Painful lessons

I've often said that some of the most important lessons I've ever learned haver been painful ones. Yesterday's lesson was one of them. I wonder when I will finally get it and that learning will come more gently.

I share information on this blog with a sense that no one reads it. It turns out that I am very wrong. Because someone doesn't comment, apparently doesn't mean that it hasn't been read. That is why I try to comment on anything I read on someone else's blog. I want them to know that I have visited, read, and thought about what they wrote.

I share openly forgetting, as well, to check out with others if it is alright to share what might have passed during conversations or situations in which we both participate. I have such a naive belief that when someone reads about these conversations, situations, or whatever, that they will see the same wonder that I do and learn similar lessons as I do. All the same, it is not up to me to share someone else's thoughts to the world at large without checking it out with them first.

So, For anyone who reads this or any of my ramblings on other blogs:
If I have offended you, hurt you, or betrayed a confidence, please accept my apologies and know that I will do everything I can in the future to ensure that I don't do it again. As well, I thank you for trusting me enough to share your pain, embarrassment or offense with me so that I can continue to learn. I am honoured that you can do that with me. I am humbled by your wisdom and care.