Today Michelle M and I had a garage sale. It wasn't one of my FULL ON garage sales; but one that I was helping her with and OK, of course I couldn't resist the opportunity to sell a few of my things along the way. It was an enlightening day because our conversations ran the gamut from the economy and foreclosure to child rearing, to Disneyland and Las Vegas to careers, friendships and relationships to my utter disgust and annoyance with the NOT REAL "Real Housewives of New Jersey;" and that was just the first half hour. Nah, just kidding; those conversations took place over the course of 8 hours and I know for sure that we, (or at least I) could have sat and talked for at least 8 hours more.
Michelle and I were engrossed in our conversations in between sales and I have to say that I was touched and impressed by so many of the people that we encountered today. There was something different in the air and it wasn't just the unusual humidity. People were open today; people shared their stories with strangers and offered comfort and reassurance to each other and we all commiserated and it felt GOOD. People exposed their private information for an opportunity to feel connected and it seemed that the housing epidemic was uniting people in a way that we haven't been before. Now again, I know that I'm writing in a lot of generalities but this time it was truly the actions that were important and NOT all of the details. It was a sign that people were reaching out to each other, people wanted to be sympathetic and empathetic because after all WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
Till next time...
Queen of EVERYTHING
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This was beautifully put, Paige. You are right. Something was in the air. We all have to support each other, everyone seems to be hit hard by this housing crisis in some way. Thank you for your friendship and beautiful words of comfort.
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