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The Art of Communication

 
This is an experimental pod concerning communication. 

 

This pod concerns itself primarily with the communication we use in everyday life –looking at it so that we might better understand it and utilise the ways in which we interact with each other, in order to create harmony at home,...(more)
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  Canary Mary : Quite Contrary

Communion with THIS community!

Canary Mary said Apr 20, 2007, 6:42 PM:
 

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ha ha ho ho ho! Love and Laughter to you!

 “Love is lovely, let it flow” ~E.C.


I am on a mission to email each official friend here on Zaadz (and always welcome new friends) to connect, reconnect or simply realize and accept if we don't so much…It will take me some time because I have a lot of friends here. But sometimes I feel like I hardly know anyone on Zaadz well and I am feeling an inclination to reach out. It doesn't take a national tragedy to have a renewed realization of how precious life and our time here on earth is, but my heart is particularly opened this week, and you beautiful Zaadzsters are stirring 'round in there!

Lately I am feeling some pangs, some yearning for authentic connection within this community, and a little healthy guilt for not staying in better touch with many folks that I realize I miss who have sincerely reached out to me in budding new friendships…Most of these friendships seemed to have experienced a long pause in their formation stage.

Now that it is spring and the pause of winter passes, I am reaching out to them and to you..So, please forgive me for being remiss in tending to our friendship if I have been. I don't want to take your presence on earth or in my life, albeit in a cyberway, for granted. Today, this moment, is precious…so please accept my offer of a warm virtual hug, a kind thought, and love from my heart to yours with a heart that is always willing to listen.

Zaadz has enriched an already rich life of your's truly here and hopefully yours too. I am grateful for each and every person's friendship here, regardless of frequency of contact.
I would love to hear from you and how your life is going, how Zaadz is going for you…Know that I will always have kind and supportive words for you and look forward to us getting to know each other more, if this is what spirit moves us both to do.

Love,

Mary
  halinagold : Playful Being

Re: Communion with THIS community!

halinagold said Apr 24, 2007, 1:38 PM:
 

Hi Mary

A big hug to you, laughing!

:-)
  Ian Gardner : Mystic*

Re: Communion with THIS community!

Ian Gardner said Apr 27, 2007, 6:28 PM:
 

Dear, dear Mary,
Please keep this in mind: True friendship needs no nurture.
We are never far from you!
I spend a few hours a day here and elsewhere communicating with people and whenever I see your icon here I check on what you have to say. If I cannot add something worthwhile I give you a metaphorical wave and move on. Of course, I could just say “Hi!” in some way but if we all did that to one another imagine what a mess Zaadz would be in!
Lots of love,
Ian.
  davie : laughter

Re: Communion with THIS community!

davie said Apr 27, 2007, 10:53 PM:
 

I send hugs, too!

  Sandra : Inspirational Ambassador

Re: Communion with THIS community!

Sandra said Apr 29, 2007, 2:21 AM:
 

Dear Mary,

I loved your post. I too, am making an effort to communicate with more than a select few on my zaadz list.

Two things have supported me to take a look at this zaadz friends thing - one was m.alan's post ”My Zaadz Friends” and C4's note about the Rule of 150 on his Kosmic Blogging Pod.

And for me, what I get 'out' of Zaadz regarding connections does seem to completely reflect how much I put into it. I wrote a lot about my general feelings about Zaadz and Zaadzters in my Paean to Zaadz blog. What has made a huge difference, for me, is having actually met a few of my friends in person. And there are many of my Zaadz friends who I realize, after the fact, that there is little connection; and then there are connections which just flower all by themselves. I haven't deeply connected with everyone, but I do try to develop those who I am in touch with.

In response to M. Alan's post, I'm taking a look at who is on my list, and why, and perhaps reassessing if they should be there- nothing to do about their worth or value.. just me taking a look at my motivations in having a reasonably 'long list',. or me just being automatic in saying 'yes' to a friendship invitation.

And while I like what  Ian wrote,  “true friendship needs no nuture” - one one level, to me, it does.

– Yes, on another level we are all so deeply connected, we *are* each other - and everyone is perhaps simply a reflection of ourselves, a facet of all that is, One. We are connected, no matter what we 'do'.

And on another level, friendships are like gardens, they need nourishment and attention to flower.

I have discovered that if I don't have much of a personal connection with a Zaadzter on my list, if I go to their blogs, there is nearly always something for me, something to respond to - this is another way to nurture the garden - the garden of Zaadz.

With love to you,

Sandra
  Ian Gardner : Mystic*

Re: Communion with THIS community!

Ian Gardner said May 1, 2007, 12:47 AM:
 

Hi Sandra,
I have often wondered about the purpose of the “Friends” list and to what helpful or interesting purpose, if any, it can be put. Since the facility of messaging one's friends as a block was removed - apparently because it was abused - there seems little purpose once it exceeds a convenient number. It seems to me that one benefit, particularly when one first joins, is 'that feel good' feeling which many would feel.

Be that as it may, what I do here is move around in areas where my interests lie, browsing and making comment - communicating - and let what happens happens. The friends list is incidental to the whole although they all remain my friends irrespective of contact and are free to stay or leave as they wish with my complete acceptance.
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  rg : children minister

Re: Communion with THIS community!

rg said Apr 30, 2007, 2:11 AM:
 

hi mary!

i'm glad to know that you're very welcome to meet new friends and be a friend to everybody!

i believe through this you'll going to enjoy more your life here on earth. true friends are really great!

even though I we can't be together at the same time and place, through zaads (thanks zaads!) we have that oppurtunity to get aquianted to each other.

I'm willing to be your friend!
and I'll be happy to be your long time friend!

share something about you!

I'm glad to here from you, new friend!

God bless!