About Me

My name is Diane Owens.  I am 33 years old.  I am originally from a small town in northen NY.  I migrated down south about 9 1/2 years ago.  Talk about culture shock…and no the shock does not go away.  I have been passionate about writing since I was young.  I never found a specific niche.  I just always loved putting my thoughts into words on paper (ok well now I am typing them in my computer-you get the drift).  I have come to realize as I have aged (listen to me making myself sound all old) that I am so much more comfortable with myself in written word.  I wish everyone (well everyone that knows me or would like to know me) could and would read my writings because that is me from beginning to end.  Don’t get me wrong, I can hold my own in vocal words but I have realized I am able to express myself when I am surrounded by silence or have soft tranquil music playing in the background.  The thoughts don’t get quite as muddled and I never lose confidence because there is no one there to judge me when I am writing.  My mind is like a speeding train and I try to slow it down as often as I can so I don’t miss the world around me.  I always have a story to tell and I hope to share my stories with others.  I don’t need to be rich or famous.  I just want to give to others.  I want to allow others to look from a different perspective and hopefully they can allow me the same pleasure.  :0)

315 thoughts on “About Me”

  1. I am glad that you found my blog, because I’m thrilled to have been reading yours! I see many similarities (and gaping differences based on my cynical nature) but this is a great read

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  10. Thank you for subscribing to my blog today! As I read your ‘A Look into My Life” I saw my own words reflected back to me. You are already creating a work of art!!

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  11. Moved down South? Yep, it’s a LOT different. Culture shock, shell shock, call it what you will, it’s still a lot different than anywhere I’ve lived before.

    Umm…just how far South did you go? Far enough where grits are a main course with a side of frog legs or the more “normal” South?

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  15. Wow, this is the nicest ‘about me’ page I’ve read so far in WP. You got away with words :) Thanks for giving me the star and for following my blog. I’m following yours too. You have interesting thing here. ~penman

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    • Hi John-With kind words like this I am determined to keep it up. I have been on this amazing journey called life and it gets more and more beautiful everyday. I love the friends that I am making along the way and although we may not meet face to face I do hope we can become friends if even just in the virtual sense. :0)

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  27. I love this entry! If I could add one thing about expression it’s that writing in a sense can provide to readers the best of one’s thinking – kind of nice to have the opportunity. :o )

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  28. Dianne….glad you enjoyed my blog; it’s always nice to hear from new readers. I’ll be back to see more of yours; I’ve enjoyed what I’ve seen so far. I’m always a big fan of folks who punctuate well. I myself know how to do so, but occasionally get a little too creative about it. Any who, thanks for dropping in, & come back again. Take care out there….

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  29. Hi Diane,
    I came by to say thank you for following my blog and to meet you. You are writing about many interesting things I see! Good luck with blog. I’ll be back to visit you again.

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  31. Thanks, Diane, for your subscription to my blog. Which of the posts within it prompted your decision to follow?

    Scanning your home page piqued my interest, and I will be reading more, as it appears, like me, that you cover a wide range of topics.

    Kudos for your stated goal of a post per day! Good writing to you! Peace!!

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    • I would love for you to come back as often as you like. If you ever have any questions you think would be good for me to answer let me know. :0) I will definetly be following your blog :0) Nice meeting you new friend :0)

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  34. Hi there, and thanks for the “follow” on project50. Not sure where you are, but I came over the pond to travel in Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana in 2008 and just loved it out there. Total culture shock for this English woman, but mostly in a good way. Look forward to reading more of your musings.

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  36. Hi Diane, thank you for stopping by and following my blog :)
    I’ve read some posts on your blog and I like your writing style, especially recent posts about some interesting questions about you and your life (makes me want to do the same! :P ).
    I usually post using Indonesian language (yes, I am from Indonesia), so if you are interesting about anything on my country, please let me know and I will try my best to give you the answer. Nice to meet you, Diane :)

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  40. Hi Diane, Like others before me, I’m ecstatic that you stumbled across my blog, and decided to follow it because now I know where you “live”. I’m am looking forward to reading your honest words. For someone who loves to write but doesn’t make the time, you are an inspiration.

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  41. Thanks for following my main blog – you have a great blog here and a great writing style. Im definitely coming back!

    (PS, I’ve been writing answers to questions I’ve found for nearly four months now in a similar fashion to yourself on my second blog and I just wanted to wish you good luck with it).

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  44. Hi Diane, I like your free-flowing writing and I will keep coming back to your blog. Thanks for following mine. I am new to the blogosphere and you would know all too well how exciting it feels to get those early followers : )

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    • My grandparents lived in Watertown and my aunt and uncle live in Gouverneur. I am from Malone and went to SUNY POtsdam. Small world :0)

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  55. I stumbled on your blog and must tell you I am impressed with the young woman you have become. Many never learn that lesson about choosing what is important. I truly enjoyed reading this and I am following your blog.

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  57. Hi Diane -
    Just dropping by to say thank you for checking out my blog and for following me. I started my writing with similar goals, and have not yet found my niche either. I’m having a ball writing though and it seems like you are too! Happy writing! I look forward to reading more of yours, as I’m following you too! Best, Donna

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  59. Hey! I lived in Kentucky for a while (Hopkinsville). I miss it.

    I so understand your feelings about writing. For the record, I stand behind a pulpit 3 times a week, so I have no problem speaking in front of crowds. I only wish that my spoken words could better reflect the way I write. On the other hand, people don’t judge my grammar as much when I speak. Then, on the third hand (one of mine, plus the monkey’s two), no one hears my accent when I write, do they, y’all? Dad gum it!

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  61. Hi Diane,
    Thanks for following my blog. I really enjoy writing, as well. I have an adopted son with severe behavior disorder who really stresses me out a lot, so I find writing very cathartic.

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  71. Hi Diane,

    Thanks for following thoughtsandworks. I am new to all this ‘blogging’, it has been great to have the opportunity to comment on the world of community art and charities – specifically within London. As well as to be given the opportunity to read the thoughts of others.

    I look forward to reading more from you.

    Thanks again x

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  72. You are so relateable, I find it much easier to express myself through writing too. I gain a feeling of eloquence and competence in my writing which I often feel doesn’t come across in person. Thanks for following. x

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  78. Thanks for the ‘follow’, I love your blog, its quite awesome. My Dads family is small town upstate NY, Whitney Point and I’m from Pittsburgh, we moved south when I was young. So I have a bit of a southern accent but the voice in my head is a yankee :)
    See you soon. :)

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  79. Thank you Diane for following but I must say it will be a pleasure following you since you have the flow of thoughts coming along on daily basis :) All the best, God bless.

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  80. Hi,

    I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger award as I very much enjoy reading your posts.

    The award is well deserved as you have a great blog and is also, admittedly, a bit of fun.

    Like all these peer nominated awards there several things you have to do if you wish to accept it – details on my blog.

    Very best wishes,

    Gerald

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    • This is awesome. I am definitely going to do this :0) I am at work right now and quite under the weather but I will absolutely take advantage of it this weekend. Thank you so kindly. :0)

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  83. Hi Diane,
    Thanks so much for following my blog. 33 isn’t old at all. You’re only as old as you feel, anyway. :)
    FWIW, I’m a fiction author and I’ve managed to make a living doing what I love self-publishing ebooks. So far. :)
    I don’t need to make a million dollars, either. I just want to create stories.
    Follow your passion. Work hard. And never, ever give up.

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  84. Hi, just wanted to stop by and say “Thank You” for finding our little family blog and hitting the “Follow” icon. I have been working my way through yours and more than once found myself laughing out loud…thanks for that! We’ll be following to see what you’re up to next!

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  89. Hi Diane. Thank you for stopping by today and following my blog. Hopefully the interval between posts will not always be quite so long. Cheers and have a wonderful weekend.

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  92. Diane, reading your About Me page, and many of the comments in response, shows me that many of us share the need to communicate and to be understood, and that we feel the greatest comfort in written expression. That’s enlightening. Thank you for the follow on my blog. I look forward to reading more from you, too!

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  93. Thank you so much for subscribing to my blog! Having just read some of your work…I feel so humbled! Thank you and I will follow you from here as well so I can continue to read your works as they emerge! All the best to you and yours, Lorelei

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  96. Wow Diane, your questions and answers are great…I am amazed that you have the time to follow all these blogs! You must never sleep! Thank you for adding mine to the list!

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  99. What you said about being able to think better in the silence rang true for me. I’m not very comfortable socializing with people in real life, but the internet makes it much easier. We are doomed to be misunderstood by the extrovert-oriented rest of the world, I fear.

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  101. Glad I found your blog. That’s me, I do better expressing my self in words than i do vocally. I love to write and spend a lot of my time each day either deep in my books or in the blogs, face book or twitter. Life is good when I am there.

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  104. I would first like to thank you for following me at Tsuki no Saru. If not for you finding me I would have never found you. I am filled with joy as I make my way through your blog/life and look very much so forward to your future. But a question does pop-up in my mind. Do you really find my blog interesting? And thank you once again, and I look forward to reading more from you. Enjoy :)

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  107. I’m so happy to have a wordpress, allowing like-minded people to connect. I feel similarly to you, writing your thoughts down is a much easier way to get those feelings out. Great header picture too haha. Looking forwards to reading your posts!

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  109. Hey you fabulous you! You are nominated for the Academy Award Winning Writers Association for…drumroll…The Most Versatile! The Academy would like to thank you for your unending/unwavering awesomeness from yours truly @ Random Acts. Don’t forget me in your acceptance speech! Kiss, kiss, hugs all around!

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  112. Hi, Dane. Great to read “About Me” ( i mean “You”) here and see who’s visied Views from the Edge. I’m always curious how people happen to come to the blog. Also, where did you live in Northern NY? I served as campus minister in Canton, NY long time ago.

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  113. A person once told me about the chinese proverb “A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.” and then added “Sing your song and it will help who it helps. It can’t be anything more or less than what it is.” It seems you would very much agree on this, and I think it is a good thing :)

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  120. Thank you so much for following my blog! I feel the same way about feeling more comfortable with myself written down. I can’t wait to read more of your posts.

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  127. Thanks for finding my blog … I’ve been able to read some of your posts and they are fabulous! I am in awe of your writing skills and your ability to write every day about issues that are so important to you. You make yourself vulnerable, yet you are so strong. Congratulations!

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  128. Salutations Diane! … Thank you for visiting and following me at “Poet’s Paddock.” … Forsooth, a writer must write, share an opinion, have a voice. Enjoy the journey! … See you anon … Shakespeare “The Equine.”

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  129. Thank you for subscribing to my wp blog. :)
    I can relate with your post here. :D I wish that my friends would read my blogs too because I feel that if they don’t, they’re missing out a lot on the most important things happening in my life at the moment.
    I hope you find the truth you’re seeking as you write along… ;-)

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  134. hey diane. you sure have one very interesting concept for your blog. I have one question that i would like to ask:

    how would you imagine yourself in 7 years? (when you’re 40)

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  135. I just took a quick look around and I really like the premise of your blog. I can’t imagine how you stumbled onto my blog, but I’m glad you did! I too find it easier to communicate in writing. I often want to avoid direct interaction with people because of my illness.

    Asking questions is always fruitful. Good luck, I’m sure you’ll get some interesting feedback!

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  139. I too love to write – started with dear diary oh so many years ago. I am not one who can think on my feet – I can get tongue-tied and lose my thought. But give me paper and pen, or keyboard, and the words flow so easily.

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  140. Wow, looks like your blog is taking off! I just started blogging earlier this year, hard work, but addictive and fun! Thanks for following my blog, by the way. Hey, it led me here! You have an interesting concept for a blog. I’m looking forward to following your work!
    Continued success!
    -The Real Ken Jones

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  141. Thanks for stopping by and following my blog.
    A question a day – actually I’ve been doing the same thing since 09/18/2011, only not in a blog, writing my thoughts down just for myself. Isn’t that a funny coincidence? I’m looking forward to reading your thoughts. All the best, Jutta

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  143. thanks so much for following my blog. Hope you find my posts inspirational, or informative, or just nice. I will be checking out yours as well which seems to alot to offer. Thanks for bringing me here
    with love light and JOY

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  145. Thanks for following my blog, somethinghigher.wordpress.com.
    I’ve really loved reading your posts as well. It’s amazing how putting your thoughts to paper can help you think things through and give others insight too. I look forward to reading your posts in the future.

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  149. Hello! Thank you for the follow. Always happy to meet a fellow writer. Your blog looks wonderful, by the way! I look forward to reading it. :)

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  150. Wow, all of you who know how to wright cannot even start to imagine how much I envy you. I am creative and my imagination runs 100 miles an hour but I cannot put on paper what my thoughts are. I can entertain a full event center but as soon as I have to write things down I am lost. I have great business ideas and instinct but a letter to a business partner is pure hell. Thank god I have a loving hubby who can help me in some occasions but I don’t see him wright about pregnancy, kids or anything related to that. So if you come across my blog be generous and forgiving. Be thankful for your gift, use and enjoy it as much as you can.

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  152. Hi Diane,
    Thanks for visiting my blog and for subscribing. I admire anyone who has the stamina to blog every day, and you are tackling some interesting questions here. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you to make it to December 31!

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  153. Thanks for stopping by my blog and for the follow/like! I am glad it brought me back to your blog…which is really enjoyable to read!!! Keep up the awesome work!!

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  160. You wrote: “My mind is like a speeding train and I try to slow it down as often as I can so I don’t miss the world around me.”

    This description fits me to a tee! It is amazing to find another with a mind going at warp speed who likes to write. Sometimes I cannot get my mind to stop, and it keeps me awake all night. It is on those occasions I come up with some of my better work. I know, where is it?..lol ;)

    I am looking forward to reading your blog!

    Cheers!

    mark

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  167. Hi Diane. I like your blog, and I appreciate your following mine, especially as it is so new and I’m still working out the kinks. I’d appreciate any comments you might have on format, content, etc., as I’m very much a learner and looking to others’ feedback and examples to help my work improve.

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  172. Hi Diane. Thanks for following my blog (“I may well be wrong but…”) and for taking the time to read some of my posts. I’ve just had a read of some of yours, and very much like the way you write. It’s very natural and full of the energy you describe. If you like writing, you might enjoy my other blog which has some poems and short pieces of flash fiction. It’s here: http://vickynewham.wordpress.com/ Warm wishes from the UK. Vicky

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  180. Hi Diane,
    I’m not sure how you found me, but I’m glad you did! Your blog is really interesting. I particularly liked reading through some of your posts about being single and waiting for the right one. I’m so glad I did! He was absolutely worth the wait!! :)
    Just wondering what your interest in bilingualism is?
    Kate @ German in the Afternoon

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  182. I feel exactly the same way. The only difference is that I do tend to get muddled as I get to know people. It can take me a while to make new friends.

    Thank you for being so open and honest. It’s good to know there’s others like me out there.

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  185. Thanks for following my blog! I can relate to what you say about expressing your thoughts through writing (I’ve always been that way too). I’m pretty new to blogging and I love the fact that there’s a sense of community among writers – at least that’s my opinion – which offers one the opportunity to take part in the expression of different prespective and ideas. Thanks for supporting my blog through following and I will support your written expression of ideas through following you!

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  186. You are a very interesting person, Diane :) I understand what you mean by being known through your writing. Thank you for visiting and for the follow because I wouldn’t have found yours. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I will get back to reading more of what you have to say :)

    Blessings,
    Dulcinea

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  187. Hey, thanks for reading my blog! I haven’t found my niche in writing but I do love to write and I tend to explain things better on paper (or blogs) then when i try to explain something in real life. Keep up with the questions, they’re really a good read!

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  189. Hi Diane
    Thank you for taking the time to view my blog and follow me. I hope you won’t get tired my eclectic ramblings.
    I look forward to reading your tales.

    Richard

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  195. Very much thanks for following me! Nice if your mind is like a speeding train, because as far as I can see you attract many people to get in that train:-)!!

    Good luck with writing!

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  196. Thank you Diane.
    So you went from up North to down South. Don’t worry about the culture shock. It will be coming to you as a good thing in the long run. Believe me, I know. I am from Manhattan Beach CA who moved to Anchorage, AK then to Las Vegas NV, then Cherry Hill NJ to Seattle, WA to Vancouver BC and back to Washington. All that in 35 years. You know what? The travel and the moving from one place to another gives you the experience and the wisdom about different people, different culture, different food, different life… and it will all come together and be shown the world through your writings.
    Keep going…I will be following you.
    God bless.

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  203. I know what you mean about culture shock. We moved to San Antonio from the Northeast. That was actually not as much of a culture shock as moving to Virginia, believe it or not. San Antonio is much more cosmopolitan than Virginia Beach. I get so sick of being referred to as a damn Yankee. I see you are the same age as my youngest child. I like your format of answering questions. Maybe I’ll think of one or two to send to you along the way. I look forward to reading your answers and discovering more about you.

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  214. HI Diane, thanks for dropping by and I found the latest post really interesting – is there really a difference between right / wrong? I had an argument on this ages ago but I’ll leave it to next time – good read there, thanks for sharing! :)

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  215. I share your idea about sharing with others. Even when I have paid writing work sometimes I prefer to work on something for myself instead – just loving the process of writing a piece that is meaningful to you is what writing is all about.

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  216. Diane, thank you for following my blog. I’ve been reading yours, and it seems we think a lot alike (though I have more definite political opinions, I think ;) ). I’m looking forward to reading more of your opinions.

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  217. Hello, I just want to let you know that I’ve nominated you for a blogger award! Check it out at www.http://celtichippie.wordpress.com/. Here are the rules for receiving the award: (1) thank the blogger who nominated you (2) include the links to their blogs, (3) include the award image in your post, (4) copy the award image to your site, (5) give seven random facts about yourself, (6) nominate 15 other bloggers for the award, (7) when nominating other bloggers include the links to their sites, and (7) let those bloggers know they’ve been nominated.

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  219. I’m really impressed with your ‘critical thinking’ skills and your wisdom and objectivity, especially considering your age. (I’m 70) And bravo to you, if you manage to get some people thinking more clearly or considering a different point of view. For me, that is real ‘morality’.

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  220. Hi Diane,

    Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog.

    I like the Question a Day theme you have. I’m a Christian – not perfect but trying my best – and, believe it or not :-) , according to the Bible, asking questions and searching things out are the “glory of kings” (that means us humans) and something that actually delights God.

    I am so glad that you have this theme. I will definitely be visiting your blog again.

    Best regards,
    Mary

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  222. Diane,
    Thanks for dropping by my blog today and following! It was a nice surprise. I have enjoyed browsing your writings and seeing where they lead my own thoughts. Your sentiment regarding how you express your yourself in writing is so true for me as well. I look forward to reading what you write in the days to come.
    Ginger

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  223. Hi there!

    Thanks for dropping by and follow! Hopefully you will find my blog interesting =)
    I like your idea of day___ and question___
    its awesome!

    Crystal

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  226. Showing some SUNSHINE to your site!! You are an excellent writer~ LOVE reading your posts!!
    I nominated you for the Sunshine Award!
    http://1elocution.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/sunshine-award1.jpg?w=580

    Rules for the Sunshine Award:
    Link the award to the person who gave it to you.
    Answer the questions that come with it.
    Pass it along to 10 people and let them know they have received it.
    Questions:
    Favorite Color
    Favorite Animal
    Favorite number
    Favorite Non-alcoholic drink
    Facebook or Twitter
    My Passion
    Prefer getting or giving presents
    Favorite pattern
    Favorite Day of the Week
    Favorite Flower

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  236. Hi there! I’m so glad that you started following my blog, because I might not have come across yours otherwise! I love your concept of answering a question a day and might tackle a similar project one day. Keep up the great work!

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  242. Hi, Thanks for following. I love as many have already said, the layout of your blog, If I can write my thoughts with as much clarity and conviction as your own posts, I will do myself proud. Amazing.

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  243. I find that if I am put on the spot, often the way I answer someone’s question has more to do with my relationship to the person asking than anything else. How I truly feel often emerges slowly and after much quiet time. I like the spontaneity of first thought but the true nature of things, in my opinion, can be more fleeting and elusive. Thanks for getting me to think of this!

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  247. Hi Diane, thank you for finding and following my blog – looking at yours I feel honoured that you find it interesting; Your blog is well structured, well written and most importantly – inspiring! Rachelle

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  249. Hi Diane,

    Thanks for following my blog. I’m looking forward to your daily answers to random questions….interesting :)

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  255. Goodness, what a lot of replies and here is another! Sometimes the pen is mightier (and easier ) to wield than the sword (i.e. spontaneous chat). Thanks for following my blog :)

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  256. Hello Diane! Thank you for visiting and following our blog! I love your about page, great to e-meet you! Like you, I like writing about all sorts of things. I just don’t understand why we geniuses have to pick a niche, can’t people just listen as fast as our brain works? Ugh! Anyway, consider me a follower. xo Glor

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  258. YES. This is it. You’ve more than just hit the nail on the head; you’ve hit it so hard no tool of man could possible remove it.

    Trying to express myself through words just doesn’t work. I get muddled. I don’t have any time to just sit and mull things over while the other person taps their foot waiting for a response.

    But writing, well that’s different. Having some good music turned on, comfortably seated in your chair (though I’ve been known to pace quite a bit when I write), hands poised on the keys. That’s where I belong. I have all the time in the world to formulate my thoughts and can attempt to express them in a way that’s engaging.

    I feel I must thank you for following me, and thus letting me share your perspectives by reading this blog.

    The internet can be a wonderful place, you know?

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  260. Wow – I loved this post. I exactly duplicate what you are saying. Ditto!!! What is it about us writers. It is an amazing thing – like we all share the same reality – that unbelievable passionate urge to communicate via the written word. I know exactly what you mean. When I write – it is me – that passionate, creative person who feels liberated with the written word. And like you I can totally communicate verbally but it is like writing really puts the full conceptual understanding there of what you are trying to say. Great words of wisdom. Thanks for checking out my blog and I’d love to follow yours.

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  262. Thanks for following my blog, I appreciate it. I really like your About Me page, and your question per day aim, can I submit a question? “If you could only write one more post ever, what would it be about?”.

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  266. write whats on your mind…in your heart….what you find passion in……express yourself…leave a little blood on every page…..fear derivation….and remember there is no guarantee of satisfaction….we each take a different road

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  269. Hi Diane,

    It’s nice to meet you and thank you so much for following my blog. I hope you continue to enjoy my poetry, as well! I will follow you, too, and look forward to your many stories! Take care, Lauren

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  270. By the way, I LOVE your banner! We are a dog family and currently have a chocolate lab, Copper, that we adopted 4 months ago. He’s 22 months now…anyway, your doggie is adorable! :)

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  275. Thanks so much for the follow!
    I’m really looking forward to reading about all of your stories and posts. Ive read a few already and I’m really enjoying the questions a day!

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  276. “Don’t get me wrong, I can hold my own in vocal words but I have realized I am able to express myself when I am surrounded by silence or have soft tranquil music playing in the background.”— This is so beautiful Diane, thanks for putting words to how I often feel

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  280. Hi Diane, I saw you started following my blog… I’ve been reading yours for a while and I love it :) very original, witty and disarming. Keep up the awesome writing! x T.

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  288. What a great concept! I really like the questions forum, it really allows you to explore yourself and others by just asking a simple question. Love it, very glad I found your blog :)

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