The World is SO Small
@just4him (323168)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
September 14, 2016 9:36pm CST
I'm not talking about the actual circumference of the planet we live on, but how we all come together in one place and we are from everywhere.
When I read your posts from Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Canada, Philippines, India, Israel, the UK, Ireland, and even parts of the US, it feels like you live right next door instead of oceans away.
I've even gotten used to the difference in our cultures and think how wonderful it would be to be able to see and do the things you do on a normal day. Not only do I think about how wonderful each individual culture is, but I feel like I've known you all my life and we are more than user names, and occasional pictures of what we look like, but we are family in the true sense of the word.
When something happens, we look for some word and hope and pray for each other that loved ones will pull through situations and traumatic events in their lives. When something special happens, I'm so glad to feel part of the event, even though it was several thousand miles away from me.
A recent post from @JaboUK inviting everyone here to her garden party felt totally special. I felt like a lady, prim and proper in long white gloves, hat, and special attire for the event.
Do you feel the same when special events take place? Or when things happen and prayer is needed? Do you miss the people who haven't been around in a while and hope they are okay, as we all know @marcyaz has health issues and hasn't been seen in quite a while and hope she is still with us and will be back. @rosekiss is another who hasn't been seen in a long while and I hope she also is doing well.
I know I'm praying for @DianneN and her husband who just went through intense surgery. I'm glad for the updates on his condition.
Birthdays, graduations, retirement parties, the news good and bad, all make life around myLot special and exciting and I'm glad to be part of this very small world we live in.
Thanks for reading
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@TheHorse (238291)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Sep 16
@just4him It's funny how our imaginations work. I actually have a visual image in my brain for the view of kangaroos from JudyE's kitchen (whether it's real or not), the flowers and fairly temperate weather in Anna's Switzerland, and the desert in CrazyHorseLady's world. And of course your place when Winter comes and we talk Packers.
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@Butchcass4 (5895)
• United States
15 Sep 16
Thanks for sharing. We are like family here at myLot at least thats how I feel. We share our ups and downs ins and outs. Knowing people are praying for you is very comforting.
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@Butchcass4 (5895)
• United States
21 Sep 16
@just4him I just want to thank you for reading my discussions as I put them out, you are a regular on myLot and I just want you to know I do appreciate you and God bless you!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
15 Sep 16
the net has made the world smaller, but in a way bigger, as we tend to do more online and less in the real world.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
21 Sep 16
@just4him it has both hurt and helped the world I think, certainly a different place than it was when I was growing up, but isnt that just the way of things
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Sep 16
@Jessicalynnt They call that progress. 
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@DeborahDiane (40845)
• Laguna Woods, California
15 Sep 16
Yes, I have found that I feel very close to some of the other people on MyLot. It is a special place.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
15 Sep 16
i agree. when we read discussions, it is as if the person narrating is just a city away from us, or maybe our neighbor
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
15 Sep 16
Yes thisis a small world and the myLot family is good to be with
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
15 Sep 16
It is a learning experience, and like in real life there are some things I don't care to learn more about so I take a pass. And while we may use different terms/phrases we all (most of us) experience the same things but different...if that makes sense.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
15 Sep 16
i agree with ya, hon. folks here can lift ya 'p when yer feelin' blue 'n give ya a swift kick'n the pants when needed, to. i do wonder how 't'd be to meet those folks'n my virtual garden face to face. would they be diff'rent? 'r jest 's they present 'emselves here? yepperz, small world 'n a blessin' to've such a platform to meet so many.
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
17 Sep 16
Awww, thank you, and you know how much I appreciate all the prayers from you and so many others. I know prayers work, even if they seem to take a while. Yes, I feel the same as you. This is a marvelous place filled with such wonderful and caring people. I feel so close to everyone, too, and share in their ups and downs. We are so lucky to have found myLot. xox
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