User blog:Echostar/Family

Hey peeps.

This was originally going to be a response to Bond's blog, but then I realized it would be too long. :P So bear with me here.

"Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind. Or forgotten." -Lilo

This is the quote in Rabbitty's sandbox just above our family tree. And that's what DARP is. A family.

For those who haven't seen on my ask.fm, the thing that appeals to me most on DARP is the sense of community and family. And you know what? In spite of recent events, I don't think we're lacking in that. Because families do fight. And they are dysfunctional at times.

HOWEVER... we're not bound by blood. Users come and go all the time here. I can name a whole host of users that have gone. And if they do go, I want it to be because of RL complications, not because they were unhappy here in this family.

So shouldn't everyone's goal be to make everyone happy in this awesome family? Using our words to encourage, not to hurt? Thinking before we type? Having compassion and sensitivity rather than holding grudges and having arrogance?

Our functionality comes from our ability to work together. The blame may have been placed on Bond's broad shoulders for the cancellation of the expansion, but with all the anger and hurt going on between users, what would have happened if Bond HAD been here?

Not only do we all need to watch what we say, but replace it with kind encouragement and positive conversation. Don't let anyone who's had a rough day dwell on their negativity! Even if you have to sing "My Favorite Things" on main to take their mind off things ;)

Anyway, before this gets too long, I just want to say this: we're an awesome family not because we say so, but because we make it so through our words and actions and how we treat one another, with pure motivations. Let's not taint that anymore, okay?

♥ Echo  star  The most important thing in communicationis hearing  what isn't said. 18:30, July 18, 2014 (UTC)