I’ve always found it difficult to make friends – not because I don’t want them, although it probably seems that way. I tend not to contact potential friends because I’m sure those people don’t need or want me.
Online friends are easier to make, although the same doubts can appear here, too. When online friends become offline friends too, that’s wonderful. Such friends have the advantage of being able to see inside my head, as it were. Gill is one of those, and I’ll always be thankful that I rediscovered her online.
So I was delighted when I received the Liebster Award from Rosalind Adam.
Everyone says Liebster means “friend” in German, but I studied German and remember that friend is Freund. Liebster has to be connected to love. When I looked it up, I found: sweetheart, beloved person, darling. I’m not sure that’s exactly what’s meant here, so I’m taking it to mean a special friend.
The rules for this award vary from blog to blog. I chose these:
The Liebster Award is meant to connect us even more and spotlight new bloggers who have less than 200 followers – but hopefully not for long. The rules are:
1.Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.
2.Reveal your top 5 picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.
3.Post the award on your blog.
4.Bask in the love from the most supportive people on the Internet – other writers.
5.And best of all – have fun and spread the karma!
Actually the 200-followers thing only makes sense for blogs that display the followers and aren’t on WordPress so my list is only a guess:
- Catherine Walter at My New Notebook. I actually met her in London last year and enjoyed our meeting very much.
- Cat at Catdownunder, who lives on the other side of the world. I would love to go there one day…
- Rosa at A Farewell to Horizontal Stripes, who has the gift of being able to laugh at life’s tribulations.
- Jo at gapyearsthebook, who is over the hill. And approaching the next.
- Jean Davison at Jean’s Journal, who needs cheering up.
Do visit them all. And many thanks to all my friends. I love you all.
Aug 15, 2011 at 5:01 pm
Thank you, Miriam!
Aug 15, 2011 at 6:50 pm
Thank you, Miriam – I might have to eat cake, to celebrate!
Aug 15, 2011 at 10:03 pm
Excellent! Some new blogs to check out 🙂
Aug 15, 2011 at 11:48 pm
Oh miaou! Purr! I am not sure what to do with it but thankyou so much…it sent a ripple of purrleasure down my fur! 🙂
Aug 16, 2011 at 10:51 am
Cat said to drop by and say hi 🙂 … “hi!’
Aug 16, 2011 at 10:56 am
Hi! And welcome 🙂
Aug 16, 2011 at 11:44 am
Ooh, thanks, Miriam, for the award! I will enjoy looking up the new blogs.
Aug 17, 2011 at 4:06 pm
It was a pleasure sending you this award. [I too understood it to be a friendship award although you’re quite right about the literal meaning.]
I do know what you mean about friends. I suspect that, if we’re being honest, most of us feel like that. I know I do. It’s lovely being able to get to know so many interesting people here on the Internet and I shall now pop along to visit your nominees.
http://rosalindadam.blogspot.com
Aug 18, 2011 at 8:43 pm
Thanks again and sorry this comment languished for too long in the spam folder. I should be more observant.
Aug 20, 2011 at 12:58 pm
Thank you so much for the vote of confidence! Have been on holiday for a while and saw your comment just today. Will refer to you on my facebook (Rosa Ziv)
Aug 20, 2011 at 1:00 pm
and of course on the blog.
Aug 25, 2011 at 4:20 pm
I have linked back to you in my latest post.