A few days ago I wrote a post about culling my Facebook friend list. After a discussion with someone whose opinion I value, I realised that maybe I had been a bit harsh.
There may be many reasons why we don’t keep in contact with people and some of those reasons we don’t necessarily share with others. There may be risk factors in doing so, that they are not ready to share or any number of reasons, why it can just be too hard to keep up with everyone they know.
Some FB friends are only that, the friends that you really don’t know that well and that’s OK. There are also those friends that you may not hear from for months – or in some cases – in years, but there is an unspoken agreement between the two of you, that when either of you finds the time it would be great to catch up. I have someone just like that ‘up north’ and when we get together it’s like yesterday and we happily catch up on each other’s news with no judgements. That is the sort of friend I want to be!
So, I have written a podcast that talks around these topics and the fact that I acknowledge that I was a bit harsh. Actually, I said ‘I may have been a bit harsh’ but, yeh, there’s no real doubt!
So, I have sent myself an internal memo ‘must do better’ and a hope that I think more before sending words into the ether that may hurt or harm.
If you’re interested in the podcast, just look me up on Spotify.
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My journey with Parkinsons 
It’s always hard with FB, we have a joint account and deleted lots of people when we each stopped working, mainly people who we both friended because of work.Alot of those we are friends with again, and yes maybe we were to hastie…We live in Foxton Beach, but lived in the Hutt Valley for ever before that.We have lived here for six years, good walking and out doors for Hubby with PD.He has sadly had his diagnosis changed to PSP with Parkinsonism, it’s all rather scarry.But like you have a tight bond and stay positive and look for the best in every day Pain conditions PSP and PD.Love your commentary and poetry..Thank you..Sent from my Galaxy
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Thank you for taking time out of your own busy life to reach out to me. You are always so kind and understanding and I love that you love my blog and my poetry. Sorry to hear your news about PSP. That sounds scary. Have you managed to get into the podcasts and listen to some of the poetry? I do feel it is better read out than just reading them yourself, if you know what I mean. Thank you for following me and always being the kind soul that reaches out when I need it!
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