always got a ear.

Well ok now that thats over Whew !!! First off thanks for the postings you have let us have that "Glimpse" ..... Second glad to hear you got some privacy/sanity back..... Third shadup and get posting ;O) Glad to see you back sweetie....... YIPPY

SO glad when ya' write and post!! As someone who considers himself anything but a 'real writer', I understand. I 'ramble on' alot. I haven't learned much in life but one thing I have learned is that no one can take away the 'you' in you unless 'you' allow it to be done. From my simple perspective, everyone brings 'something' to the table of life. Some bring gourmet dinners. Others bring side dishes. Some learn the 'heimlich' manuever so they can revive those who choke on TallPocket's writings. SMILE. My best to you, kind lady. PEACE. TallPockets/brian.

Bravo Ginny, glad to see you doing so well. I agree with TallPockets, and you are always a welcome guest at my table. Thanks so much for sharing you! Well done, well said and always well enjoyed by me!

Ginny I think you know I will be glad to see you post more, and work together, on some overdue Idea's we have for colaboration............I always loved working with you, and greatly looking foward to more..............Your Pal John WAMHAS FAE

Very nice Ginny. Nothing is more beautiful then the truth. I to write to free my soul from what ever is getting me down. very nice

Ginny, you are an amazing person and writer yourself; you just do not see it. Although, from this perspective I do not think any of us see ourselves as others do I think we would like too, and we all find the encouraging words given freely to us, help us to push forward, I know they have for meNow to share some things I have learned from the few negative comments I have received over the years from some of my work, either here or other places. As I have grown, I do not see them now as I once did, as a personal attack. If I get a negative comment, I see them now, as either precise swift direction, which is to assist me, is beneficial to me to learn from, and grow to be a better writer. On the other hand, if it is or has ever been an obvious insult. Today I simply feel empathy for the person behind the words, in that they have missed my message, either because of my need to better my writing. Or on rare occasions I find or believe they themselves are in need of me to extend a listening ear, compassionate hand, open mind, and a heart of patience as in, they, him or her self might truly need me to connect with him or her. Feel his or her pain, in order to help him or her heal whatever it is that ales him or her at the time. We all make mistakes, no matter what we set out to do, a mistake is a lesson, this is how we learn, without mistakes we as humans would never learn anything, and there would be no such thing as a wise man or woman. There are excellent writers in this big ole world, but not one that is without flaw somewhere in his or her own work, and in my reality, flaw is what makes it real, as reality is what makes the work beautiful, and to finish up this reply, thank you my dear friend for sharingI cannot express to you either, how much you have helped me to step out from inside myself exposing whatever it is that I wish to be at anytime, flaw after flaw with my writings and or visuals, or whatever, whenever, and however I choose, loving me for me, as human as can be. Thank you sincerely for being YOU too. HUGE HUGS DEAR FRIEND and always in your corner, write on writers!

Hey Girl, I am finally getting back here to see what you have been writing! Thanks for such a sweet compliment! You know that the first time I read anything you posted, I felt a real connection with you. Kindred spirits, you know? I was a 'closet' writer for years too! For so many years writing was my only outlet. I had to hide my journals, not because of any deep dark secrets, but because my thoughts and feelings were just that, MINE! When a person is ridiculed, belittled, made to feel that we are less than zero, it has a life-shattering impact. I don't know if we ever fully recover from that kind of abuse. I do have to disagree with TallPockets a bit though, much as I admire him. In one sense what he said is very true. No one can take us, away from us, unless we allow it. The other side of the coin is that if this has been happening to you since you were a young defenseless child (as it did with me too), it is so ingrained inside our mind. We have been 'programmed' to 'be' a certain way, to act, and react in certain ways. So it becomes very hard to overcome that 'programming'. I think a lot about autonomy. You know, I am 55 years old, and I am going through this 'thing' where I am getting tattoos, and piercings. Nothing really drastic, I don't think anyway! Eyebrow, and nose pierced recently. I do have my ears pierced multiple times, but I have all the cosmetic piercings I intend to have. When I started getting tattoos within the last couple of years, I was puzzled as to why. Even as a child, I was fascinated with tats. I think that is the artist part of me. Psychologically it seems to me that the tats and piercings are my way of having taken back control of my life. A rite of passage, so to speak. To borrow a saying, "My Body, My choice". I have the power over what is done to my body. Also there is a part of me that wants people to see the evidence on my face( facial tattoo on my forehead, and my nose and eyebrow piercings), that I am not one of the herd, any more. I suppose some would say that it is a rebellion against societal mores. Perhaps it is. What happened to us, happened not in some prison, not in some concentration camp, but in our 'homes'! You know, a dwelling that is supposed to be a place of safety, a haven, a place of nurturing and growth, but was instead a prison without bars, a place of torture, a place that as children we couldn't escape from. I wish you could see yourself as we see you! I think you are an incredible woman! You are among other things, first and foremost, a survivor. You are courageous. You are sensitive, you feel things deeply, that is part of the curse of this, it is also the blessing! You are kind and loving. You are a talented writer! You are NOT small-minded or petty like so many people are. I admire you Ginny. I did the very first time I read something you wrote. Sometimes life kicks us in the butt, and we learn amiss. I say kick it back! Pack your breakfast, lunch and dinner, cause it is going to keep you busy! The fire of the spirit is unquenchable. Leanndra