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Originally Posted by RavenSong
I've always been a person who sets great store in making a difference in this world. I've been that way forever, from the moment I could stand on my own two feet and talk.
From this experience, I know that I matter as a human being. But I don't think I matter as a birthmother, not really. I don't think that what I have to say matters very much, mainly because times have changed; the experiences and reasons behind those experiences belong to those of us who are growing old. We are from another era, one that will soon just be remembered in history books.
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With all due respect, I could not disagree more with your second point. I have always lived my life speaking my mind and trying to make a difference... in small ways and in big ways. The bottom line is that I have had a
lot of people try and silence me, disregard me and generally try and diminish me. I have had to grow a hide two feet thick. Deep down I know what is true and right and I am more than willing to fight for it.
Raven, you have no idea as to whether or not your words matter. More than likely you have touched thousands of souls without being aware of it. How do you know how just one of your posts made the difference in the lives of others? That is what pay it forward is all about. We send things out there and we do not know the chain it creates.
I keep plugging away (and I think you do too) because we truly believe in our hearts that what we have to say matters. And if it just touches one life, it is worth the work, and making ourselves vulnerable by putting ourselves out there.
Of course it helps to hear it every once in awhile. So I want to say thank-you. Your words have meant a lot to me, and I think, many others here as well.
In the Velveteen Rabbit, the little stuffed rabbit becomes a real rabbit not only because he has been so loved by the little boy, but because he loved that little boy first. Loving our children, whether they love us back or not, is what makes us real.