This Blogging Community

I have spent the past week

as a patient at Stanford University Hospital.

I was there in order to receive treatment

for a severe, chronic headache which I've had

for the past 6 years.

Yes.

Six years.

It is a headache that I've had 24/7.

The headache is NOT a migraine.

In fact, the doctors don't know exactly what it is.

To be quite honest,

this terrible headache has been a blessing and a curse.

Mostly a curse - because it has given me terrible pain.

However, it has also shown me the true character

of people around me.

AND, it is the reason I began this blog.

(The doctors recommended I do something creative while I've been somewhat sedentary.)

I enjoy this blog.

I especially enjoy the blogging community

I've become a part of.

I've noticed that the "home decor" bloggers

are almost exclusively supportive & positive.

I love it!

The people at Stanford University Hospital

were also so positive & supportive.

I really appreciate it.

Stanford has beautiful facilities

and the hospital places a great focus on the Arts.

Paintings and sculptures grace the halls.

Poetry is hung up and distributed.

They even have music concerts in the atrium.

While I was there, Stanford invited a jazz trio

to give a live concert of "eclectic jazz".

I attended the concert and it made my stay

all that much more enjoyable (as enjoyable as a being in the hospital can be...).

Fortunately, I had my computer with me.

Reading other blogs and writing a few posts

really got me through the week.

Now, I have a TON of ideas for projects I want

to complete in the upcoming weeks and months.

I truly appreciate the inspiration I have

gained from fellow bloggers.