The blogging neighborhood.

Okay...I had posted something earlier, but a sweet blogging friend of mine gave me some good advice.

I am, therefore, rewriting this post.

My middle daughter, Erin, loved Mr. Rogers.

As soon as she heard...It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

It's a beautiful day in the beauty wood,

won't you be mine, won't you be mine,

won't you be my neighbor....she would run into the living room, and jump on the sofa to watch her favorite show.

As weird as I might have thought this tall, thin man in the sweater was...now that I'm older, I realize he was spot on with his ideals.

Our world is full of different people.

Each one with different talents to share.

Some might see a pile of beads, and get an idea to craft something like a rosary out of it....each person's perception of what that rosary should look like will be different.

Small glass beads, large wooden beads, medium pearl beads.

The cross might have an image of Christ, or it may not.

It all depends on the artists perception of what the finished piece should look like.

We are all individuals.

Sometimes we see something on Pinterest, or on a blog, or facebook, or even etsy that we like.

If we are talented enough, we may try to reproduce what we see. Usually we add something to the object to make it our own. We tweek the design...to add something of ourselves to it.

That's all a part of blogging, and pinterest. The aspect of sharing ideas.

As long as you stay true to yourself, and don't become so engrossed with what someone else has that you totally immerse yourself in what they have, and what they are about.

There are the original pieces that you cannot copy.

Someones true style.

You can always spot a piece that a certain artist has done.

Instead of trying to reproduce their piece, you would rather have the original.

That sets them apart.

It makes them unique.

I am blessed by the people I've met here.

So many talented, original, people in this neighborhood.

A diversity of people.

Recently I've had the pleasure to meet (through blogging) ladies like Vera, and Kerrie. Two gifted gals that I love to visit.

Kris is another lady that has been a real friend that I can relate to in this neighborhood called blogging.  She is filled with good advice when you need an honest opinion.

Susie, and Tete, and of course, Diana (she's a little unstable, but always good for a laugh).

Everyone has something to contribute here. We are all individuals that need each other....for fellowship, support, ideas, sharing, and sometimes a slap upside the head.  There is no one person that is above another. We are equals. Lets encourage each other in this place, this neighborhood called blogging. xoxo