ThisToo's Journal

Well, lately I have been spending so much time on the computer, and I get so much support from some so many online friends and support boards, but then I wonder, is this healthy?

Shouldn't I be spending more time with real, live, people, or at least, more time outdoors.......... It is a constant theme with me.   It's just so much easier to share who I am & how I feel with people I don't really know. And yet they know more about me than my family. 

It really is like a parallel universe.

Then again sometimes I feel more secure in person after I have had my self esteem bolstered by my online buddies.   Since my in-person acqaintances only know about the socially acceptable "me", does that make them more superficial than my online "friends", really? Well I am basically just sorting out some thoughts here. I know the answer to part of my question is that I should be spending more time with people instead of my computer. I recently turned 50-- so I guess I am going through a personal mid life crisis of sorts. I am sorting out my priorities and learning more about myself. We women are famous for being caretakers and putting our own priorities on the back burner until one day we realize the little ones are grown and we don't remember who "WE" are.

-Here's to turning 50 and finding myself!