Happened to be changing the widget called featured post on the left side of my home page when I noticed a comment the older of my two sisters had made many years ago on the post I'd most recently resurrected from my archives. What a jolt that comment delivered to me.
How I miss the once-frequent visits to the bell curve she made for years. Nowadays, I'll occasionally read a recent post to her, usually involving some family-of-origin folklore. Though she can no longer type in a comment, the smile on her face is often enough to tell me I've gotten through.
I'm grateful for that smile just as I am for my sister's frequent comments during the first nine + years of my blog's life. In the early years, her comments helped inspire me to keep publishing even when my view numbers were discouraging and it seemed as though few people besides her, my wife, and my daughter paid any attention. And that jolt from her years-old comment then further reminded me of her early-in-life embrace of my awful high school poetry. It would be difficult to over-state how her lifelong support of my creative efforts has sustained me. Bad poetry, abysmal early songs, marginal musical endeavors, my blog; she never wavered. Who has been that kind of anchor in your life? When was the last time you acknowledged that person? What are you waiting for?
Love you
ReplyDeletePat- I love this post. Writing is such a lonely act. And, once it’s out there who knows what will happen with it. But To have someone respond to it is always gold.
ReplyDeleteRegina; Thanks for the comment and kind feedback.
DeleteBeautiful post. Also, it must feel so good to acknowledge your sister.
ReplyDeleteInes; Thanks for your continuing support and for the kind feedback.
DeleteYou are so lucky to have your sisters and they are even more grateful to have you.
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