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sunshinemiss -> RE: Sunny Quote of the Day (12/10/2011 5:11:23 AM)
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Hello everyone,
I would like to thank you all for the kind words I've received during the time I started and maintained the quote of the day. I have enjoyed very much turning a spotlight onto something wonderful that another person has said. All too often, the world gets caught up in disagreements, negativity, and (sometimes) bickering. I really wanted to bring some joy to the boards because CM and the people here have been (and continue to be) such a support to me.
When I began the QOTD, I set up a few rules for myself.
1. NOTHING HURTFUL
A quote of the day should never be applied to a mean-spirited post. That is, if it was clever and witty but was poking fun at someone even a little bit, it was not eligible for the quote of the day. (Even if it was toward someone I thought could take a joke. Too many things can get misconstrued, I could be wrong, someone could be having a rough day, etc. Just don't do it, sunshine.).
2. THERE'S ENOUGH TO GO AROUND
The pie (or 3.14) is big enough for everybody. If someone recently got a QOTD, then despite clever witticisms, I did my best to find someone else to give the QOTD to. I did not always succeed in this, but it was always a goal for this thread.
3. WARM, SUNNY QUOTES
The quote of the day is not MY (sunshine's) quote of the day, but it had to be a sunny quote - something that made me smile and feel warm. I know heather has actually made them possessive (sunny's), and I've taken a hands-off approach to this. I handed it over to her at the time, and I left it alone. I felt that it was done out of respect, and I've appreciated that on more than one level.
4. THINGS THAT MAKE YOU STOP
The quote of the day never had any rhyme or reason - it just was something that made me think, made me laugh, made me say "good on you" or something like that. I tried to let it just happen. There were days - even weeks - when there were no quotes because nothing did that for me. It is purely subjective, and I make no apologies for my own personal sense of humor or choices.
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I've been very busy, and frankly my focuses have changed somewhat. Heather is an excellent writer, and it was my intention to support her in looking for nuggets, jewels, in other people's writings as a way to hone her own wordsmithery. I wanted to support her, a budding writer, in this very small way. I've had a private word or two with her upon occasion and have been pleased to see her growing in that area. I know she has taken the QOTD pretty seriously and has done her best to keep things in the spirit of the guidelines I originally put forth for myself.
There has been a bit of a storm here recently, and I've chosen to not even look at it. I can't help but be reminded that the flowers grow with sunshine AND rain AND a bit of fertilizer thrown in. It's a good reminder.
Perhaps, it is a good time to let the quote of the day rest - as it is now.
So... here is my proposal.
THE PROPOSAL:
If you feel the urge to highlight a sunny (warm) quote, I ask you to do so in the spirit of the guidelines that I originally set up. In particular, I would ask that this NOT be used to taunt or make fun of someone else - there is enough pain and anger in the world. This is a gentle suggestion.
Oftentimes, I've read (I've even written) that once you start a thread, it is no longer YOUR thread. So, too, with this thread. While I started it and maintained it for a good long while, it is not MY thread. The only way it has MY name on it is that I made the choices early on. I thank both heather and pam for being respectful to me and my point of view where this topic is concerned.
I wish all of you the best, I wish you great love and joy in your lives, and mostly I with you peace.
sunshine
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