I'm reminded of a lyric from a Boys II Men song. To paraphrase it, now that we've come to the end of the road, letting go of the Ultimate Blog Challenge (Spring edition) feels unnatural. Surely, we belong to each other by now. :) But, First, an AnnouncementLadies and gentlemen, for the first time in a long, long, long, long time, I actually wrote, scheduled and published 30 POSTS!! Isn't that amazing? Now, I wasn't able to post them all in the threads, because that would have meant reading and commenting on several posts and responding to comments, 30 days in a row. I quite frequently needed a spoonie break. A spoonie is someone with a chronic illness, by the way, who receives a limited amount of spoons each day (energy) and cannot replace them if they run out. It's also usually a smaller set than most start the day with and pushing yourself can mean getting even more sick than usual. But even though I didn't participate every day, I did publish a blog post every day! I am quite pleased with myself. :) A Warm, Fond FarewellI always get into such beautiful exchanges of thoughts, ideas, encouragement and support, that I'm reluctant to let that go when the challenge ends. I'm grateful, though, for the chance I get to practice articulating my point of view, and the time I spend connecting to my blogger friends more than we usually do. What did you find most valuable about the challenge this month? Your Parting GiftParting is such sweet sorrow. And there's also a gift. I've decided that it's time for us to awaken (from winter hibernation) to more and deeper self-love. Toward that end, I've got a guided self-love meditation, no opt-in needed, just click on the link. In my intro, I explain that I believe that the game we've been playing was rigged, and that that calls for even more self-love. You'll see what I mean when you get there. Want to Stay Connected?Tell me in a comment what you've got planned for next month's blog posts. I'm hoping to start May off with a bang, and I've got guest posts from fellow blogger, Brenda Fluharty, a series next month called Mindful May, and more, beginning tomorrow. If you're going to be blogging, too, I'd love to support you. What about you? See you guys for the summer edition! love, Jeanine
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Brenda Marie Fluharty
4/30/2024 09:10:49 am
Until, next time my dear friend
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4/30/2024 10:03:39 am
Wondeful parting gift, thank you Jeanine. I am impressed that you wrote 30 blogposts in advance - that is a massive task - and I imagine you must have felt very satisfied once you'd completed that! It is a great idea, to plan these things in advance - something I would like to do at some point, once I better organise myself. I agree its a shame the blog challenge is coming to an end! I had wondered what happens after this. Is there some way that we can keep this going - helping each other out?
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4/30/2024 11:27:37 pm
Thank you, Alice!! I think the best way to continue to offer each other support is to check each other's blogs, or check in on the UBC group page to see if people post. And some blogs offer a way to subscribe to someone's post, so that's another way.
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4/30/2024 10:16:39 am
Congrats, Jeanine for an excellent month of posts. I have always enjoy the UBC but never plan in advance what to write. Maybe that’s something to plan for next time.
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4/30/2024 11:29:20 pm
Thanks! Congratulations to you, too. Well, it helps take care of the stress around what to post and having the empty screen looming while time to write a post ticks away.
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4/30/2024 11:00:30 am
Thanks for the parting gift. I've enjoyed our time together. I've gotten many more done this time than last. The planning ahead part saved me as did a little help from AI.. Yes - keeping in touch is good. I'll look for you as the month of May progresses.
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4/30/2024 11:30:34 pm
Thank you, Linda! I will keep an eye out for your posts, too. I'm glad you were able to get more posted this time.
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