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Mar. 17th, 2012 01:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pacificpikachuSo many people on my f-list are having a difficult time now. Sometimes I feel bad for going on about my minor issues and getting worked up about them when it's ultimately just silly. (I know, it's my journal so I'll cry if I want to, and I obviously don't hold back much, haha.)
I just want you all to know that I'm proud to have you as my friends. Some of you live in different states and countries, all have different personalities and ideas and struggles and sorrows and joys, and yet we're all brought together by fandoms or similar interests or whatever it is that brought us together. Of course, though, our friendships go far beyond that--they become simple personal connection, like any other friends. Listening to each other, offering thoughts, advice, condolences, opinions, and so on. Sometimes just reading and nodding along. I've been lucky enough to meet many of you in real life, and that has been wonderful without exception.
It's funny, when I meet online friends in real life I get all nervous. At first I feel like I'm meeting a stranger. Once we get to talking, the nervousness fades away, replaced with a much stronger feeling of "I know you! You're my friend! We've talked so many times! We know lots about each other!" It's such a warm feeling.
I want you all to know that I think of you often. All of you, no matter how long we've known each other, even if we haven't talked much, even if it's been a long time. Something triggers a memory and I think of you. I tell my RL friends and family about you. (Not that I divulge anything personal, or share your specific identity--just funny stories, or relating to an anecdote or situation.) I value you. Even if I'm not online much, or I don't have time to comment, or I don't know what to say, I'm still thinking of you.
I sometimes have a hard time expressing myself, or I'll somehow believe that people can read my un-blogged and un-commented thoughts, so I want you all to know that. If I can help you in some way, I hope you'll give me a chance to do so. I've received incredible, moving kindness from my friends on many occasions, and while I don't always know how to pay it back, I do try to continue that cycle of kindness when I can.
You're not alone. When you scroll through your f-list, you may only see a bunch of words and familiar userpics, but we always have to remember that behind that is a real person who goes through all of the things real people do. So, we have to try to be kind to each other, to be good friends, to support one another, to cherish the connections that we have. It's easy to take our friends for granted, but we shouldn't. We may be continents apart, but we're still in this together.
Sappy entry over? Yeah, sappy entry over. Not even sure what triggered it, other than that it makes me sad to see my friends struggling, and I wish I could do more.
I just want you all to know that I'm proud to have you as my friends. Some of you live in different states and countries, all have different personalities and ideas and struggles and sorrows and joys, and yet we're all brought together by fandoms or similar interests or whatever it is that brought us together. Of course, though, our friendships go far beyond that--they become simple personal connection, like any other friends. Listening to each other, offering thoughts, advice, condolences, opinions, and so on. Sometimes just reading and nodding along. I've been lucky enough to meet many of you in real life, and that has been wonderful without exception.
It's funny, when I meet online friends in real life I get all nervous. At first I feel like I'm meeting a stranger. Once we get to talking, the nervousness fades away, replaced with a much stronger feeling of "I know you! You're my friend! We've talked so many times! We know lots about each other!" It's such a warm feeling.
I want you all to know that I think of you often. All of you, no matter how long we've known each other, even if we haven't talked much, even if it's been a long time. Something triggers a memory and I think of you. I tell my RL friends and family about you. (Not that I divulge anything personal, or share your specific identity--just funny stories, or relating to an anecdote or situation.) I value you. Even if I'm not online much, or I don't have time to comment, or I don't know what to say, I'm still thinking of you.
I sometimes have a hard time expressing myself, or I'll somehow believe that people can read my un-blogged and un-commented thoughts, so I want you all to know that. If I can help you in some way, I hope you'll give me a chance to do so. I've received incredible, moving kindness from my friends on many occasions, and while I don't always know how to pay it back, I do try to continue that cycle of kindness when I can.
You're not alone. When you scroll through your f-list, you may only see a bunch of words and familiar userpics, but we always have to remember that behind that is a real person who goes through all of the things real people do. So, we have to try to be kind to each other, to be good friends, to support one another, to cherish the connections that we have. It's easy to take our friends for granted, but we shouldn't. We may be continents apart, but we're still in this together.
Sappy entry over? Yeah, sappy entry over. Not even sure what triggered it, other than that it makes me sad to see my friends struggling, and I wish I could do more.
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Date: 2012-03-17 03:49 pm (UTC)I'll be meeting some of my oldest online friends this summer. I'm super excited, but I'm also a bit worried that I'll freeze up. I'm kind of awkward in social situations.
Oh, and don't worry about complaining. I am the queen of complaining about minor issues.
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Date: 2012-03-17 10:34 pm (UTC)I treasure and think of you, too! Even though I'm shy and don't say much. @@;
Just sayin'. : D
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Date: 2012-03-18 12:06 am (UTC)I treasure everyone of my friends whether they are real life or online. (Though I do always want to try and meet my online friends to make the real life ones. :D)
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Date: 2012-03-19 06:02 am (UTC)I think it'll probably go better than you expect. I always think that somehow or another meeting my online friends is going to be a disaster or awkward or something (I don't know why--it just seems like the type of situation that could become weird?), and then it never does. I hope you find that your connections stay the same, or get even better, as mine have!
Haha, I'll continue complaining! After all, that's one of the purposes of LJ. ;)
(Yayyy Princess Tutu icon. ♥)
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Date: 2012-03-19 06:05 am (UTC)That's all right, I sometimes have trouble commenting much, too. Feel free to if you'd ever like to, though! I'll make an effort to comment, too. :D
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Date: 2012-03-19 06:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-19 06:08 am (UTC)Same here! I love meeting online friends, it adds a new dimension to the friendship. Hopefully we'll be able to meet up someday!
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