I love PIF dearly.
I have been participating since page one of PIF, back when it was in the classys. That is not a big deal in my mind, I don't think it "earns" me anything, nor do I think I deserve extra special treatment. That's not why I pointed that out...
HOWEVER..
I have seen PIF go through many many changes over the weeks and months. I have seen all the different styles and shapes and paths that it has gone down. I have watched it grow and bloom... sometimes out of control.. sometimes on the verge of closing.. and sometimes thriving. It's part of life.
Rules change, people change, life changes. It happens. And when it does.. sometimes we have a few "growing pains". Just like when you are little, and your little legs would hurt from growing.. from the changes... our group also experiences this.
That doesn't necessarily make it bad.. that doesn't necessarily mean it's going to fall apart into shambles. It just means we need to learn how to adjust. NO, I don't always agree with the changes made around here... and no, I don't always like what happens, or why, or to whom. But that doesn't mean it's not beneficial.. or necessary.. or even helpful.
It may just mean *I* need to learn to adapt... or maybe just sit back and wait a bit. Let the pieces 'fall where the may' and see how things (and people) adjust. Maybe the new changes will work.. and maybe they wont and everything will go back to normal.
It hurts to see the people I care about fighting. I cry a little when someone leaves and doesnt' come back. (Sometimes I need to leave.. just to take a break)... But we all still belong.
We are all like a great big family... it's ok to step back, take a deep breath, and remember why we are all here in the first place... Because we care.
We ALL share a common denominator. We care deeply about each other, and love to share and help. Our tempers may flare, and we may fight like family... but deep down, we share the same needs and desires to help each other.. and that is what is most important.
I have been participating since page one of PIF, back when it was in the classys. That is not a big deal in my mind, I don't think it "earns" me anything, nor do I think I deserve extra special treatment. That's not why I pointed that out...
HOWEVER..
I have seen PIF go through many many changes over the weeks and months. I have seen all the different styles and shapes and paths that it has gone down. I have watched it grow and bloom... sometimes out of control.. sometimes on the verge of closing.. and sometimes thriving. It's part of life.
Rules change, people change, life changes. It happens. And when it does.. sometimes we have a few "growing pains". Just like when you are little, and your little legs would hurt from growing.. from the changes... our group also experiences this.
That doesn't necessarily make it bad.. that doesn't necessarily mean it's going to fall apart into shambles. It just means we need to learn how to adjust. NO, I don't always agree with the changes made around here... and no, I don't always like what happens, or why, or to whom. But that doesn't mean it's not beneficial.. or necessary.. or even helpful.
It may just mean *I* need to learn to adapt... or maybe just sit back and wait a bit. Let the pieces 'fall where the may' and see how things (and people) adjust. Maybe the new changes will work.. and maybe they wont and everything will go back to normal.
It hurts to see the people I care about fighting. I cry a little when someone leaves and doesnt' come back. (Sometimes I need to leave.. just to take a break)... But we all still belong.
We are all like a great big family... it's ok to step back, take a deep breath, and remember why we are all here in the first place... Because we care.
We ALL share a common denominator. We care deeply about each other, and love to share and help. Our tempers may flare, and we may fight like family... but deep down, we share the same needs and desires to help each other.. and that is what is most important.
♥U2!
