Hi all,

I am curious to know how you all found yourselves here?

I will tell you how I found this site. I was posting on another forum and the owner had told us about this site. This was Sher at momandhermoney.com. She had said that she was gone for awhile and had been posting here and to quote her, "I've never seen anything like this."

Of course, nosey me, I just had to look and voila, here I am! This is the best community to be at with plenty of inspiration to go around.

I love you all alot!

Cheers
Cathi

My journey here was a little convoluted. I was researching marketing techniques for my business and came across a site about marketing to baby boomers. From there I followed a few links (don't remember which ones, but that's my MO - start looking up something and get very sidetracked) and before I knew it here I am. And very glad to be here.

You are a great group so full of love and hope and encouragement and support and advice. That's what girlfriends should be. I am thankful every day for this site.

I was very lost, broken and desperately lonely. I had never been involved in any online groups before, but out of desperation I posted in a psych forum that I found by simply Googling "HELP ME". I was fortunate enough that one woman from another forum befriended me, invited me to her forum, where I found a safe and supportive community. But it was very slow-paced, too controversial for me at times, and after a while, I began to "spread my wings" to see if there might be other support groups out there in cyberland.

Then Sigrid MacDonald, someone I met here in Ottawa via a mutual friend, and a member of this community, included the link to BWS in one of her emails to me. I came, I read, I wept, I spilled my lonely story, and the rest, well, the rest is nothing short of a living miracle. There isn't enough space to share here what an AMAZING, life-changing place these women and forums have been for me.

So ultimately, because of my spirituality, I have to believe that it was a God-who-loves-me-more-than-I-could-possibly-imagine who was the One to lead this broken, lost, lonely me to this place!

I had a major surgery in May and was a member of an online group which related to my procedure. One of the women in the group suggested BWS for the over 50's who were seeking to enhance friendships which have arisen out of the medical circumstances we have found ourselves in. So, here I am celebrating the discovery of a fantastic group of women where the dynamics allow one to share at temporal and spiritual levels. For the latter, I am both connected and grateful for kindred spirits.

I was a member of another site and this one was recommended to me. I came, I saw, I never left. When it ain't broke....

JJ

I read about Dotsie's website in the AARP magazine...I peeked in to have a looksee and have never left...it's my second home and I have met some true friends in these forums...Thank God for our Dotsie and her amazing ideas...:)

I belong to the Womenheart.org website (which is also good for those of us that have heart disease), and guess what? I saw a post from "Yepthatsme" recommending BWS. And here I am! Thanks Yepthatsme!

I can't for the life of me remember but I know it was the best day of my life and I have never looked back. I was Moderator of two different sites and dropped them both to spend more time in here as a simple Boomer gal. This place is home and you are all family to me....so however I found it, I'm glad I did.

Well, I found myself here when I was reading a story that Dotsie had was interviewed for our local paper in town and I thought well I am a baby boomer and and maybe I will give this a try , well here I am today and it has been about two years . I found myself here and loving it and have meet Dotsie and had lunch with her and made a lot of wonderful friends who have giving me kind loving advise when I needed it so much and support .

Thank you all for being here for me .

I had been on another forum for 6 years. Yesterday I started looking for something new. Typed in Womens forums and here I am. Theres so many topics! I needed something different, with more uplifting topics. I'm so excited to start reading everything and getting to know you ladies.

Madalyn