Chloe St Clair
03-13-2019, 09:19 PM
One year ago I took the very scary step to join this forum. As someone with a highly visible position in a very conservative company I was petrified to take that step. A year later I can truly say I'm glad I found the courage to do so.
I have so many thoughts rolling around in my head about what being a member here means to me, I'm finding it difficult to put them into words.
But they can best be summarized as this, Having a place where I can share my thoughts, hopes, and adventures with other people who have the same feelings, needs and interests is beyond priceless!
Being able to read about the other members adventures helped motivate me to step even further out of my self imposed closet. Eventually, leading me to make an appointment to visit a wig salon where I not only made my first public appearance wearing a dress and heels in 30 years, I purchased a wig. Then a little over a month ago I attended the first of what I hope will be many more GNO's.
Though they have been baby steps, those steps would not have taken place were it not for encouragement and support this forum has provided to not just me, but all the visitors who come here.
There is no doubt the creation of Internet has made a huge and mostly positive impact on human society, but sometimes I feel its anonymity has resulted in a decline in civility.
But thanks to everyone here, and especially the moderators, for making sure this forum is a welcoming and friendly place, I know when I login I won't be subjected to the derision and ridicule which seems to run rampant across many social platforms these days.
We are all truly blessed the founders, whoever and wherever they are, took the steps to create this wonderful place, and I thank them everyday.
As a final thought I'd to share a passage I recently came across which I find quite inspirational and I think very appropriate. It's from a book written in 1951 by William Hutchison Murray, The Scottish Himalayan Expedition.
“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too.
All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favour all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way...
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.”
Had I not committed to join this forum, I most likely never would have stepped out of the closet. I certainly would not have come to regard everyone here as being a friend.
Chloe
I have so many thoughts rolling around in my head about what being a member here means to me, I'm finding it difficult to put them into words.
But they can best be summarized as this, Having a place where I can share my thoughts, hopes, and adventures with other people who have the same feelings, needs and interests is beyond priceless!
Being able to read about the other members adventures helped motivate me to step even further out of my self imposed closet. Eventually, leading me to make an appointment to visit a wig salon where I not only made my first public appearance wearing a dress and heels in 30 years, I purchased a wig. Then a little over a month ago I attended the first of what I hope will be many more GNO's.
Though they have been baby steps, those steps would not have taken place were it not for encouragement and support this forum has provided to not just me, but all the visitors who come here.
There is no doubt the creation of Internet has made a huge and mostly positive impact on human society, but sometimes I feel its anonymity has resulted in a decline in civility.
But thanks to everyone here, and especially the moderators, for making sure this forum is a welcoming and friendly place, I know when I login I won't be subjected to the derision and ridicule which seems to run rampant across many social platforms these days.
We are all truly blessed the founders, whoever and wherever they are, took the steps to create this wonderful place, and I thank them everyday.
As a final thought I'd to share a passage I recently came across which I find quite inspirational and I think very appropriate. It's from a book written in 1951 by William Hutchison Murray, The Scottish Himalayan Expedition.
“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too.
All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favour all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way...
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.”
Had I not committed to join this forum, I most likely never would have stepped out of the closet. I certainly would not have come to regard everyone here as being a friend.
Chloe