being a kind hearted blogger....

  yesterday, as i was browsing some of the really awesome bloggers that linked up with this week's military monday bloghop, i came across a button that said "i took the kind hearted blogger pledge."  i was intrigued!  i clicked over to Em Jay & Me and found an adorable little crafting spot in the blogosphere.  i loved how everything was written, but really fell in love with this pledge.

for the last month or so, i've been a very bitter and angry blogger.  especially towards one other blogger that i had considered a personal friend.  i absolutely do not want to rehash things that happened there, but our friendship was very ugly in the end and came to an abrupt stop.  as much as i have wanted to move on, it still eats away at me and little things bother me more than they should.... and by little, i mean minuscule, insignificant things.

when i saw this pledge to become a kind hearted blogger, i realized that i needed to pull myself out of the past and move on.... really move on, not just say i was.  so i did what any sane blogger would do -- i set up parental controls on my own computer.  i actually blocked myself from viewing certain blogs and sites that bring me down, that hurt my feelings, that impair my better judgement. 

i mean, you've done that too, right?  ok good.

one of my favorite bloggers said something the other day that hit me hard - she said to take a look at your twitter profile, would you follow you if you saw what was there?  i think that applies to everything - our twitter, our emails, our blog posts.  i know i've been on my soapbox all too often lately, and i really want you to feel like you are coming to sit with a friend and chat when you read my blog each day.  so in an effort to really move forward, i completely intend to be more kind hearted, passionate and caring, sensitive to others and their situations while still maintaining my own opinions {in a less soapbox-ey manner!}.  i want this blog to be a friendly community, and it starts with me.

i'm alot happier and excited for some really fun changes coming to the blog.  i wish i could hurry these changes up -- make them get here faster so i can tell you all about them!! but just know, i have big plans in the works *wink*


take the kind hearted blogger pledge with me.... find out more here.