So wonderful to see Joes Nanna and Dumpty back again…..sometimes the threads get so busy that what is just a week or so feels so much longer due to all the conversations going. I, like others, am catching up after the Xmas break so my apologies for being a bit late to the game….but I so like the direction this thread is going.
I truly believe there is no malintent on any of the comments here. Some of the Maintainers feel passionately about the path their journey took and are only trying help and guide the rest of us the best they know how based on their experience. But ultimately everyone needs to find their own path….some straight as an arrow, eyes on the prize, no wiggle room. Fast and successful. Others may take a more meandering route….may take a bit longer to get there, but choose to smell the roses along the way. But many of us have had what we thought were slight deviations before with the intent to get back…..and then got lost in the weeds along the way. So you can understand the concern that a few of the strident loses feel for those they fear might lose their way. But it is all intended to be supportive. Everybody just needs to give one another some breathing space….and be there to lend a hand when we climb back out of the weeds.
Thanks to everyone for all your encouragement and support, and for the best advise you know how to give, even if some may not be ready to hear it just yet. It has not been lost….its waiting for us when we are ready.