Where is everyone?

Is it just me or is blogger deathly quiet at the moment 

Hardly any blogs show up on my reader now adays 

And it seems that more and more people are abandoning their blogs 

I hope and pray this is because they have got well

Because they don't need this support anyore

I hope it's because they are now living a full and rich life and don't need this outlet anymore

I hope it's because they finally told their EDs to fox trot Oscar

In other words to f#*k right off

I'm wondering is it blogger?

Is blogger yesterday's news?

Have people move on to something else?

Wordpress?

Tumble?

Instagram? 

Twitter?

Blogger is the only social media I really use

I'm not a big Facebooker

Never have been

But blogger means a lot to me

Next month I'll be blogging three years

That is great for me

As I am a person that tends to start things with great enthusiasm

And usually gives up when I get bored

But blogger keeps me coming back

Mainly because of you wonderful ladies

I've followed some of your stories for years

I genuinely care and worry about you all

And you mean a lot to me

We are all now part of each other's stories

We're woven in to the tapestry of each other's lives

Even if blogger is old news

I still want to be part of it

It seems people want to see photos more than they want to read text

It's easy to post a photo

A picture tells a thousand words and all that

But here in our little corner of blogger

We are all about the story

We keep up with each other's lives

Our ups and downs

Our highs and lows

Our progress and our setbacks

It's important for me to keep up with what's happening on your lives

And I still think about bloggers who aren't around any more

And wonder how they are

My sister and my Dad and I 

We're having a conversation the other day about the Internet

And whether having online relationships are good for us or not

My dad made the point that people don't talk face to face anymore

That people text ot email rather than having a face to face conversation 

Or a phone all

And that the art of conversation is being lost

For me 

It's all about balance

Having my virtual life and giving time to it

While at the same time

Not neglecting my real life relationships

Nurturing both 

I mean

I still think it's amazing that we can be in touch with people all around the world

That we can be best friends with someone that we have never even met

I am in contact daily with people from the four corners of the earth

That is pretty awesome

So what can we do to make sure our little community survives?

First I think it's important to acknowledge that for a lot of us

Blogger is the only social interaction we have

Blogger is literally a life saver for a lot of us

I know when I was up to my neck in my ED

Blogger saved my sanity countless times

So I think it's important we preserve what we have

I guess what we can do is keep supporting each other

Read each other's blogs

Comment

Stay in touch through text or email

And also welcome new people in

I know that I can be wary of new people 

But I guess we were all new once

So we should really be open to new bloggers joining our community

I know that a lot of people think what we have here is no where near that healthy

That we are 'Pro-ana'

And we don't encourage each other to recover 

We do of course encourage each other to choose recovery

But we don't force it on each other

If someone decides that they don't want to recover

We respect that choice

While still encouraging the person to stay as well and as safe as possible

We don't promote EDs

We don't condone tips and tricks

We genuinely care about each other

And want nothing but the best for each other

I for one am extremely grateful for this community

And for each and everyone of you

Who all have a place in my heart 

I have never met any of you

And may never meet you

But you have been for me for the last three years

You have seen me at my worst

At my lowest

And you never once judged me 

Especially after my most recent relapse

You all were there for me

Even those of you that I hurt

You never gave up on me

And I will be eternally grateful for that

I was wondering about you

Do you think blogger is quiet at the moment?

Why do you think that is?

Do you think there is anything we can do to preserve our community?

Do you think it is worth saving?

I'd love to know what you think......