Greetings to all my wondrous WordPressing friends! It’s incredible how many friends I have made here; your challenges and word prompts etc., are amazingly creative.
When I first started my site in 2017, I figured I’d write a couple of little stories now and then. Well, five years later and one look at my site will show you how that turned out! It took on a life of its own and morphed into Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors.
Not that I’m complaining ….. far from it. My site blossomed and I’m very grateful for all my followers and all the ‘likes’ you give me. Your complimentary and encouraging comments spur me on to be as creative and original as possible.
I’ve been following a lot of you, too, and trying to keep up with all the prompts you post; as much as I’d like to, it’s impossible to participate in and contribute to all of them. If I did, I’d never have time to write my own stories and let’s face it – that is my first love. I’m a storyteller and I think I’ve been neglecting my site just a bit by trying to keep up with all your sites.
Don’t look at me like that; you haven’t even read what I’m going to say!
I have no intention of bailing out on you, my WordPress friends. I just need to cut back a little and try to not spread myself so thin. If something really cool pops out at me on one of your posts (and I’m 100% sure that will happen) then I’ll plunge in and I’ll give it my best shot just like I do with all the stories I write.
This is not goodbye; you can’t get rid of me that easily. I’ll still be stopping by every day checking up on you, reading your poems and stories and taking up a challenge whenever I can.
Keep on keeping on, everyone. You’re the best group of people ever!
NAR © 2022
The Elephant's Trunk 
I understand completely!!
I sometimes feel guilty if I don’t at least skim every post in my feed. Fortuantly, we are a bunch who extend grace quickly and often because living life is more important than reading (or writing) about it,
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Amen to that!
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That’s the ideal thing to do, Nancy. Five years of blogging are not less. Congratulations and best wishes 👍💐
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I understand, but you will be sorely missed. I might start doing the same thing. I follow you and can’t wait to see what your stories will be!!! Thank you for all of your encouragement!! Stay true to you!!
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Thanks so much! As I said, I’m not going anywhere; just lightening the load a little bit so I can concentrate on my site. I’ll still be around! 🌹
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Phew! Glad you still be here.
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LOL!! Not going anywhere, Sadje. Just lightening the load a little and concentrating on my site. Thanks for the comment; I appreciate you! 🌹
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You’re welcome!
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Yeah, don’t let the blog become a job. You have the right attitude for staying in the blog game for the long haul. You don’t really need the prompts even if they can be fun and thought provoking at times. I’m looking forward to reading more of your stories when you post them.
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Thanks, Chris. It can be a little overwhelming trying to do everything. That’s one of my biggest problems – learning how to say no. I’m still a work in progress! Thanks for your encouragement. Much appreciated.
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