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At Twitter we will be promoting individual fibro bloggers, as well as Fibro Bloggers Directory.

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Poetry by people with chronic pain and fibro

Fighting Fibromyalgia shared this poem. Please visit her blog for uplifting quotes on a daily basis and to read the poem clearly.
Have you written a poem about how this disease makes you feel? Here is just a part of Valda's:

The loneliness of this disease
just claws within my soul
and makes my pain so much to bear --
a mean and nasty foe.

But the wisdom of those simple words
console me through tough times
and soar within my soul like birds
with love and joy divine!
Visit her site to read the whole beautiful poem.

And part of the poem that inspired this post:
Isn’t it strange, how nature makes your forget,
That terrible pain you have and continually get.
It comes in waves when you least expect it,
And you think, please stop now and give me a rest for a bit.
Read the rest at Back Pain Blog

Pain–Has an Element of Blank–
It cannot recollect
Read the rest of Emily Dickinson's poem at Fighting Fibromyalgia

Have you written a pain poem? Why not add the link here in comments so it can be included here. It's a great idea for a heartfelt unique post.

Fibro Bloggers Unite

 

Connect with other bloggers by commenting on their blogs, visiting their blogs and following their blogs. This is advice that gets included in almost every post ever written on how to grow a blog’s visitors. This seems pretty basic to me but maybe some people just don't get it so I have written here, in point form, the benefits of visiting other fibro bloggers blogs both from how you benefit and how the condition of Fibromyalgia benefits.

WHY CONNECT WITH OTHER FIBRO BLOGGERS?
FROM YOUR BLOGS POINT OF VIEW:
Visiting other peoples blogs makes your own blog stronger:

• Leaving comments gets you new readers.
• Following "brands" your blog and gets you exposure.
• Educates you on what makes a good post and a good blog.
• Helps you see what topics are engaging audiences.
• Helps you see what you have to offer that others don't.

FROM FIBROMYALGIA'S POINT OF VIEW:
Visiting other people's blogs:

• Provides a united front.
• Helps everyone see Fibromyalgia has many faces and voices; we are a large group, a strong group, a supportive group. 
• Convinces the world to see there are a lot of people connecting and talking about Fibromyalgia ( "maybe they are not crazy, maybe there is something to this, maybe we should listen, maybe we will do something about this!")

I have left the MOST IMPORTANT POINT till last:  as chronic pain sufferers, visiting other's blogs helps us get a connection with others, we see other real people going through the same things as us and we do not feel so alone.
So whether you want to help your own blog get more readers or help the cause of Fibromyalgia please visit other Fibro Bloggers blogs. We have made it easy for you here - just go to the Directory and visit one or two (or more) a day. Thank you for your continued support.

Dr Oz is asking you to share your fibro story

Dr Oz has requested people who suffer From Fibromyalgia to share their story.
Please only respond if you are willing to share your story with Dr. Oz on the show.

Visit his site here and fill in the request form.

Empathy is only a few clicks away

Fibromyalgia can be a lonely journey. No one else but another fibro sufferer can understand why you are ...................................................     (Fill in the blank - what ever you like we understand, really we do.)

So why not connect with some others who feel just like you? Visit some blogs, maybe leave a comment if your fingers and brain are working today, even just saying HI can make someone's day.
We have over 60 fibro bloggers here and all waiting to connect with you, all sharing their own perspective on what it means for them to be living with fibromyalgia.

Also if you are looking for suggestions to help you get through the day then you will get some ideas on our SUPPORT page. Maybe you could try one of the suggested alternative treatments or Flare Fighters.

If you have fibro and you blog about it we would love you to join Fibro Bloggers Directory. (There is a criteria for being accepted here). Please add a badge to your blog and then let us know by commenting here.

How do you cope?

Do you have a post about how you cope with your chronic pain? If so add it to our SUPPORT page. If not why not create a post about this topic now as there are a lot of people looking for answers to this question.

We are looking for fibro bloggers

We would love to add your blog here at Fibro Bloggers Directory. The more the merrier. Please post in comments with your url and where you are from.
You will help others.
You will get more visitors.
We will have some fun.

To be accepted at fibro Bloggers you need to add one of our badges (at right) to your blog.

I love blogging, but ...

This is one of the main questions I am asked "I love blogging, but how do I manage the time that it takes?”

Here is my secret: Simple Blogging 
You need a simplified approach to blogging. You need to work out what you are doing on the internet, avoid procrastination and get noticed.

This book is what I've learned about how to blog simply, it gives you the advice, encouragement, and help I wish I'd known when I was first trying to figure it all out.
It will help you to spend your blogging time in the most effective ways possible.
It will show you how to write better, build community and get a better design for your blog.
We have a special deal and the book is only $8.00 at the moment!
To buy the book and find out more: Click here to visit Simple Blogging.

Helping fibro bloggers is what we are about

If you are looking for inspiration on what to blog about please look at the list of topics on the SUPPORT page. When this list was made it was what many people asking for information about fibromyalgia were searching for.

If you are a fibro blogger and you would like to join Fibro Bloggers Network please post your details of your blog, your country and how long you have been blogging in comments below.