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| chicken necker |
Posted - Oct 02 2008 : 7:22:54 PM
I've been a member for several months now. I proudly posted my bumper sticker and I wore my badge. But the biggest thing I've noticed is not how people look at me, the sticker or the badge, but the way I've changed because of it. I had to go shopping today and was in the parking lot headed towards my car. I was trying to cross over and this woman drove through the lot pretty fast and came up on me. I was struggling a bit with the cart stuck in a rut and she honked the horn, give me the um "universal sign" and screamed at me to hurry it up. I was dumbfounded at the moment, then I glanced at my car. I saw my sticker and smiled. I gave her a big ole "Howdo ya do!" wave and proceeded on my way. She had stopped, and was now gawking at me looking like a fish out of water. I just continued on with my business, all the while smiling and being pleasant.
I can't change the world all at once, but I can change me, albeit a little at a time. The bumper sticker reminded me that I am not alone, I belong to the sisterhood, and most importantly, here right now, I represent that sisterhood.
FarmGirl Sister #123
Crafty Bay FarmGirls Chapter
"Whether you think you can or think you can't, either way, you're right." Henry Ford |
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| Firemama |
Posted - Dec 14 2008 : 10:16:32 AM
I'm in the same boat Amy, I needed to let mine lapse. But I will still proudly proclaim my FarmGirl status,lol.
Mama to 2
FarmGirl# 20
People can only make you feel inferior with your permission, and you dont have my permission......
Dont let the chain of love end with you.....
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| amyartgirl |
Posted - Dec 14 2008 : 05:05:50 AM
I thought about renwing, but due to my budgeting being really tight right now...I had to let my membership lapse :( I am so glad to hear of your experience Sherry :)Eventho I could not renew, I am proud to say that I am still a Farmgirl!
Heart of Ohio Farmgirls
Proud member of Bees w/o Borders and ArtFuL SisTeRs
http://artfulheart.blogspot.com
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| Sitnalta |
Posted - Dec 13 2008 : 9:09:45 PM
Thats really great, Sherry! I woul dhave loved to have seen her face when you held your head high and went on about smiling. :) Sometimes this is a greater attention getter to others to check themselves than returning the nasty attitude...good for you!!
Jessie
Farmgirl Sister #235
Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work You don't give up.
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| Contrary Wife |
Posted - Dec 13 2008 : 6:12:17 PM
Good for you Sherry. I've had those same feelings in some akward/difficult situations and it does make you feel better for being the person you know you should be, MaryJane is a great influence, is she not? lol
Teresa Sue
Farmgirl Sister #316
MJ's Heirloom Mavens Badgebadger
MJ's Heirloom Mavens Bookclub Coordinator
"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama |
| Marcy |
Posted - Oct 29 2008 : 3:23:15 PM
Wonderful story! Thank you so much for sharing this! It was just what I needed to hear today!
Farmgirl #170
Today well lived, makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. |
| ruralfarmgirl |
Posted - Oct 29 2008 : 11:03:25 AM
Sherry, You are so right and I feel the same. You said it all perfectly!
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://farmchicksfarm.blogspot.com/
Mavens are "information specialists", or "people we rely upon to connect us with new information."[6] They accumulate knowledge, especially about the marketplace, and know how to share it with others
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Oct 28 2008 : 10:13:20 PM
I love that story!!! YOu never know..it may have changed the way she treated others the rest of the day!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| Tammy Claxton |
Posted - Oct 28 2008 : 7:07:49 PM
Ok Sherry, send some of that joy my way friend!!
Crafty Bay Farmgirl Chapter
"What doesn't kill you will only make you stronger"
Farmgirl #152
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| 5 acre Farmgirl |
Posted - Oct 09 2008 : 1:44:01 PM
Awesome!!!!
What a wonderful way to love....
Farmgirl Sister #368
http://froccsfrillsfurbiloesandmore.blogspot.com
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| mikesgirl |
Posted - Oct 02 2008 : 10:24:16 PM
Thanks for sharing that - we can all benefit from your experience. Way to represent!!
Farmgirl Sister #98
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| Alee |
Posted - Oct 02 2008 : 8:48:30 PM
Wow Sherry! What an awesome experience and a great way to look at things!! You go, Sister!!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
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