Another Pen Pal Introduction

Hi :)

Scrolling down the members page at PenPal world I find your words and face and think to myself, 'really?... someone like me?... that would be a pleasant rarity.'

That was only slightly sarcastic, mostly hopeful and maybe even serious. Sarcasm is the playground for intelligent minds. Sadly, some insecure people use sarcasm as a defense mechanism, some times being mean, and that gives sarcasm a bad name. Your face suggests you don't want to be mean (but sometimes some people make that challenging cuz, well, there are a whole lot of closed minded ignorant people in this world. Laughing, joking, and moving along feels a whole lot better than getting upset or angry.

I read your words and felt like I could have written them. I probably have somewhere along the way in this life. I've written a lot for myself, in letters to friends, in blogs, for work, for fun. Writing is my favorite hobby. It is creative play and learning how I think and feel and therapy and communication and more.

Words and music are a refuge and way to express myself. Listen to Billy Joel's 'Honesty' and Elton John's 'Believe' and the Carpenters 'Need to Be in Love' and John Lennon's 'Imagine' and... wanna know me?... I hope you will listen and read and respond... here is a starting point you can explore at your leisure, dive in as deep as you'd like....
http://heartmindsong.blogspot.com/
http://thevidme.blogspot.com/
http://rhetroric.blogspot.com/

So I liked your profile words. Thank you for the smile it inspired. :)

I look at your photo and wonder if I see understanding and wisdom (my hope) or just a cute innocent person. You can be both, but understanding and wisdom is much more preferable in a pen friend - or any friend.

Some people read my words and tell me I complain. I believe they do not understand me or my writing process. So hoping you still might want to know me, I'll explain and hope you ask for clarity if my explanation is not clear.

I feel. I feel and experience life. I am open to everything. I process all my sensory input and express my observations and reactions. I vent (through writing) the negativity that comes in. There is a lot of negativity out there in this world. I do not ignore it or shut it out, I let it all in (at least as much as I can without hurting myself too much, I mean, feeling the starving children and the innocents dying in wars and the hate and fear causing so much harm in this world is painful) and try to understand it. Writing helps me understand and accept life as it is (and ultimately love it with all it's imperfections). Writing also allows me to dream of what life can be.

One of my goals in this life is to help others, to do something in each moment that inspires a smile and good feeling. I've met people to take advantage of that. My friends do not. I have many acquaintances and friends, but few close friends.

Lately I have felt the hunger to correspond with others again, not just to write in my blogs, but to find some new friends through the written word. So here we are. It starts simply... will you be my friend? :)

I welcome you into my world and hope you find me interesting and/or amusing enough to spark your curiosity enough to respond.

Ask anything, I am an open book. Tell me who you are - anything you feel comfortable sharing is welcome. Write little, write a lot, as you wish.

Hope to hear from you :)

My profile on PenPalWorld (1000 characters is not enough lol):
http://www.penpalworld.com/profile.asp?uid=11305694

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