Thread:Pamster315/@comment-28003572-20170602104944/@comment-26424426-20170602193700

My dear, little, beloved, wonderful-beyond-words, sal! This mesage is for you and the many lovely friends who have reached out to me in emails (pardon any ellipses and dashes, but I love them):

My departure is not easy; it's a tough decision. But the past couple days when I tried to play the game, it hurt and I cried. My joy in it was gone. Now I am going to get that damn globe...because I have to have it, and I'll play the jigsaw a few more times becauee I so love jigsaw. But then I leave. It is quiet and peaceful, and that is good.

In the end, the vote isn't an issue for me. Regardless who is at the helm, I just play the game and talk with my friends and cause relatively little trouble -- unintentionally and followed by intense mea culpas. So personally, it doesn't matter to me. And you would be surprised that is how many here really feel, too.

I do believe if someone wants to be nominated, they should be if allowed. If not, then I accept that. If we want such rues further clarified, then we do so moving forward. Folks, it's a game wiki, not the 2016 election -- God bless us on that.

We know each other for the most part, and there are so many great people here. However, I have seen -- from both the so-called "sides" and I so regret that term --  people who want peace and fun all of a sudden snap at others for innocuous comments just because anger and a degree of paranoia and suspicion have crept in. These are good and kind people who have let "emotions run high" as one member put in.

Well, take a breath before posting. When others go low, you go high. Assume positive intent (see my profile;a former boss and now good freind told us that at work and we all got along after that). People always reveal their natures over time, and I've seen beautiful ones here. As for any others...Karma is powerful and drops in when one least suspects.

For some of our community, this is their way of connecting to the outside world because of health, distance or other challenges. For many, this is a place of sanctuary, a safe haven, a place to unwind, a place to have fun, and a place to be who they really are so that others realize the gifts they have to offer the world.

Please be this place for them.

My personal need is to feel "I belong." I just don't feel that anymore. I'm an old dinosaur who can be eaily dismissed. I've become irrelevant. That's my suue -- not yours. Just because my shoes are too tight, your feet don't have to hurt.

As another former boss and long-time friend told me, "Institutions tend to survive in spite of themselves." The wiki will go on and change, and the membership will grow and change. That's life. That's okay. That's good. That's the way it's supposed to be.

Thank you for missing me, But don't miss me too much or for too long. We had wonderful times and great fun, and we saw each other through some of the most difficult times in our lives. Some friendships are active for a lifetime; others are not, but the love, respect, compassion and care remain and always will. My wall is here if someone needs to reach me, but know you have good people in each other.

Thank you for being my friends. And now...go, be happy, have fun, take care of each other. That IS our purpose here on earth: to take care of each other.

I hope I have been a good friend. and a kind person I hope I have taken care of you. I hope....

I leave you in gratitude and with my sincere wish for your happiness and fulfillment. It's time to let go.

Now on to our next chapters and adventures. Invictus!

Gratefully,  Pamster315 / Invictus / Seabiscuit