I got an email this morning from one of my frequent blog post readers. \u00a0She brought to my attention that my website had disappeared. \u00a0How very fortunate that she and I had written to each other directly on occasion which made it possible for her to reach out to me with this information. \u00a0You might imagine my first reaction. \u00a0Yikes. \u00a0What to do next. \u00a0What I discovered when I went to the sight was that my domain name had expired thus I had been shut out. \u00a0How to remedy the situation was above my pay grade.<\/p>\n
The primary reason this was initially troubling was that my webmaster guru died a few months ago and he had set it up and handled the renewals, if in fact there was a process for doing that. \u00a0Fortunately a woman I used to work with at Hazelden was reachable and she just happens to be the webmaster for Hazelden. \u00a0She was able to go “behind the scenes” and find out who the domain holder was so I could go direct to them. \u00a0Finally, it was all sorted out. \u00a0I am up and running again or you wouldn’t be able to read this post.<\/p>\n
The amazing thing about this entire process is that for once I remained calm. \u00a0I was able to practice what I so often preach: that everything is in divine order and will work out as it should.<\/strong><\/em> \u00a0So often when it has come to my computer and something has gone awry, I have been very unsettled; certain that the problem was bigger than me, unfixable, expensive, and disastrous. \u00a0I remained calm and a couple of phone calls sorted it all out. \u00a0“Listening” to what I so often preach paid off.<\/p>\n I can’t say I really get it if there was an actual reason for it happening but the practice for me to simply trust in a process rather than get all uptight was good. \u00a0This must seem like a pretty lame post in comparison to so many of mine but very human problems deserve attention too. \u00a0This was one of those. \u00a0I am so relieved that there was a simple solution, and that my friend, Linda, was available to lead me to it. \u00a0Life is best lived in community with others. \u00a0I am grateful that Linda is part of my community. \u00a0This is further evidence that isolation can keep people stuck and sick. \u00a0Seeking to connect with others offers solutions, healing, and hope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I got an email this morning from one of my frequent blog post readers. \u00a0She brought to my attention that my website had disappeared. \u00a0How very fortunate that she and I had written to each other directly on occasion which made it possible for her to reach out to me with this information. \u00a0You might […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[8,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-karens-musings","category-reflections-in-the-mirror-you-and-yourself"],"yoast_head":"\n