So long, and thanks for all the fish!

[VinceG]

Hey, y'all. When I first started posting here, I felt uncertain, vulnerable, and needy. I loved the energy of the boards and the positivity. It helped me understand things about myself and the world that I was hiding from.

Now I need to move on, find greater expressions, earn higher rewards. I'm forever grateful to you guys, and wish you all luck in the future!

[Federer]

It's nice to have session on this forum and i am also grateful to have you. I wish good luck to you.

[BillyTheAdult]

Man why is everybody leaving that sucks Vince. At least you're announcing it though instead of leaving us all to wonder what happened to you. If you really think that you have overcome your issues in a relatively short time then I say stay and share with others who need it. But anyway best of luck to you.

[Cochonette]

It's just me and the crickets now.

Good luck, Vince. Well, you've only been here 4-5 months, so if you already overcame those things, you're on the fast track compared to me. I've appreciated your posts. Farewell!

[moonrambler]

Best wishes, Vince; it's been great having you here for awhile. Do feel free to return whenever you want!

[VinceG]

Originally Posted by BillyTheAdult

Man why is everybody leaving that sucks Vince. At least you're announcing it though instead of leaving us all to wonder what happened to you. If you really think that you have overcome your issues in a relatively short time then I say stay and share with others who need it. But anyway best of luck to you.

Billy, I never had any issues. I had momentary indiscretions. I've been sharing as long as I've been here. Sharing was how I got over it.

It's not like I'll be totally gone, Sending me a PM will always send me an e-mail.

[Lakshyayidhi Lakshmihi]

Any plans for the greater expressions and higher rewards?

Good luck and best wishes, you are an interesting character, Vincent.

[VinceG]

Originally Posted by Lakshyayidhi Lakshmihi

Any plans for the greater expressions and higher rewards?

Good luck and best wishes, you are an interesting character, Vincent.

I'm going to start a blog, focus a little harder on my music, getting to where I can perform in public, maybe find a band. Professionally, I'm going to focus on cultivating more flexible working arrangements that will give me the leeway to juggle things the way I want to.

Basically, putting my best writing here is hurting me. It was nice when I didn't think I had what it takes to keep an audience coming back. But now, I'm writing for this audience, and not creating my own.

The forums end up becoming a sink for excess creative energy, energy that needs to be focused and channeled appropriately. The lingering doubts that led me to seek out another community are gone.

What finally made me realize this was when I, without thinking, verbally attacked someone here, paying no mind to the environment these forums attempts to create. Whenever I find myself doing that, that's a signal for me to move on. We're just not good fits, these forums and I.

[BillyTheAdult]

Well if you start a blog, I hope you come back to tell us about it. I would definitely check it out. Although I never really posted responses to it, I read your journal. I thought it was pretty interesting, I definitely think you have what it takes to make an interesting blog.

[Lakshyayidhi Lakshmihi]

I agree, I read your journal as well. To be honest, sometimes I was just speechless, so I had nothing to say in response to the posts, but they were quite interesting to read.

[Lauxa]

It sure would be neat if there were some sort of news feed for all the blogs of current or ex forum members.

[VinceG]

Originally Posted by BillyTheAdult

Although I never really posted responses to it, I read your journal.

Originally Posted by Lakshyayidhi Lakshmihi

sometimes I was just speechless, so I had nothing to say in response to the posts, but they were quite interesting to read.

I spent a long time trying to figure out this reaction, a lot have had it. Eventually I realized it was the audience. My style is influenced a lot by Tucker Max, and his audience is very, very different from Steve's. If I had a choice between aping Steve's style and aping Tucker's, I'd pick Tucker. But my style is kind of a mix between the two, which seems to be why people keep reading it, even though they don't know what to make of it, and it's why I started reading Steve and posting here in the first place, too.

Posting here has helped my get to the bottom of the ideas I want to embody and own. I'm really looking forward to exploring them!