Late last night, after that last trick-or-treater finally left my doorstep, some insomnia, and deep thought, I began to think about the blogging community and what it means to me. In more ways than not, it has been an arena where my life has become enriched, and even sometimes embarrassed. But where else could I have learned so much about the many complexities and threads that make us uniquely who we are.

I have also learned about the computer as a workable and valuable machine; being given lessons in world events, technologies, recovery, and introduced to the world of blogging. Whereas, I have participated in debates with others about everything from sex, religion,  politics, and people. It has been a great and meaningful ride as I have encountered many great people, and then at times others, who have not been so kind or nice.

We all take on many different roles in the blogging world, that of teacher, friend, agent provocateur, therapist, and the list goes on and on.
My eyes have been opened widely to the complex world around me as a result of my blog and my fellow bloggers'.

Most importantly, in addition to interaction, blogging has allowed me to engage in my greatest of all possible loves, writing! Mostly every day I come here and engage in discourse with my most passionate lover, the written word!