Friday, April 8, 2011

Five Minute Friday: " If You Met Me......"


Only five minutes
And the rule is that whatever you write about in that five minutes is what you posts. No editing your thoughts. Today, her topic choice is " If you met me...."

Ready. Set. Go......

I often wonder about the topic today, as I know so many people have met their blogging friends in real life and they have strong friendships. I often wonder if meeting a particular person was what you'd expected all along or were you pleasantly surprised.

I wonder if you met me if that would be the case? Would you be pleasantly surprised? Would I be the person you'd expected all along to meet?

I wonder if you would see the slightly older than middle aged women who seems to have it pretty well together, or would you see a glimpse of the inside and the struggles each day brings just to make it through the day? Some things it is easier to keep at bay when you don't see folks face to face.

I'd hope you would see someone who tries to use what talent God has given her to do good when she can. I'd hope you'd see someone who has not always had it easy, but seems to be able to still put one foot in front of the other. I would hope you'd see the compassion I have for others and animals displayed in my everyday world, and never see the hurt and despair caused by other individuals during my lifetime. Somethings are easy to try and keep hidden and not let the world see, but it seems they are always on the surface just waiting for the opportunity to cause doubt and destruction.

I'm sure if you met me, you'd see someone who needs to take better care of herself, lose weight, exercise, eat right, take the time for herself. Those are the things that are easy to see, they are on the outside. It is the things inside that are sometimes lost when someone "sees" a person. You have to look inside, very deep, past all the hurts and muck to see a heart that wants things to always be better for the other person than what they have.I'm sure you'd see a sometimes scatterbrained, forgetful, often stressed from taking on too many projects, lady who really should slow down a bit. Sometimes, it is the busyness that keeps us sane and pushing forward!

It would be my hope that you'd walk right up to me and say I was exactly what you pictured "The Coloradolady" to be and a little bit more.....I'd certainly hope you'd not be disappointed. Funny, I often have wondered what people thought about me when they read something here. Sometimes, I don't think about it, I just write, like, I guess that is it.....five minutes is up.

*** I have to add, these writing exercises sure bring pause to think about what you write in only 5 minutes. I just sorta type it out and by the time the five minutes is over, and I hit publish.....I reread is interesting to say the least. I am learning from these Friday post. A lot.


  1. what a great would take me days to write something that meaningful!
    i often wonder about this(if you met me) myself-
    very interesting :)

  2. A wise lady once said "if you love yourself, then others will love you to." I often have to remind myself of this--guess I need to put the saying up on my wall so I see it all the time. I enjoy reading your 5 min. posts. Besides, your a Colorado Lady so everyone loves you.

  3. Whoa, you hit publish and THEN read it. Yikes...I say "never" but they say never say never...ha! This was great...I especially liked, "You have to look inside, very deep, past all the hurts and muck to see a heart that wants things to always be better for the other person than what they have."

  4. I am quite sure that if I met you in person I would be pleasantly surprised and delighted.
    And I would be the one people would be saying (behind my back) wow- she needs to take better care of herself.

  5. It is amazing to me how in five minutes you can bare your soul and write so beautifully. You always seem to write what I am feeling on some level. If we ever do meet this side of the rainbow, I am sure we would be like lost sisters who finally found each other....I just know it. You inspire me each week. You really are amazing, don't forget that.

  6. i have met two blog friends in person... and both meetings have been so much more than i expected :) thru blogging, i think we learn each others hearts first, and then when we SEE each other for real, you look right past all of the "i need to take better care, lose weight, etc" things. it is truly a beautiful gift!

  7. You are an amazing writer. I need to start writing more often. I love it, always have. Writing and reading two of my favorite things to do!

  8. I hope when you come to Colorado some time we can meet and you can bring LV with you! I would be tickled pink to meet you both! I have only meet Bernideen from Colorado Springs. I would love to meet a bunch of great blogging buddies. If you come through Denver we can visit my oldest daughter Noelle where she works, Marie Callender's and eat pie and laugh and talk!

  9. Wow and without editing! I really enjoy your blog... and your doxies.. they're almost as perfect as mine!





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