It Takes a Community

A better attempt to reach out and offer support about a place to come and write safely was never written. The truth is as you described it; when we have a problem, finding others whose footsteps have preceded us through the maze which life becomes, is priceless. It helps us think, see other ways, places, help and support, a shoulder if needed, to prop us up when we are about to fall.

Quinn's site is a good place to find all of this, and I hope the community you envision continues to grow, because the more ideas the better and the ideas flow from people writing about themselves and helping to answer questions when they know something about it, or just to let people know, there are others here for them. Quinn's Village. :)

I, too, have been surprised at the friends I've made through online support groups; never expected to, really, but it's true, we are never alone with whatever we're dealing with - someone else is or has gone through it, too, and their experience can be so helpful.  No need to re-invent the wheel!  It seems, over the last several decades, that we have been losing our sense of community with families splitting up, moving far away - extended families aren't so common any more, so we don't always get grandma's good advice or help, for example.  So, while maybe computers have helped us to isolate, this is a good example of how the internet can help connect us, all around the world.  What a miracle that is!  Thanks for sharing your experience, MM.