Mostly to wood, but I know there are other woodies out there.
Antistar has said that we be yin and they be yang. But we must still be cautious, for the yin and yang are in constant battle for dominance, and in the end yang becomes yin, and yin yang.
Yin yang yin yang yang, yin yang yin yannnng. Sing with me!
See all, I can be as crazy as I want and I am no worse for the ware. That is the cool thing about the internet. I am stealth, looky here!!!!
Look, I know you understand that on the internet we all be stealth, but you haven’t quite yet taken it to heart.. Now I understand what wood says about his naturally quiet character persisting on the internet (I have experienced the same thing), but if the stealth nature of the internet doesn’t help, there are more reasons that come out of the wood.
1. Its your chance to be adventurous. Consider it a dare!
Channel your anxiety into a positive energy. Anxiety and positive creative energy are the same life force, but one is yin and the other yang, if you will. Its just how your mind interprets the feeling that produces one or the other. Get out there and be adventurous and don’t take things so seriously. That is another thing. I have in my shyer days had the tendency to assume that every little thing that happened somehow meant I was being rejected. It goes back to several things that happened in my childhood where I actually was rejected. Like if I made a post and no one responded I would start feeling like it was a sign of rejection or a sure sign that no one liked me. But take a stand, and tell yourself that you won’t let yourself think that way. There are many many many reasons why your post might get no responses. Do you really think it is because no one here likes you. Hell, since I am speaking to lurkers no one even knows you. Acceptance is a big part of life, so take a risk (its fun!), speak up so people get to know you and don’t assume people are rejecting you, and don’t let one little incident stop you from posting. As long as you aren’t a jerk, I guarantee people will like you once they get to know you. It’s a journey, know that before you start it. You will likely encounter a few obstacles (ie arguments) but you know that before you have started.
There are a lot of positive reasons for posting.
1. You get your questions answered real quick.
Plus you can join a really cool community and feel like a bigger part of the very thing you are participating in. Don’t just use the boards selfishly. I KNOW every lurker has had at least ONE good idea that they haven’t posted. And have probably had many many questions that they tried answering themselves because they didn’t want to post. Well, I think everyone has heard the following argument before and thats because it is true: when you have a question, many other people have the same question, and if they don’t, its because they haven’t even considered asking it.
Well, thats it for now, I’ve filled up one whole MS word page.
If anyone noticed that this post was slightly crazy, well lets just say I was being creative and taking a risk.
Cheers,
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Ps. Wood, I saw you make an other post, thats good.