& thank you Samantha
2005-04-19, 6:46 p.m.

Life hasn't been easy for you, that much is obvious. But the fact that you obviously have the strength to keep moving forward, no matter what's happened or is happening, is a powerful statement about you. Where others would crumble, you manage to brush yourself off and tackle the next thing coming. Although at times it seems impossible, there's always another entry which proves you're dealing. You're a strong woman, and that alone will get you through life.

I met this reviewer/diarist online through this site about four months ago, and even though I barely knew her, I was immediately smitten with her.

Somehow she always manages to pick right up on my ability to hide things and is still able to accept the things I cannot change, all of the things I openly talk about; or the things I speak not of at all. She does have that gift of being able to see what's being hidden behind cryptic thoughts, words and emotions.

Although she may not know me personally, she knows me very well. She isn't the predictable persona you find so often behind the screen when you take that open chance to speak to someone, to get to know them on a one-on-one basis.

She is a great listener and never offers advice unless asked of her opinion. She's raw, open, blunt, very warm and means and holds nothing but the best for you. Everything with her is held in the strictist of confidence and friendship. She doesn't put you on a pedastel or put you above anyone, or anything else. You are as equal to her as the sun and the moon.

And I won't lie, I do look forward to her opinion more often than not. Not for praise, or acceptance. Just because it means a lot more to me than I could express. Her review of my diary just blew me away. I cried, I smiled, I reminisced, and cried a little more. But it wasn't over sadness. It's because she saw the real me and felt me.

It's not often that people get to the "real" heart of who I am because of the way I write; but because of her profession she "sees" me better than most.
She has a warm heart filled with tons of emotion and passion. She gives as much as she receives. She doesn't ask for anything more than you're willing to offer, and she never walks away.

If I were to ever meet her in person, I'd be proud and so very honored to be able to point out to someone and say, "Hi. Have you met my friend Samantha?"

Because she is my friend.

Even when she gives her opinion of things that may hurt, her thoughts are never meant to hurt you at all, but benefit you and help you along your journey of better things to come.

From the first day that we met she's given me the best gift that anyone could ever give. She’s given me friendship, she's given me love and support, and she's given me the chance to realize that life's difficult but definitely possible.

I'm glad she found my diary when she did. I've learned quite a bit in the few shorts months we have spent talking, between her life and her profession.
It's been an amazing four months full of laughter and random giggles passed between us on the screen, and I'm sure there will be many and much more to come. I totally heart her.

"A true friend is one who knows you as you really are, understands where you've been, accepts who you've become, and still gently invites you to grow." - Me

Thank you Sam for the review. If I could find the correct format of words to thank you, you know I would. But sometimes, even I'm not that great at expressing myself. But, then I also know that you never would have asked for anything more than just a simple, "Thank You."

You are an amazing woman and a wonderful added gift to friendship. I know that the benefits of what is to come from our friendship will be, when the time calls for them to be.

Thank you.

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