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ellie · 08-09-2008, 01:04 PM

Well I bite (for the negative)...I think it's sad, but at the end of the day it's who you are and you got to do what you believe in. You can't change your values or beliefs to suit everyone else. However, It also gives me a glimpse into steve and erin's values.

My mindset is obviously on quite a different wavelength. I much more interested in helping everyone and sharing the love (this makes me happy). Which steve and erin having been doing up till this point. I understand their logic to this new shift, I just don't connect with it at all.

To me I see a shift in erin and steve. It's kind of like when you see a new actor starting out and their really willing to be nice, give interviews and autographs but as there popularity increases a button switches and they begin to change their personality, they forget there old self and are there less inclined to do those things for the "insignificant people". I think that's really sad, or maybe I imagined steve and erin to be something more. Or maybe this was always who they were and I didn't notice it. Or maybe that's just the way things progress and has to be.

Don't get me wrong on the whole I have gotten so much for steve and this forum (and a lot of contributers). Only the other day I was thinking how lucky I was to stumble across steve's site. I don't think I would of really got to this point today, where I kind of really know who I am. So that's why it's so strange for me to post this, because steve's wisdom has had such a positive effect on me, yet at the same time I don't connect with this new direction or values.

I think the reason I am sad is, that I was able to change my thought patterns and beliefs from encouragement and discussion on this forum and it's sad to think that someone else similar to me would have to be quite well-off to now afford steve and erin's invaluable advice or peronalised help. I'd so rather help those that are less fortunate. I know...I know people who are have money and position can be still not as fortunate, but you know what I mean - don't you? Of course there will always be steve and erin's articles, podcast and books, but it's different.

08-09-2008, 01:04 PM	#28 (permalink)
ellie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 757	Well I bite (for the negative)...I think it's sad, but at the end of the day it's who you are and you got to do what you believe in. You can't change your values or beliefs to suit everyone else. However, It also gives me a glimpse into steve and erin's values. My mindset is obviously on quite a different wavelength. I much more interested in helping everyone and sharing the love (this makes me happy). Which steve and erin having been doing up till this point. I understand their logic to this new shift, I just don't connect with it at all. To me I see a shift in erin and steve. It's kind of like when you see a new actor starting out and their really willing to be nice, give interviews and autographs but as there popularity increases a button switches and they begin to change their personality, they forget there old self and are there less inclined to do those things for the "insignificant people". I think that's really sad, or maybe I imagined steve and erin to be something more. Or maybe this was always who they were and I didn't notice it. Or maybe that's just the way things progress and has to be. Don't get me wrong on the whole I have gotten so much for steve and this forum (and a lot of contributers). Only the other day I was thinking how lucky I was to stumble across steve's site. I don't think I would of really got to this point today, where I kind of really know who I am. So that's why it's so strange for me to post this, because steve's wisdom has had such a positive effect on me, yet at the same time I don't connect with this new direction or values. I think the reason I am sad is, that I was able to change my thought patterns and beliefs from encouragement and discussion on this forum and it's sad to think that someone else similar to me would have to be quite well-off to now afford steve and erin's invaluable advice or peronalised help. I'd so rather help those that are less fortunate. I know...I know people who are have money and position can be still not as fortunate, but you know what I mean - don't you? Of course there will always be steve and erin's articles, podcast and books, but it's different. Last edited by ellie; 08-09-2008 at 02:28 PM.