My life has gotten a bit too public lately. Apparently, it is so public that my words are straying to other sites without my permission. Not only that, but someone else was given the credit.
For this, and other reasons, I have decided that it is time to take my blog "offline" for a bit. I am taking a leave of absence.
I realize that you, my loyal readers, may be lost forever. I hope, however, that this will not the case. I have greatly appreciated your supportive comments, especially over the past year.
Please comment to this post so that I am sure that I have the link to your blog. That means that lurkers may need to reveal yourselves again. If you don’t have a blog yet, perhaps it is time to start one. I will do my best to stop by your blogs and comment from time to time.
I hope to return to public disclosure in a month or two.
Until then…
hang in there, Julie. Mo
It will be difficult to survive without my daily fix from your blog, but I will do my best :-) Hang in there!
Enjoy your break :-)
We’ll miss hearing from you, but regular readers who wish you well will wait till you’re ready to post again. You didn’t need extra frustration with all that is on your plate right now. Sending you hugs!
Wishing you the best!! Beverly
Wishing you the best!! Beverly
Take care. :)
I will miss your updates!
I hate those blog aggregators that just pull stuff from blogs and make up entries. Sucks.
Sorry to hear it has driven you off-line. :( I hope you’ll be back soon.
You won’t lose me. I’ll keep your feed in my reader and when you pop back up I’ll smile :)
Hang in there, eh? And anytime you want to drop by the blog or send a note, feel welcome.
Take it easy Juls. I’ll be thinking of you and the boys and will look forward to hearing from you again!
Take care, Juls.
Well you can’t talk me into starting a real blog, but I may still be inspired to drop you an occasional note on running and raising boys.
Your spirit will carry you through, best of luck with the fence and the ankle and the cell phones and your good life.
I read your blog daily and you’ve really changed the way I approach life. Good luck.
Wow Everyone! Thanks for the overwhelming influx of positive comments. You all are awesome.
I have commented on your blog or via email to everyone so far. For those who are on bloglines, I’ve added you to my subscriptions (if you weren’t already there). I’ll have plenty of reading to do. To be honest, I am *still* not always good about reading all of the words. I still love hte pictures. To the rest of you (without bloglines accouts), I will do my best to check back on your site.
good luck! We’ll be ready to read when/if you’re ready to reveal again…
Even though your a phone call away, I’ll miss my ritual of reading your blog daily. Your an awesome writer & I always looked forward to hearing your thoughts.
Love you!
Looking forward to your return!
OMG – how did you find that? Taking a break is very understandable with or without someone posting your stuff some other place. EW!
i read you every day too. and i’ve had the same thing happen. i didn’t click thru but i’m guessing it’s a spam scraper site.
but take a break if you need one!
we’ll all be here when you get back.
Loads of good wishes coming your way.
hope you can get a good sense of balance back, in the privacy you need and deserve. We’ll be waiting for you when you’re ready.
Hi Julie.
Wishing you love and peace as you continue to heal. This excerpt from “Dreaming the Dark” by Starhawk strikes a chord with me whenever I read it. I hope you find all of this and more, wherever you are.
xxo,
Kathleen
~~
We are all longing to go home to some place we have never been – a place half-remembered, half-envisioned we can only catch glimpses of from time to time. Community. Somewhere, there are people to whom we can speak with passion without having the words catch in our throats. Somewhere a circle of hands will open to receive us, eyes will light up as we enter, voices will celebrate with us whenever we come into our own power. Community means strength that joins our strength to do the work that needs to be done. Arms to hold us when we falter. A circle of healing. A circle of friends. Someplace where we can be free.
Starhawk, “Dreaming the Dark”
Take care during this down time…I will miss your blogs!
You have to do what you have to do. You will be thought of and missed. Blessings.
ack! I’m with Jon and karen.
Hope you’ll be back..we’ll be waiting
See you later…
Take all the time you need. Come back.
xoxo ~ Mia
oh, I will miss reading you.
& What an effing creep!!! What kind of person does that???
I’ll miss your updates!
praying U have a relaxing break…see ya when I see ya!!!
Wow, Julie, that’s so messed up! Take as much time as you need. I hope to see you back on line, refreshed. You will be misssed!
My primary reason for taking leave was far bigger than a stupid site stealing my words.
Thanks everyone.
As usual, I’m late to the table. I’ll be thinking of you and hoping you return to us soon as you can.
I think we all need a break at times. Take care!
Blessings be with you.
:hugs:
I’m going to miss you juls! Don’t be a stranger for too long…
Love you Julie! I will (have been) certainly missing my daily ritual of reading your blog only (no time for others and yours is worth the time!) I don’t know whats going on regarding someone/thing? stealing your posts? I guess I would take it as a compliment if they take the time to take your work. Perhaps after your return, all of your fans can click to that post and tell the story of source of the great work!! Love and thinking of you much!!!!!