Everything I wanted to say to you

[Criseyde]

Dear lovely people of S&R, as one of the former mods of this forum, I read many of your threads, and even when I was quiet, I thought about how I could help you with your struggles. This is basically what I came up with. I never really found a good time to post this, so here it is now.

Love, acceptance, and understanding are the keys to great relationships. When one of these things is missing, the relationship deteriorates. In my life, whenever I've felt stressed about any kind of relationship or social situation, it's because one of these wasn't working well -- understanding has been my biggest hurdle, but acceptance has been there for me as well. For you, it may be different.

If you don't feel likeable, check to see whether you're approaching people with positive regard and compassion. When I regard people positively, even if I don't say anything or actively compliment them, the relationship tends to flourish. And everyone has their struggles. Try to empathize with those, even if they initially seem absurd to you -- everyone is different, and from that person's perspective, I promise, it's not small or silly.

Be forgiving. People change.

I can't think of anything else right now, but I'll surely update this thread if I do. Thank you all for sharing so much here. I've made so many wonderful friends, and I'm very grateful. And if you have anything to add, please feel free to do so.

Lots of love!

[Beingist]

Starting to feel like we're all gonna be writing in each others' yearbooks for the next couple of days

Anyway, Cris, I'll most definitely miss your incredibly sober judgment on all matters, regardless of how controversial. It's been a great pleasure to read your posts, however infrequent they've been--it shows a great deal of character to remain quiet and speak your peace concisely and sagaciously. I'll miss that, indeed.

Otherwise, I can't help but ask you about your current avatar. I've also secretly wondered what it is, and why it so fascinates me (because I really don't know ).

[Criseyde]

Thank you!

My avatar is Radha and Krishna... Radha Krishna : A Divine Love

[Beingist]

Originally Posted by Criseyde

Thank you!

My avatar is Radha and Krishna... Radha Krishna : A Divine Love

Now, see, I would have known that, if one of them were blue.

[Criseyde]

Originally Posted by Beingist

Now, see, I would have known that, if one of them were blue.

Both of them are blue on my screen.

[Beingist]

Originally Posted by Criseyde

Both of them are blue on my screen.

Funny. Pretty much everything on my screen (here) is blue, except those two images.

Oh, and why are images of Krshna blue, anyway? What does that represent?