There are times when I think on giving up blogging. But then, when I stop, even for a day, I feel--empty. I think it's not only the voicing of my pain and fear, worry and unhappiness--but also giving voice to happier memories and some of my more esoteric thoughts, that I normally cannot share with those around me. Blogging makes me feels more human, less isolated, and gives me a reason to get up in the morning.

It's knowing, as well, that I am not alone. To quote Shakespeare:

"When we our betters see bearing woes,
we scarcely think our miseries our foes,
who alone suffers, suffers most i' the mind,
leaving free things and happy shows behind;
But then the mind much sufferance doth o'erskip,
when grief hath mates, and bearing fellowship..."

Thank you to all my blog friends, not just for taking the time to read and to care--but also to share with us, your own cares and joys.