{"id":585,"date":"2007-10-25T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-25T10:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2007\/10\/the-beyond-blue-community-a-ci.html"},"modified":"2007-10-25T10:45:00","modified_gmt":"2007-10-25T10:45:00","slug":"the-beyond-blue-community-a-ci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2007\/10\/the-beyond-blue-community-a-ci.html","title":{"rendered":"The Beyond Blue Community: A Circle of Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m really excited about Beliefnet Community<\/a>, which launched two weeks ago, because it gives the community of Beyond Blue<\/a> all kinds of possibilities to grow and deepen. When I wrote in my last post that many of my supportive friendships have been born online, I was referring to lots of Beyond Blue<\/a> readers that I correspond with regularly. The Beliefnet Community<\/a> allows us to take our circle of support a few steps further by hosting book groups (ones with CliffsNotes would be appreciated by me), journaling exercises, podcasts (tape yourself and let us hear you), video posts (not just me anymore!). Basically the community will allow Beyond Blue<\/a> to be more reader-directed instead of me-directed. I hope to be there to host discussions, and direct a journaling session and things like that. But it\u2019s a wonderful way for us to provide even more support to one another, just as we would if we were sitting down together at a DRADA (Depression and Related Affective Disorders)<\/a> meeting drinking really bad coffee.
\nSo, by clicking here, you\u2019ll be directed to the Beliefnet Community homepage.<\/a> Then set up a profile. Provide as much or little of your personal information as you want. For example, you can find my page at http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/thereseborchard.<\/a> You\u2019ll find that I now have 23 friends! I belong to two groups: How to Stress Less<\/a>, and Christian Book Club (please don\u2019t make me read \u201cLeft Behind\u201d).<\/p>\n


\nThis is a big step from last week, when I had 0 friends. It felt like fifth grade all over again. Then I thought of a plan. I respect my editor, Holly Rossi, very much. In my opinion, she exercises very good judgment (whenever I go off \u2026 way off \u2026 she has the nicest way of saying \u2026 \u201chmmm, let\u2019s hold this one for awhile\u201d). So I decided to go through her list of friends, and ask them to become mine\u2014the same thing I did with my sister-in-law to get local friends. It worked! Poof! I instantly became prom-queen material!
\nOnce you set up your profile, request me to be a friend and I will accept. I already have two Beyond Blue<\/a> friends. Go ahead guess. I bet you can figure out who they are. Just think for a moment. Yep! Larry and Wisdum!
\nIf you experience technical problems, I probably won\u2019t be able to help you, but leave a comment on this message board, and I\u2019ll forward it to someone who can help you.
\nSee you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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