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July 2009 
One year on Zaadz/Gaia
Posted on Feb 26th, 2008
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Meenakshi
Meenakshi
" You've been a member of our community since February 23, 2007. That's about 1 year!
Your account costs nothing, and doesn't expire - so be the change you seek!"
One year 3 days in this community, and this is what has happened in my life:
I joined to blog and have stayed to cultivate/moderate 5 + pods, comment on many more pods and countless blogs.
I enjoy reading blogs much more than books now! That is unbelievable for someone who felt lost without a book; and would be reading 5 different types of book at a time, one kept in the car, another in the family room, a third by the bedside, a fourth by the desk and fifth in the purse!
I joined to blog in private, and now have 315 friends to interact with. Some may never read my blog; others are kind enough to comment; and for all, if they write one, I read it. The friends here are as precious to me as the friends offline. Both are "real life" to me. With the ones on Gaia; and specially ones who moved in those turbulent times from Zaadz to Gaia, I share a side of me that the ones I meet offline, are not interested in.
I am blessed to have 2 friends who are in both my lives. Now that I can indulge my love of discussion and writing for my own indulgence, online; I don't need to bore my offline friends with that! We can meditate together or lunch together.
I have shared the changing fortunes of my physical health, which first declined and now is inproving in leaps and bounds as I qigong, exercise and stay focused on my health.
What has suffered, are my two yahoo groups, where I don't post nearly as often as I used to. I'll keep trying to get those members here, though I know many of them feel it is just too difficult to navigate online sites.
I am amazed at the engagement of the Zaadz and now Gaia team with the site. They are our friends, they write on our blogs, and answer us on their own. They show their emotions, their vulnerabilities, their responsiveness and above all else, their strength and largeness of heart.
There is a lot of heart on Gaia. I guess that is all I want to say. Hearts expanding into one heart.
To access this heart just before sleeping, is a wonderful feeling. You can ground and soar at the same time!
Your account costs nothing, and doesn't expire - so be the change you seek!"
One year 3 days in this community, and this is what has happened in my life:
I joined to blog and have stayed to cultivate/moderate 5 + pods, comment on many more pods and countless blogs.
I enjoy reading blogs much more than books now! That is unbelievable for someone who felt lost without a book; and would be reading 5 different types of book at a time, one kept in the car, another in the family room, a third by the bedside, a fourth by the desk and fifth in the purse!
I joined to blog in private, and now have 315 friends to interact with. Some may never read my blog; others are kind enough to comment; and for all, if they write one, I read it. The friends here are as precious to me as the friends offline. Both are "real life" to me. With the ones on Gaia; and specially ones who moved in those turbulent times from Zaadz to Gaia, I share a side of me that the ones I meet offline, are not interested in.
I am blessed to have 2 friends who are in both my lives. Now that I can indulge my love of discussion and writing for my own indulgence, online; I don't need to bore my offline friends with that! We can meditate together or lunch together.
I have shared the changing fortunes of my physical health, which first declined and now is inproving in leaps and bounds as I qigong, exercise and stay focused on my health.
What has suffered, are my two yahoo groups, where I don't post nearly as often as I used to. I'll keep trying to get those members here, though I know many of them feel it is just too difficult to navigate online sites.
I am amazed at the engagement of the Zaadz and now Gaia team with the site. They are our friends, they write on our blogs, and answer us on their own. They show their emotions, their vulnerabilities, their responsiveness and above all else, their strength and largeness of heart.
There is a lot of heart on Gaia. I guess that is all I want to say. Hearts expanding into one heart.
To access this heart just before sleeping, is a wonderful feeling. You can ground and soar at the same time!
Access: Public
Same with me, my three yahoo groups and one on facebook have suffered from my diasppearance since I joined zaadz gaia, but no regrets. I felt that I had to move on to growing my inner self and this came at the right time. Thank you for sharing your inner thoughts and feelings as you celebrate your first anniversary. Your star brightens up gaia and I love staring at it everyday. Hugs and namaste, Meenakshi!
Oh, Meenaksi… It's an absolute honor. You grace this site with so much. I'm so glad you're here, and I'm so glad you're taking care of you–and, in doing so, taking care of all of us. It's been an amazing year, hm?
Happy anniversary, dear one. May there be many more to come. :)
Sadar Pranam Meenakshijee ( samridhi, satyata virajya tatha sukh-shanti bhavanti )
a warm and very happy anniversary to you.
I do agree with sionajee completely, you have graced this community by your honest efforts and moreover by your lifting compliments which in way are always been sensible and coherent as well. I thank you on behalf of this great magnificent community and so wish you many good, blessed and prosperous days in your life as well here on this community too. I see you shine with your completion of 1 year on this grand community. keep it up ! shall rise perpetually likewise in this community, your kind participation is commendable infact.
sukh, prema kalyan sadev hetu tuam jeevan !
NAMASKAR JEE,
-OWAIS
Happy happy anniversary - hm I can't really think of Gaia/Zaadz without Meenakshijee :-)
Happy anniversary! It's funny, I never noticed being here for a year, it just slipped past and then one day I saw that date on my profile and realized I'd been playing here for quite a while…
And you're absolutely right, this is a place with a lot of heart. What a perfect description.
I'm so glad you're here!
Happy Anniversary Meenakshi! I'm so glad you're here too. Thanks for your friendship. I love it here too. I feel so much warmth here, and always enjoy my visits. Many blessings!
Happy anniversary! Your sincere efforts to share and spread joy give a nice warm feeling. Thank you.
Indeed, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!! As noted here by many, you are a blessing to this site!!!
Happy Anniversary. You are a great friend to have.
Happiest of all are those of us on your friends list that you've completed a year and three days of communing with all of us! Aren't we the lucky ones! I'd learn to IM if that's the way you communicated Meenakshi! We both know how scary that thought is to both of us! ~grin~
Hugs, Smiles, and Calorie Free Cake on your anniversary!
Amber
Dear, dear friends. Thank you! From the depths and heights of my heart.
I got another one:
I joined to write, and have stayed to communicate.
Rapunzel, it's not too late to write a blog about your first year; it'll be a good way to keep a record.
I'm going to each of your thoughtful spots now!
Heart, I couldn't go to yours; but I am tickled by the synergy between your last name and my last sentence!
Happy anniversary and thank you for your kind and inspirational words and for you contributions to my pods. I hope you won't go away anymore from Gaia. I look forward to some more inspirational words from you.
Meenakshi,
Hum, if I don't remember getting such an anniversary message, I must have missed it but I'm not feeling neglected for it, if I wasn't sent one.
I am continually amazed at who joined about the same time I did. Knowing they have gone through the same transitions on the site as I have. My anniversary date is Jan 30, having joined in 2007. I had never blogged before coming here but was aware of the practice, yet didn't really understand it. Now, if something doesn't fit in the Living Metaphysics pod, I will blog about it. I am not very regular at blogging because there is very little in my life worth writing about that doesn't fit in the pod.
Something else I am grateful for is your friendship and for your 50* Stars pod because I do celebrate that I am still alive and more vibrant with more wisdom than all those good old days of my youth. Your clarity and wonderful perceptions are one of the real joys of my life and I am humbled and honored at the responsibility you have given me recently to share in the development of the 50* Stars pod.
I belong to a mom's group, a private email group of women not associated with anything larger than the births of our children over a 6 mos period in 2004. I sorrow that I've neglected them so; since joining Zaadz, now Gaia, though I am trying to remain somewhat connected and know I will always “belong”. My spiritual interests are just that important to me and the Gaia community are the only ones I truly have to share that with completely.
Like you, I don't consider Gaia to be less real than anything else in the world of form, though I know of many members who have worried and stressed that it isn't real, robs from their “real” world and that it is addictive in nature. For me, while I've wondered if my behavior in regard to Gaia indications an addiction, it is enhancing my “real” world life in such substantial ways, that I believe that all who come in contact with me there are blessed that I am a member here.
The most surprising result of joining Zaadz, now Gaia, was that I have found myself from time to time mentoring younger people. I can't really call my self their teacher for they teach and open me up as much as I may lend the perspective of age to their own seekings.
Thanks for writing this blog and giving me the opportunity to express these thoughts and feelings.
Wishing you always the best in your own endeavors,
Deborah
meenakshijee!! you are a big part of the reason I love logging into gaia. your icon photo– huge, glowing, warm smile. just when i see your icon or your comments on anyone's blog, it always makes me smile. I am thankful that you are here on gaia with us still!!! much love to you and my yoga class today is dedicated to your continued health. I can't wait to see what you write on your 10 year anniversary. well, I will wait and enjoy every minute until then. :-)
Deb! Actually Gaia doesn't send out an anniversary msg. You see the months since joining each time you access your “Settings” page. I have no words to respond to yours and SFL's loving words, except a deep bow, and a namaste.
http://coochbehar.gov.in/GIFfiles/namaskar.gif
And..a backatcha!
Deb, thank you for being a steady source of support.
SFL, to tell you the truth; though people around me tell me I am always cheerful and happy, I do have those moments, when seeing my own face smiling at me helps me too! As I rarely look in a physical mirror, I guess this is important to do. Now, SFL-jee, how about showing us YOUR smiling face as it is now?
Wishing you a happy Zaadz 1yr anniversary Meenakshi, may your health continue to improve and may you have many more, always so good to see your smiling face around here..
Thank you Zephyr!