Just wanted to say hello to everyone out there. I am happy to be here and hope to be a part of our community.
Jo

Welcome Jo! Nice to have you here!

I can't believe this site. I feel like I am at home. You don't know how alone I sometimes feel. It is nice to be in the company of people who feel like I do.
Jo

Hi Joann,

Welcome to our little family. Over 4100 strong. That would be one heck of a family reunion.

Feel free to post your successes/failures, Hopes/dreams.  Ask questions and seek answers. Give and receive advice.

But remember we are family here, your family now. And it is always nice to have another sister.

And be sure to check out these links ( MUST READS )

• Site Terms of Service and rules to live by
  
• Standard Terms and Definitions
  
• Post Ranks ( including when you can upload an avatar)
  
• Reputation Rules
  

Hugs and Love,
Janet

   
Hi Janet Lyn,
thank you for the guidelines for me to connect to my new found friends.
Jo

Jo, I know what you're feeling. I've been here acouple of weeks now, and found that I can relate with the topics and opinions. ;-)

To Janet Lynn,
I am sorry for the inappropriate post. I tried to reply to you but I was not allowed. I am just very excited about this forum.
Thank you and again I am sorry. I will take the time and read all he rules before I re post.
Jo

No worries, Jo.  Things will open up for you when you reach 15 posts.

Thank you Janet Lynn,
My life has opened up in ways I never thought imaginable. I am just happy to be here.
Jo (Joann)

We are happy to have you here too!

hi joan
welcome here.
you are right to say that you are feeling at home in such a short period.
I had the same, there are people here from all over the world but we are all in the same thing.
i'm looking forward to your posts.

hugs annette

Hi Jo,
It's good to meet you.

QuoteYou don't know how alone I sometimes feel. It is nice to be in the company of people who feel like I do.

Jo I don't  know how you feel but I do know without this site I would feel very alone.
Lots of good people here.
I'm sure glad you joined too.
Hope to see more of your postings.
Jillieann

HI. Welcome sister.

Hi Everyone,
Thank you all for welcoming me. We all share something that is wonderful and yet at the same time so very personal. For so many years I wanted to go out and shout to the world who I am and what I am becoming, here I can to that, feel safe, and know I will not be ridiculed. Thank you all.
Hugs and
Joann   

Quote from: joann c on November 16, 2010, 04:21:16 AM
Hi Everyone,
Thank you all for welcoming me. We all share something that is wonderful and yet at the same time so very personal. For so many years I wanted to go out and shout to the world who I am and what I am becoming, here I can to that, feel safe, and know I will not be ridiculed. Thank you all.
Hugs and
Joann

Beautifully said, Joann, and welcome to Susan's Place!

Sometimes, a song just says what we're feeling and thinking SO well.  Check out THIS song.  Bet you can SO relate to it.  Chances are this song was done well before your time, but it's timeless.  Here's Sammy Davis, Jr., truly one of the greatest all-around entertainers ever, doing a song that could be an anthem for people like us.

Listen to the words.  Listen to Sammy's voice.  Feel the joy.  This is SUCH a sing-along song:



Sammy Davis, Jr. - Lyrics - "I've Gotta Be Me!"

Whether I'm right or whether I'm wrong
Whether I find a place in this world or never belong
I gotta be me, I've gotta be me
What else can I be but what I am.

I want to live, not merely survive
And I won't give up this dream
Of life that keeps me alive
I gotta be me, I gotta be me
The dream that I see makes me what I am.

That far-away prize, a world of success
Is waiting for me if I heed the call
I won't settle down, won't settle for less
As long as there's a chance that I can have it all.

I'll go it alone, that's how it must be
I can't be right for somebody else
If I'm not right for me
I gotta be free, I've gotta be free
Daring to try, to do it or die
I've gotta be me.

I'll go it alone, that's how it must be
I can't be right for somebody else
If I'm not right for me
I gotta be free, I just gotta be free
Daring to try, to do it or die
I gotta be me.

Can you relate to this song?  We all can.  You've found your friends ... at Susan's Place.

   Lacey Lynne