I believe we all came to Helen Bailey's WS site for individual reasons. Some who knew Helen directly, some through Dachshunds and friends, or through her writing - others are true WS and need to know, and offer more towards Justice.
But all of us came for the same reason in that we are devastated. We have now a sense of deep grief.
I remember a Minister telling me many families argue after funerals and he likened it to the wine cork exploding and the sediment reaching the surface. I understood this at the time in that small matters become important again (harboured grievances erupt) after the joining together of shared loss.
It seems to me sad that we have gathered together in unison and appreciated each other's incredible input leading up to the Sentencing of Ian Stewart - and yet, we now have a hint of division whilst we continue to share our Connection - the reason we are all here in our love of Helen, our fury of her brutal murder and the end of a beautiful life on earth.
I believe in free speech. I believe each person's voice has a purpose of which we may not understand at the time - but we can absorb the information or (in internet terms) scroll past and ignore the topic.
Connection is where we all begin - it is our raison d'être within our 'tribe' in doing justice for all the beauty of Helen and treachery that lurked within her life.
Please allow each person to speak their thoughts, to contribute to Helen's WS just as they wish to do.
I shall continue to do so - and hope you shall also feel able to talk about (as I said) IS's provisions in his cell, what the weather is like, how your little cat or dog is feeling, whether like me you wish to write in poetic terms, or about your experiences of drugs, epilepsy or physcho relationships.
And - as it happened Zodiac signs, which brought such angry dismissal.
It appeared to me so easy to jump on 'what is not right' and I am going to say what is right for me.
I spoke with a friend this morning during our coffee. OK an ex partner. And we were discussing another subject on FB and how it can become so 'I am' and I said that is not like the WS at all though. They are intelligent, incredible people who join up a story and make me feel less mad than the monkey mind of different conversations.
I commend you and thank you for giving me a space to enquire, and grieve, which I still do, for Helen.