tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728694418975812979.post6971377898357994865..comments2023-06-21T08:37:46.130+01:00Comments on Pathways experience: What if... Remembering how I got hereJulie Kertesz - me - moi - jkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196066571782981915noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728694418975812979.post-27358480708576430632017-11-27T22:00:23.439+00:002017-11-27T22:00:23.439+00:00In this blog I felt more emotionally invested. “On...In this blog I felt more emotionally invested. “One day when I felt most alone…” I know what is like to feel alone in a new country. One the one hand it is exciting and on the other hand one miss human connection. I have experienced this when we moved to New Zealand as well as when we lived in Chesterfield in England. Then there is the kind gesture of the lady in the Church. I can almost imagine the feeling of warmth from on soul to another. <br /><br />“What if…” Julie is asking. What if we don’t take that next step? What if we keep to ourselves and miss wonderful opportunities. Julie is not a passive character in her story. She is taking the step into the unknown. Then she find it is a blessing. She describes the intimacy of online Toastmaster connections. I feel the same way. People who say that you can’t build honest, strong relationships over the Internet have not yet experienced what we have. <br /><br />I can truly also say, I don’t feel lonely anymore. One can be lonely within your greater family or circle of friends. There is just something about the Toastmaster bond that is so authentic. It is sharing heart to heart. That is what we do. That is what Julie is writing about. We are all in this together and with the Online clubs, we share heart to heart. <br />Magdanoreply@blogger.com