Hello everyone. I have read over the various posts on the table ribbon contest. I don't usually, post much, but I was concerned about some posts discouraging negative comments. Several have talked about the negative comments, as well as the power we have and how it influences. I believe there is power in words. But there is also power and creativity in expressing our true feelings. Expressing true feelings is accepted if the feelings are positive, but often frowned upon if negative. Just because they are negative doesn't make them less real. Someone (I appologize I didn't get the name) remarked that we often gain a positive by looking at the negative. From what I read, most negative comments were combined with positives or lead to a better understanding for all because someone persued them to a conclusion. I lurk on Archane and I was not offended by the comments made here. They certainly reflected the "feel" of the room at the convention when the new contest was announced. Some of us ( my self included) are just disappointed at the size, because we are unsure we can create such a piece in only a year. That feeling will lead to one of two things: giving up because the goal is too high. Or a wonderful opportunity to create that piece that has been on your mind, but you would never have considered starting it becuase it was "just too much". Now you have a challenge to accept or decline. We need a forum to express our doubts in the project, our abilities to accomplish it, and most of all to recieve encouragement and guideance. If we limit what we have to say to only the positive aspects, we are not being honest with ourselves or our human nature, and we loose the whole "forum of ideas" quality that is so wonderful about Archane. I do feel we should always make a soul search for the good and the bad and express all of our feelings with equalality. I am still considering doing a piece, even though I will probably never be able to finish it in time, I wasn't even going to try, but after reading the posts I am more fired up and ready to work on this than ever. So Please remember, if I had not read of the doubts running through everyone's minds I would not have considered even attempting this. I would have just racked my doubts up to "new lace maker" syndromn and never have even drawn the first draft. Becasue it is so difficult to communicate in posts and I am not always as clear as I would like to be, let me say this. I hope my comments are not in any way insulting. I do not mean them to be. I understand that the message board is not often full of negative comments, but some times it is right to address the negative side of something, If we all are aware of the need to find positive and to monitor for chronic negativism, there should be no reason to worry because people are expressing their true feelings about a topic. Now back to planning that Ribbon (draft two!). Ronna in Omaha
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