What a wonderful thread! And I agree it needs to stay up there on top!
I for one feel a wonderful sense of belonging here - like many others i would "observe" forums but not actually participate.
The past month or so feels like a culmination of everything else that has ever happened in my life leading me to a focus point which i feel in my heart is very very close.
Events and circumstances that happened 10 or 20 years ago which at the time i took as very disappointing have actually served to place me EXACTLY where i am now and i have no doubt this is for a distinct purpose.
Five years ago i considered myself a failure!! lol 40 years old - a marital break up- loss of house - change of life direction - seperation from people i "thought" were my friends -and 2 beautiful boys to guide thru life.
Now i see that time as a blessing!! Truth is i/we flourished!! Freedom to be myself. Confidence to take back responsibility for my own life. Time to concentrate on the things that were REALLY important to me.
Financial crisis?? doesnt bother me - i don't have hypothetical assets to lose anymore!! lol Downsizing began a long time ago me - and in return i have been able to embrace a lifestyle that feels more genuine to me.
While the past 2 years i have been very introverted - i just wanted to pull away from the outside world (and i fretted about how that was affecting my children) - i needed that time to recharge myself so to speak before i could reach out to people again in the way i needed to.
For me this is when i discovered this forum - at precisely the right time and precisely when i felt i needed to be of USE to the rest of the world/community.
Funnily enough for me i stumbled upon Camelot/Avalon when i was researching the LHC with my eldest. I was extremely interested in this project when it "first" hit mainstream news here and i HAD to know what was going on and one thing led to another and here i am!!! lol
Hope this doesnt get editted but i actually googled Large Hardon Collider!!!
Imagine the look on a 14 yo boys face as he yelled Mummmmmm look what you typed in!!!!!!!!
Anyway - i feel privileged to be among such beautiful people since joining this forum - i thank you all - wish you all the utmost love and blessings in this life together!!