simply jeanne B » friendship http://simplyjeanneb.com sharing ~ person to person ~ heart to heart Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:02:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 i love twitter http://simplyjeanneb.com/2009/06/09/i-love-twitter/ http://simplyjeanneb.com/2009/06/09/i-love-twitter/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:30:20 +0000 Jeanne http://simplyjeanneb.com/?p=351 twitterbirdI started tweeting a few months ago.  No, I don’t need to see a doctor, I joined twitter and began sharing my world in 140 characters or less! I have made many new friends on twitter – people that live where I do (Pittsburgh), people that share my interests (reading, music, silly jokes!), and people that are going through similar life experiences (cancer).

One such new friend is Loren DiGiorgi, or DarkPiano as his twitter friends know him. Loren is a friendly tweeter with a sense of humor and a love of music. In fact, Loren is a musician. He tunes pianos to pay for his internet connection so he can tweet endlessly to all his favorite people, LOL! On one such excursion to tune an elderly woman’s piano, he got so much more than a check for his troubles. The woman was struggling with lung cancer and simply wanted to play an in tune piano as her “medicine”. To hear Stage 4, the song Loren wrote out of this encounter, and the rest of this touching story, click here.

I am thankful for the opportunity to interact with people such as Loren and I’m sure I will have many more such experiences as I continue to tweet . . . I love twitter!

Are you tweeting? If so, what has your experience been on twitter?

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The book also included a poem which I remember posting on my college bulletin board to remind me to make the most of each day.  I remember reading it aloud in an intro English course and knew the TA was going to give me crap for mentioning God.  I considered censoring that from my delivery, but decided against it.  I was right, the TA did not appreciate my comments, but it was a little victory for me holding fast to my beliefs. I love this poem, it has taken on new meaning in recent months (a subject for another post) and I hope it may hold some meaning for you.

This is a New Day

God has given me this day to do as I will.j01826761

I can waste it or use it for good.

What I do today is very important

Because I am trading a day in my life for it.

When tomorrow comes this day will be gone forever

Leaving behind something I’ve traded for it.

I want it to be gain, not loss . . .

Good, not evil . . .

Success, not failure . . .

In order that I should never forget

The price I paid for it.

Today’s Tip: Take a minute, a full 60 seconds, and sit quietly. Close your eyes and think about all you have to be thankful for. If you are totally honest, it will take you more than 60 seconds, but it will be time well spent. If you try this, I’d love to hear from you.

Listen: Brand New Day


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