If JM and keepers were starting a business, our work to make that endeavor successful would be almost 24/7. We would have to develop and make our product so it would be available for sale. Then, we would have to get the word out about our product and develop a following for whatever it is we would be trying to market. Then, we would have to establish ourselves as having a product that is worthwhile and having a reputation for being trustable and reliable as a business in our community. In all honesty, we would be spending a lot of time feeling frustrated or discouraged because this or that is not working right. We would be feeling the anguish of having deadlines that somehow manage to swoosh by without ever really being met. All the while we would have to be coming up with the funding for all we need to do in order for our small business to make it out there in the world of other small businesses and major corporations.

For us, doing KEEPERSKORNER is much the same thing. We are devoted to what KEEPERSKORNER is all about which is improving the quality of life for multiples all over the world. But, since we are a not for profit organization, our efforts have to be doubled and our dedication has to be a full time thing. Not only do we have to show the world that we are reliable and trustworthy but we have to show the world what a great need there is for what KEEPERSKORNER has to offer. Then, we have to come up with the funding for us to continue working at a rather phenomenal pace. And, since most people know or understand little about MPD/DID we have to deal with those who discount the importance of a charitable organization dedicated to those who live in multiplicity. On top of that, we even have to deal with mean spirited people like our attacker who try to destroy the good we put into KEEPERSKORNER. So, for now, our dedication to KEEPERSKORNER has to be even more than if we were starting up our own business–a long and tiring process, to say the least.

Anyone who has started their own business can tell you that frustration and wanting to give up are part of the process. There are so many pitfalls and so many discouraging attitudes that a new business has to face while getting its feet wet. But, keepers are here to testify that wanting to give up is very different than actually doing the giving up.

So much has happened here at KEEPERSKORNER that it is difficult for keepers to remember that our website and not for profit organization are still in its toddler stage. It takes a new business a good solid two years to come out of debt and begin to turn even a small profit. Since KEEPERSKORNER is not about turning a profit but more about giving, it takes even longer because the trust issue is huge for those who reach out to us and those who donate to our endeavors. Keepers easily forget that KEEPERSKORNER has only been around for a little over a year and has a great many years to go before we are doing all that we dream of doing to improve the quality of life for other multiples. I guess one could say that patience is not a flower that continually blooms in keepers internal garden because sometimes we run very short of that precious commodity.

JM and keepers have come a long way in the last year. Our CHARITABLE SERVICES tab offers several things that have been of help to many multiples and we are told our GALLERIES have made a difference as well. Only recently, we have added two books available to multiples who might find them helpful in some way. One is MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER FROM THE INSIDE OUT and the other is LETTING GO OF SHAME. Before requesting these books, keepers do suggest that you ask your therapist if either one would be valuable reading for you at this point in your healing journey. But if your therapist approves, we would be happy to send you a copy of one or the other or even both at no cost to you.

The truth is that God has left our mountain right where it is–with all of the struggles to go along with climbing the mountain of making KEEPERSKORNER all that we want it to be. We still have funding issues and issues with getting work done and. At times, we even have to ride the roller coaster of good days and bad days in terms of visitors to our site. Keepers will continue to reel from the damage our attacker has done to us. We will still struggle with those times when we really do want to just give up and let it all go for forever.

But, God did send us the miracle keepers were waiting for. Like I said, God did not move the mountain at all. He left that gigantic mountain still sprawled out before JM and keepers. God chose to not fix one issue for us and will probably choose to add others as JM and keepers continue to struggle with climbing the KEEPERSKORNER mountain.

But God did change something in the last 24 hours. God changed keepers and gave us the strength to continue climbing and fighting for this cause we believe in with all of our hearts and souls. To be honest, I have no idea at all where the strength to go on climbing came from because keepers are still bone tired and discouraged as can be but I do know that giving up is not an option. With all the frustrations and hurt and anguish there is at times, the love and joy and caring here at KEEPERSKORNER are the still the true forces behind making KEEPERSKORNER a charitable organization dedicated to those in multiplicity.

See you all tomorrow,

keepers