When I started the Women Sublime  FB  page last month, I was thinking of how to help women feel inspired and empowered.   Some people, unfortunately,   did not see the logic why I have to  create a page like this since there are so many inspirational and motivational pages out there.  There are pages that would  make you laugh at other people’s misfortunes.  If you have  gone through life feeling  that you  have nothing to hope for nor  no one to talk to then  you would understand what this page is about.

In the darkest moments of my life few years back, I felt alone even if I had  so many  people around me.   I made a  life changing decision and  left everything I was to find myself and to prioritize my son.  I realized I was too busy for anything.  Too busy to appreciate even the smallest thing I had.   I  “hibernated” and  locked myself from  outside.  I only kept to my self, enjoyed and  adored my son and  renewed ties with my siblings.     I kept my life   as simple as possible.

I turned to  the internet and   I found myself discovering new things about myself.   I started enjoying my life  with  the new people I met. I was feeling so light and happy that for the first time I felt happy.     I  found myself among strangers. I  found  myself talking to people from different places around the world…  I found  understanding… I  found new perspective… I found confidence…  and for the first time, I wasn’t searching.   I was not looking for anything.

Surprisingly.  people I met made me feel like  we have known  each other for so long.  I have met acquaintances and  forged   friendship with  neighbors  and   clan.  Yes, and the word I used  is “forged” which means to give form or shape to, especially with careful effort. Having great friends you haven’t met before takes careful shaping of trust and bond.  We always have to   have our guards up and were  taught to never talk to strangers.    Same standards apply here.  What is  better is there is always  “unfriend” and “block” buttons to click. ( Ha ha! Just kidding!)    Seriously,  what is strange is  that sometimes complete strangers would understand you better  than  those people close to you because perhaps they have different culture?  Different perspective? Who knows.   It’s kind of talking to  a  stranger you met in a   line in some place.

All I know is that most of the time,  people in “real life” are  so quick to judge and sometimes in life… you don’t need  those things  since you are already hurting inside.  I am just  lucky that I got supportive siblings that I could run to.  What about those people who  do not have  supportive people around them? What will happen to them?

This is the very reason  for the page I  set  up. We can find friends for support to give affirmation and enlightenment. I enjoyed my friends so much that we have considered each other family.  As they say, “Family does not have to be bound by blood.”  I would like people, specially women, to feel that they are never alone in what ever they are fighting for.  Same goes for men.  We have been there in that darkest hour of our lives and we have to   stand up and realize that we can do something for ourselves. A support group is so important  to feel accepted and to feel enlightened. Sometimes also, we don’t need to  say anything… just be there.  Someone told me, that it does not mean  that  people do not react to  anything, it means they don’t see it or  don’t care.  Some people are just there for being there.  No need for words. Their presence sometimes is all we need too.

I  am so blessed with great family and friends in real and online.  I just want to point out that  you don’t need to be alone.  It’s never too late to find yourself somewhere in the recesses of your being. Sometimes you find yourself through others and reclaim your life.   What others teach us can shape us. It’s never too late to turn your life around. It’s never too late to find yourself…find something priceless… like how  I found “me.”

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