A brief pause…

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Today will see  the start of the Silent Eye’s annual workshop in Derbyshire and so I will probably not be online for a few days. The workshop and the friends I will meet there will occupy me fully. Most of the time, I could say the same about the blog.

When I first began blogging, like most people I suspect, the stats were fascinating but they soon paled beside the human adventure of meeting people… touching and being touched by minds and hearts from across the globe. My inboxes are now busy every day, not just with official notifications, but with emails and messages from friends, readers and students. Some I have been lucky enough to meet in person, others are friends yet to be met. Most I will probably never be blessed to meet in person, yet their lives and mine have brushed past each other on these pages, leaving the traces of that passage as a fertile trail of ideas.

Communication is such a force in our lives and the internet has opened the doors to cross so many barriers of geography and culture. Countries I will probably never be able to visit are open to my eyes, if only through words and pictures, but reading about them in the words of those who live there, and who know the land, brings them to life. Viewpoints from all the nooks and crannies of human society are here to encounter and explore, faith from the deepest reaches of the heart, and I have been delighted with the acceptance I have seen for the beliefs and opinions of others, even where there is disagreement.

It is true that there are a few who are blinded and bounded by their own beliefs, but the vast majority of individuals are open to the exploration of other opinions, seeing something to celebrate in that diversity rather than something that needs to be shouted down or quashed. Causes are espoused, support given to projects and to individuals, hands are extended in friendship and compassion, laughter is shared… because it is a poor thing to keep to yourself… and in many ways the blogging community simply eradicates the imposed and illusive barriers we seem so readily to accept.

You have shared our adventures in the rural landscape of England, been there when I have been ill or hurt, rejoiced at my son’s triumphs… shared laughter and tears in poetry, photographs and prose… even adopted the small dog as she placed her paws on the literary ladder…. and some of you have travelled thousands of miles to support the Silent Eye at our workshops.

What began as a tentative dipping of a toe into the faceless sea of the blogosphere has become a very personal voyage of discovery, where there are real faces behind the gravatars, minds to be met, opinions to be explored and laughter to be shared.

I just want to take a moment to say thank you for that.

 

About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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57 Responses to A brief pause…

  1. Dorinda Duclos says:
    April 20, 2018 at 06:09

    I am definitely richer, having met you, even if it’s behind a screen. Your writings have touched my heart. and for that, I thank You!! Have a wonderful time at the workshop! Looking forward to your return 🙂

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  2. Ritu says:
    April 20, 2018 at 06:26

    Thank YOU Sue, for bringing such imagery and beauriful words into our lives 😊

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  3. Audrey Driscoll says:
    April 20, 2018 at 06:26

    I value the insights I get from your posts, Sue. I hope the workshop is a success for all concerned.

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  4. KL Caley says:
    April 20, 2018 at 07:03

    Have a wonderful time at the workshop, Sue. I definitely feel the richer having discovered your blog, I have learned so much about history, landscape and inner self from your beautifully reflective writing. You reinforce the feeling of positivity and wonder in the world around us and for that I thank you! On top of your own creativity, you run the wonderful #writephoto prompt that encourages others to share a little bit of their creativity with us too. Heartfelt thanks for all you do. KL ❤

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  5. pensitivity101 says:
    April 20, 2018 at 07:47

    Enjoy the workshop Sue. Looking forward to your return.

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  7. jenanita01 says:
    April 20, 2018 at 08:55

    And the blogosphere is all the better for having you in it, Sue! XXX

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  8. Esther Chilton says:
    April 20, 2018 at 09:53

    I hope everyone enjoys the workshop, especially you, Sue. Look forward to hearing about it 🙂

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  9. Poetry and Literature by Sofia Kioroglou says:
    April 20, 2018 at 10:20

    Sue, a big thank you is in order! Your influence has been tremendously enriching! Blessings galore!

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  10. quiall says:
    April 20, 2018 at 11:06

    I am so please we have touched in this strange world and I am better for it! Hi Ani!

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  11. visheshsajalkhare says:
    April 20, 2018 at 11:06

    I have never met you, but still I’ve known you through your words and writings, I definitely feel good to have known you, and thank you for that. And have a great time at the workshop.

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  12. Jennie says:
    April 20, 2018 at 12:17

    That is so nice, Sue. You have certainly enriched my life. I feel a friendship across the ocean that gives me delight and understanding through your words. So, thank YOU! Looking forward to reading about the workshop. Best to you, Sue.

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  13. Alethea Kehas says:
    April 20, 2018 at 13:01

    I will miss being there this weekend (in-person) ❤

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  15. Mary Smith says:
    April 20, 2018 at 13:11

    This is a lovely post. Thank you, Sue, for having become such an important part of my life.

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  16. Natalie Ducey says:
    April 20, 2018 at 14:21

    Such a lovely post, Sue. Wishing you a joyous weekend. Cheers to you! 🙂

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  17. ksbeth says:
    April 20, 2018 at 14:44

    enjoy every minute

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  19. OIKOS™-Redaktion says:
    April 20, 2018 at 15:50

    Enjoy the workshop Sue. Is Ani “on board” too? Wish you great experiences. Michael

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  20. robbiesinspiration says:
    April 20, 2018 at 19:26

    This is a lovely post about the blogging community, Sue. I also enjoy it a great deal and have made lovely friends in this virtual community. Enjoy the workshop.

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  21. Graeme Cumming says:
    April 20, 2018 at 20:06

    It’s been a great experience to go beyond the online contact, Sue. And we will have to get together again soon – though I suspect after the bloggers bash now! Enjoy the weekend

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  22. freiedenkerin says:
    April 20, 2018 at 20:21

    I thank you, dear Sue, for so much inspiration, and so many interesting subjects you write about. ❤

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  23. Anne Copeland says:
    April 21, 2018 at 03:22

    Your post gave me fodder to remember many long years ago when the Internet was almost or perhaps just born. I remember thinking how communications with others would change and how there would be no more emotional exchanges because we would not be able to see each other’s faces or read their body language. Seemed perfectly logical to me at the time.

    But how could I have possibly known that friendships, deep friendships, and even loves, would happen with people we never once came in contact with in person, and some who were across on the other side of the world? How could I have ever known that we would share life secrets, tears, sorrows and laughter, and that these friendships would last, sometimes for practically a lifetime?

    You too have brought so much into this magical and adventuresome community, as have so many of the good folks I have met herein. I feel positively wealthy that I, as a woman whose years number more than I can count on my hands easily, have amassed so many friends who have in one way or another enriched my life in so many ways I may never understand. For this I am eternally grateful. And some of my good and long-lived friends are physically challenged too, some unable to leave their direct environments, and for them, communities and friends like this have brought to them something that people could never ever buy.

    Thank you one and all, and especially you, Sue, for the daily color you bring to my life, and you, Stuart, and you, Steve, and all of you whose names are too many for my memory to write accurately. Isn’t it amazing how our world has grown and allowed us to move into so many parts of the world without ever leaving home? You all are fantastic!!!

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    • Sue Vincent says:
      April 26, 2018 at 01:14

      Thank you, Anne. While there is a risk of physical isolation with the internet, I am very well aware how much richer it can make the world of those unable to easily leave their homes… and for that I am grateful beyond measure.

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  24. dgkaye says:
    April 21, 2018 at 03:34

    Thank YOU Sue. Enjoy! ❤

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  25. Widdershins says:
    April 21, 2018 at 03:54

    What Anne Copeland said! 😀 … I’d be lost without my daily dose of Sue. 🙂 Thank you.

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  26. Marilyn Armstrong says:
    April 21, 2018 at 18:38

    And thank YOU, too. You have been a wonderful friend.

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