tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022472783925487726.post1614128226579055190..comments2023-06-18T09:12:09.201-07:00Comments on Betsy, a Baby Boomer...: Why Do I Blog?Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587660021794374929noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022472783925487726.post-54838575006066385792014-04-16T19:51:02.805-07:002014-04-16T19:51:02.805-07:00I just read your new post, and of course I recogni...I just read your new post, and of course I recognized myself in the description of an introvert and in the comment about being passionate. <br />Are you aware of a book called QUIET by Susan Cain? I read it two years ago and I learned so much about myself, and I also learned to better accept who I am.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022472783925487726.post-36109570218824101062014-04-16T17:21:26.895-07:002014-04-16T17:21:26.895-07:00Linda, you nailed it on the head. Introverts can ...Linda, you nailed it on the head. Introverts can do extrovert things that we are PASSIONATE about. I just wrote a post on how introverts do extrovert things and I wish I had known what you just pointed out. LOL! I will just have to go back and revise! Thank you for helping me see.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587660021794374929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022472783925487726.post-6990879044450618352014-04-16T16:01:04.061-07:002014-04-16T16:01:04.061-07:00I really connected on your point about being a wei...I really connected on your point about being a weird extrovert. As a teacher and later a teacher of teachers, I put myself out there in leadership roles that are not really in my nature, but I did it because I felt passionate about what I was doing. As I retired person, I have much less contact, and much less intellectual stimulation. I like connecting through blogging. I find I can practice writing and expressing myself through comments as much or more than writing my own blog. And I learn so much about different lifestyles and regions and activities, and about how even when we are very different, we still have so much in common.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022472783925487726.post-74560792606965088792014-04-16T14:32:40.216-07:002014-04-16T14:32:40.216-07:00I know so many people who have a "game face&q...I know so many people who have a "game face" that the world sees and then there is the real "them." I really enjoy your posts... I still chuckle at the mental picture you created by describing your perm!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587660021794374929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022472783925487726.post-63212795393381995512014-04-16T14:26:11.528-07:002014-04-16T14:26:11.528-07:00You are such a joy. The feeling I get when I read...You are such a joy. The feeling I get when I read your blog is that even though you have been through the horrible experience of burying your husband you still can pull up the strength to get out and live life. You are an inspiration, and you are talented in so many areas. You expand my world.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587660021794374929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022472783925487726.post-72210396054728726182014-04-16T14:21:37.846-07:002014-04-16T14:21:37.846-07:00I have felt from the first few blog posts of yours...I have felt from the first few blog posts of yours that I read that we are kindred spirits. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587660021794374929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022472783925487726.post-28384645555839920012014-04-16T13:48:19.491-07:002014-04-16T13:48:19.491-07:00What an amazingly candid post. I didn't know a...What an amazingly candid post. I didn't know about your history and can only marvel at how you have managed. I had a friend who was agoraphobic with panic attacks and also one who had a break down so I understand a tiny bit of what you are going through. The agoraphobic was also a self proclaimed "actress." It was how she coped. <br />As Olga said, thank you so much for sharing this part of yourself. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022472783925487726.post-43507209347633846202014-04-16T05:42:29.368-07:002014-04-16T05:42:29.368-07:00First, I am glad Granny Annie said she could almos...First, I am glad Granny Annie said she could almost be your clone. You both entered my blog world at the same time and I sometimes have to scroll up to see whose blog I am reading--yours or hers. now I feel my confusion is not so strange.<br />Second, and more important, your blog is a joy to read. You are honest and heartfelt in sharing your life. This post, so very touching, is a perfect example. This, posts like this, is why I read blogs. It expands my awareness of life and my appreciation of other people's experiences. I have actually come out of my shell as a result of the blogosphere. So, thank-you for writing and reading and sharing so much of yourself.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022472783925487726.post-6129184547688733282014-04-16T04:00:49.553-07:002014-04-16T04:00:49.553-07:00I could almost be your clone. So many things in c...I could almost be your clone. So many things in common about why I read and write a blog.Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.com