Healthy Message Board Living...no, really, you want to read this ;) - Page 2

Lantern Light Mama · 10-13-2010, 04:51 PM

The internet exhaust me. How do you fix this one? I love GCM but I get seriously exhausted sometimes. What would you do to fix this besides unplug? Sometimes I want to unplug RL too and just sit around on my sofa eating bonbons.

TrinMama · 10-13-2010, 04:51 PM

Bravo!

I can't tell you how much those words from Proverbs spoke to my heart today...and not even in regards to the message board.

Teacher Mom · 10-13-2010, 05:18 PM

very well said Allison. You can tell that you worked on it for awhile. Well written indeed

made4more · 10-13-2010, 05:20 PM

Momma2Luke · 10-13-2010, 06:19 PM

Oh! What a great post!

I had no idea that staff (mods) were willing to sometimes review a potential post (if we felt led to say 'the hard thing'). Thanks for letting us know!

made4more · 10-13-2010, 06:25 PM

that active voice thing had my head spinning. i had to turn it off.

ArmsOfLove · 10-13-2010, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoyInTheSpirit

The internet exhaust me. How do you fix this one? I love GCM but I get seriously exhausted sometimes. What would you do to fix this besides unplug? Sometimes I want to unplug RL too and just sit around on my sofa eating bonbons.

it depends on what is causing you to feel tired

Sometimes logging off is the best thing to do

charla · 10-13-2010, 06:39 PM

Thank you for the wise words.

allisonintx · 10-13-2010, 07:03 PM

Media Free Week every quarter or so, is a good way to deprogram from the noise in your head

Lantern Light Mama · 10-13-2010, 07:21 PM

It actually feels like I soak up others' energy (not intentionally).

newday · 10-13-2010, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoyInTheSpirit

It actually feels like I soak up others' energy (not intentionally).

you might want to make sure you are hanging out in threads where you can stay healthy

Teacher Mom · 10-13-2010, 07:35 PM

I hardly ever enter some forums.

RachelB · 10-13-2010, 07:51 PM

Thank you for such beautifully written words of advice.

Did anyone else feel that this post itself is a wonderful example of gentle discipline? The "expectations" are clearly stated. The tone is firm, especially in regard to how we treat each other, but is gentle. It reminds us that we are responsible for our own words and actions, and that we should slow down and be intentional in our choices. Most importantly, it stresses how fortunate we all are to have this "family," and conveys a love for this group that is so deep that it literally brought tears to my eyes.

While this may have technically been a post about message board etiquette, all I could think while reading it is that it made me feel exactly the way I want to make my children feel.

Thank you, Allison.

Kat · 10-13-2010, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by butterflyqueen71

(This should be a sticky!

)

Yes, definitely!!! I second the idea that this should be a sticky!

10-13-2010, 08:06 PM

Very wise words!!

10-13-2010, 04:51 PM	#16
Lantern Light Mama Deactivated A.K.A. joyinthspirit Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: stuck in a labor time warp Posts: 11,730	Re: Healthy Message Board Living...no, really, you want to read this ;) The internet exhaust me. How do you fix this one? I love GCM but I get seriously exhausted sometimes. What would you do to fix this besides unplug? Sometimes I want to unplug RL too and just sit around on my sofa eating bonbons.

10-13-2010, 04:51 PM	#17
TrinMama Deactivated Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: California Posts: 8,150	Re: Healthy Message Board Living...no, really, you want to read this ;) Bravo! I can't tell you how much those words from Proverbs spoke to my heart today...and not even in regards to the message board.

10-13-2010, 05:18 PM	#18
Teacher Mom Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Twilight Zone Posts: 13,772	Re: Healthy Message Board Living...no, really, you want to read this ;) very well said Allison. You can tell that you worked on it for awhile. Well written indeed __________________

10-13-2010, 05:20 PM	#19
made4more Rose Garden Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 8,230	Re: Healthy Message Board Living...no, really, you want to read this ;) __________________ ~aMy~ ISFP Mom to K 10, D 9, K 7, J 5, A 3, 1yr

10-13-2010, 06:19 PM	#20
Momma2Luke Rose Bouquet Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 695	Re: Healthy Message Board Living...no, really, you want to read this ;) Oh! What a great post! I had no idea that staff (mods) were willing to sometimes review a potential post (if we felt led to say 'the hard thing'). Thanks for letting us know! __________________ Trace; Wife to dh John and Momma to ds Luke (Sept 2006)

10-13-2010, 06:25 PM	#21
made4more Rose Garden Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 8,230	Re: Healthy Message Board Living...no, really, you want to read this ;) that active voice thing had my head spinning. i had to turn it off. __________________ ~aMy~ ISFP Mom to K 10, D 9, K 7, J 5, A 3, 1yr

10-13-2010, 06:39 PM	#23
charla Moderator in Cookbook and Empty Arms Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 16,539	Re: Healthy Message Board Living...no, really, you want to read this ;) Thank you for the wise words. __________________ CHARLA Married to Nick, 30 yrs Mom to Nathan and his wife Abby, and Hope Elizabeth, dancing for eternity with babies: Micah Noel, Grace Anna, Andrew David www.dancingforeternity.org www.irresistiblehope.org Save Save Save Save Save

10-13-2010, 07:03 PM	#24
allisonintx Rose Garden Some Cal/Mag will probably fix that. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: catching up on the laundry Posts: 41,294	Re: Healthy Message Board Living...no, really, you want to read this ;) Media Free Week every quarter or so, is a good way to deprogram from the noise in your head __________________ allisonintx Wife to Stephen Mother to Elizabeth 19, Andrew 17, Abigail 14 & Evelyn 12 Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take a boat in the air that you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turn of the world. Love keeps her in the air when she ought to fall down. Tells you she's hurting before she keens. Makes her a home. . . . . . . .

10-13-2010, 07:21 PM	#25
Lantern Light Mama Deactivated A.K.A. joyinthspirit Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: stuck in a labor time warp Posts: 11,730	Re: Healthy Message Board Living...no, really, you want to read this ;) It actually feels like I soak up others' energy (not intentionally).

10-13-2010, 07:35 PM	#27
Teacher Mom Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Twilight Zone Posts: 13,772	Re: Healthy Message Board Living...no, really, you want to read this ;) I hardly ever enter some forums. __________________

10-13-2010, 07:51 PM	#28
RachelB Rose Bouquet Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: under the table and dreaming Posts: 895	Re: Healthy Message Board Living...no, really, you want to read this ;) Thank you for such beautifully written words of advice. Did anyone else feel that this post itself is a wonderful example of gentle discipline? The "expectations" are clearly stated. The tone is firm, especially in regard to how we treat each other, but is gentle. It reminds us that we are responsible for our own words and actions, and that we should slow down and be intentional in our choices. Most importantly, it stresses how fortunate we all are to have this "family," and conveys a love for this group that is so deep that it literally brought tears to my eyes. While this may have technically been a post about message board etiquette, all I could think while reading it is that it made me feel exactly the way I want to make my children feel. Thank you, Allison. __________________ Rachel Wife to Steve Mommy to Nadia (2001) Mommy to Seth (2004)

10-13-2010, 08:06 PM	#30
godsgracegiven Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Healthy Message Board Living...no, really, you want to read this ;) Very wise words!!

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