many wonderful posts I realized the difficulty of what I was undertaking. I also realized that I would somehow unintentionally leave out some very wonderful people, it would be inevitable. And it couldn't be done in one post. Here's the first of a few posts on the people and posts of Activerain that have touched me in a very personal way. In case you missed ANY of them, I found them to be some of the BEST.
Jeff Belonger and several others speak of link love. He is also, incidentally, one of the first people who somehow found one of my posts way back when and commented. Jeff has taught me much about the mortgage business and while I have a long way to go I find the information he shares amazing. While looking through all his posts I realized it was a recent one that I just loved; I suggested it for a Feature but sadly, it didn't make it. It made me laugh and if you didn't take the test, you didn't get the most out of it. For a good laugh (and just maybe a few truths) try: Step up to the plate...... Make someone's DAY !!!
Joan Mirantz, The self proclaimed Ms. Maven of Blogging is truly that. Joan started a very special series that I began to look forward to every single week. On Sundays Joan and her husband take Road Trips. We are all allowed to come along and share some very special experiences we wouldn't normally have an opportunity to. One of my favorite trips with Joan was: New Hampshire Sunday Morning-#10 (Foliage Edition)
A while back I stumbled on the funniest post on Feng Shui I have ever read. Poor Sheron Cardin was having issues trying to figure it all out. What I didn't know at the time was that Sheron has a real interest in Feng Shui. Whatever spurred this post of hers, I can't help but laugh to this day when I read it; you are guaranteed to as well: Feng Shui Journal from a Decorator's Point Of View Part One: "The Love Stones"
Not long ago I stumbled on a "newbie." I noticed someone with talent and he wasn't posting in any groups so he wasn't being found. I emailed him and what comes across most in his posts are his absolute LOVE of what he does. Read Fernando Rosado's post: Staging Anecdotes I wanted to Share.... I love my job!!!
There are some people I shook my head at and went back and read their posts all over again. How to choose one when you love them all? Well, there is always one that stands out in your mind for one reason or another; the one that touched me the most by Sally "Celeste" Cheeseman was: A Hawaii Real Estate Story: The Faithful and Loyal Client
It wasn't all that long ago that I subscribed to Bill Cherry. He's got a ‘Sunday in the Park' series and I love them all; I think my favorite of his was: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH DALLAS REALTOR BILL CHERRY - 6th Edition
Jo-Anne Smith. That's a sentence in itself. I am astounded by her writing and thoughts but one post in particular hit me---HARD. Because I knew it to be true. I have not listened many times in the past because I had never heard it put quite that way. Now I carry those words with me and think of them often: Spirit Warns You Twice, The Third Time You Stand Alone
There is yet another beautiful series by the lovely Julie Neerings. Julie is an absolute inspiration to me and if you've read her, she's likely one for you as well. My favorite of her series was "L": ABC Soup...A Day Full of L-LOVE
Want to learn things you may not have known? And learn by one of the BEST? I always read Colleen Kulikowski's posts and this was the one that gave me more then I would have expected: ActiveRain Owner's Manual | Book 2
Lisa Heindel shares her life with us in her posts. I think often of New Orleans and the hurricane that devasted it one day. But I didn't have to live it, Lisa did...and here she shares the unimaginable with us: Wake Me Up When September Ends
These are just some of my favorite posts that I have ever read on ActiveRain. I hate to think of all I am missing....
Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!
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