The Flying Pigs & Fairies of ActiveRain

Hi Sally,

Like Neal, I feel the same way about taking a step back every now and then. I've been on vacation for a week and have checked back a few times when I could, yet not as often as normal.

And like everyone else, it was good to see Linda again.

I've been thinking along these same lines recently. I've been wondering if it's boredom or apathy. I've been struggling to come up with topics and like you, clicking on a post and starting to read it then simply clicking off it and moving on. I can't seem to find what I am looking for.

Woo-Hoo: I think from time to time we all face a "I don't want to write...blog...read..." because nothing we see or feel hits the right nerve.  And, I'm sure we've all written boring posts, except we never really think they are boring, only the other readers feel that. 

I'm glad something struck a nerve with you and got your fingers busy on the keyboard.  Have a great day!

Sally - very thoughtful post. Don't know whether I am the flying pig or the fairy (is that the good fairy or one with a darker bent?) but probably, to the readers have been both. I have also read Carole's post and now this. Is somebody up there trying to tell me something?

We love your passion Sally. We agree with what you wrote and have felt similarly as of late. I think i'ts the weather, many people tend to be affected by the grey days of winter. Sometimes you just have to search deeper within yourself to be inspired to write something. People like you however make it easy as we can bounce off of your enthusiasm. Keep up the good work and you're a great example of a member who continuously pays it forward to others. 

It's funny how you can feel like a certain situation pertains only to you when, all of a sudden, you see that someone else was in the same boat. I hope that you found what you needed to bring you out of your slump, Sally.  I hope you'll keep on finding it, too - hopefully here in the Rain but if not, then somewhere.

~Renae

I liked Renae's comment.....full of compassion.

Sally thank you for letting me know that Linda is back blogging again.  Let me "fly" over there and welcome her back :)

Hello Sally...I have been scarce myself. I find myself saying"I really should..." and then I say"I will tomorrow!

So much is happening so fast...and not just in our RE world, some days I find it overwhelming! Blogging make me think and blogging makes me be introspective and I think I didn't want to do that for a while!

Glad you're back!

Thanks too for the IZ song, and message.  His voice, his own songs too have always given me shivers, triggered deep emotions.  Even though I'm new with not much longevity or many posts, - I've sort of been off this week too.  and have been wondering what has me 'stuck', even though there are 3 or 4 things rolling in my mind --maybe it's like Joan said - I don't want to be too introspective.  Going back to the song -- it IS a wonderful world, even when there is so much to do, be done, and places where so much sad, so much pain. I and so many of us are so very, very fortunate. Have to work against the tide that would sweep us away into despair.

Sally - I tend not to write about real estate because most of it is already here so I write about things going on around me that may be of interest to others in my area and possible of interest to some here in the rain as well. I enjoy reading about other areas here in rainland.

PS: Hope your feeling better soon

Hi, I had missed this post. I was taken with your reference to the Fires last October. We were on the phone that night I was evacuated and I was at the drug store pharmacy getting some essentials and that was the fist time we had shared our voices. I will never forget. It was a significant time and one despite the fires was such a wonderful life enhancing time to cement a new permanent, cherished and for a lifetime friendship......................with you