[Kathy_1]

Thank you all for your replies, I am very encouraged, while I recognise that there is a huge distance to travel to realise some of my vision of a supportive community village of caring generous organisations.

There is a chance that we may become a little more unified as a minority sector while independance of the component organisations remains important / critical !

Perhaps we can help slowly to generate and grow (through this loose affiliation) that important feeling of belonging in a not too accepting world in which we live to a substantial group of caring people.

I would love to hear more feedback from anyone no matter how you feel about the concept, for of course the further development of this rather optimistic plan would have to pass through the policy settings of the moderator group within TR.

Kathy

[Kathy_1]

Well Amanda it seems to have the correspondents a little underwhelmed, It would have been nice to see any visible cons as well as any support for the Idea, is it just me that sees a need to lift our communication between support orgs?

Sadly most of the stories that I have heard about getting some “inter org support” for various projects have been negative.

Has our community simpley instutionalised the “Walls Up” to outsiders despite the undeniable synergies from tome to time!

[Kathy_1]

I agree that while direct access is not the best way to go , is it possible as Becky suggests to have either a companion site , or perhaps a firewalled or partitioned section within TR eg based on seperate password access to allow some of the benefits that we have of at least chatting to another person who has “some idea” of the complexities, look forward to other views.

[Kathy_1]

Bother I saw purplehammer answer before I did the test so I don’t knowwhy I cameup with blue scissors!

I take that to mean that I am just plain difficult!

Or something lol

Kath

[Kathy_1]

PETA
Other girls always seem to say it better than I, but for my 2 bobs worth, Kelly and June have said it well your contributions have always been thoughtfull In my experience, we must continue to support and nourish each other, because there’s plenty that won’t!

Judgement of others is fraught with danger and we should at least try to walk the “mile” in the other persons boots:D before we judge the

So I am with you in spirit I have seen no negative agenda.

Let’s move through the journey of life giving more than we take if possible.

Kathy

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Ashley

There is a liferaft of us out here, we are all different and all the same, we are wanting to help, so as the other girls have said so much more elequently than I, find a counsellor that understands us a little, believe in yourself and your sisters, chat or mail some or all of us and take it one step at a time, the good times will come with the tears, but for life to be rich we need the contrast. We have a special part to play in the world, and we are valuable to ourselves and the ones we love and are loved by.

Stay a part of our special world.

Kathy

[Kathy_1]

Good comments Allison_2, thanks again Amanda and other moderators without your support we would have less capacity to share the good and sometimes the tough issues.

Importantly when we commit to paper / web sometimes we do not understand how the audio and visual signals associated with personal verbal communication provide a better setting for understanding.

Thus when typing we should all consider the possibility of mis reading our intent.

Lets all continue to talk together>

Kath

[Kathy_1]

Good to see the ongoing discussion, yes we must thank Amanda for her great work for us all, the time commitment is huge!

Thanks tothe recent posters, I see that I am not the only hesitant person on TR, however I too wouldnotlike to seegirls withdraw fromdiscussion let us allkeep Talking!

[Kathy_1]

I am concerned that the numbers are so small, however as a new member I have been trying to understand both my new community and myself, thus some reluctance to post.
I encourage more participation by all, more sense of community and possibly more courage from other hesitant girls like myself.
The chat room is a good place to start, but it too could have more members participating.

Kath

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Gwendolyn
More power to you, I support your sentiments 100%, while I am not yet in the same position, and cannot add much to the philosophy as I am new to my emerging world I believe that you are being true to your past life and current life at the same time we are all an integration of past, present and future potentials, and that is good! Kathy

[Kathy_1]

Fay, will see you there! Amanda I want the same room again please! Perhaps a vocalist this time?
They tell me first in best dressed! (there’s plenty of scope for me there!) LoL

[Kathy_1]

Amanda

I understand your points and tend to agree, however Bambi’s comment has merit in my view, I certainly agree the TR retention and think you are on the right path. The net component also sounds good to me.

Hugs

Kathy

[Kathy_1]

Amanda great article, It picks up a big part of my experience, I must watch the self centred bit though!