Jennie@ifish
06-06-2001, 10:34 PM
Tonight, one of the awards winners stated this in his acceptance speech.
I believe this is worthy of posting, as it touched my life and what I am trying to do.
He said,
"My Father taught me to stand for something... Anything, and stick to it, do something with it, and never let it die. Along the way, you will make many friends, and perhaps some enemies.
Be proud of both."
I am proud of what I stand for and what I am doing with ifish. I may make several mistakes along the way. Some will forgive me, some will not. From those mistakes I hope to learn how not to do that again.
But what matters is that I am still standing for what I started, the passion for fishing and making fishing friends that created ifish.net.
I have enemies, but truth be told, I am proud of them. They stand for something else, and that is good too.
The worst thing that I can be is wishy washy.
Ifish is a big part of my life, and it is taking on a life of it's own.
No matter where it goes, no matter what happens, I will stand for it. I know that I started it out of my love for fishing, my passion to try and find a job I could do after I had to give up performing piano, so that I could feed my family. I know that web work (not ifish, but other web work) has provided my family with a roof over our heads.
I also know that doing what you love is the best approach for success in ones life.
Hearing this speech really hit home to me at a time when some people believe that I am logged on as iwannabeawriter, when I can actually prove it is not me.
I want to deal directly with my enemies to know how I can improve myself, in hopes that I won't offend others again, in the same way.'
Life is crazy. It is filled with love, laughter, sadness, tears, joy, outright pain, and can destory friendships.
Sometimes it is impossible to mend these problems and is best to go it alone, searching for the answers that lie only within yourself.
I still stand for what I created with Ifish. I am currently very proud of it, proud of those who support me and proud of those who don't.
I'm new to this idea, so give me time to adjust to it.
I guess I am pruod of my enemies because they care enough to have strong feelings about me? Is that it?
I know what I have done, and I know I have made mistakes.
What comforts me is that we are all learning these new social skills together.
It is difficult to see a post on a board and become offended. Then, the poster writes to you and you form a new opinion.
When you see things on the boards, never assume you know the whole story, nor try and fill in the rest of the story. It's almost always missing something, or you are dead wrong. Alot goes around behind the scenes.
Iwannabeawriter, however, is not me. FACT.
I'mmmmm so dang sleepy, but I had to instill this new idea on my brain so that I can practice not feeling bitter about those who dislike me, but instead know, in my heart that I have done something good.
And then go to bed to practice some more.
The only way you can be proud of your enemies, however, is to know that you are doing your very best... even with mistakes.
Night night.
I believe this is worthy of posting, as it touched my life and what I am trying to do.
He said,
"My Father taught me to stand for something... Anything, and stick to it, do something with it, and never let it die. Along the way, you will make many friends, and perhaps some enemies.
Be proud of both."
I am proud of what I stand for and what I am doing with ifish. I may make several mistakes along the way. Some will forgive me, some will not. From those mistakes I hope to learn how not to do that again.
But what matters is that I am still standing for what I started, the passion for fishing and making fishing friends that created ifish.net.
I have enemies, but truth be told, I am proud of them. They stand for something else, and that is good too.
The worst thing that I can be is wishy washy.
Ifish is a big part of my life, and it is taking on a life of it's own.
No matter where it goes, no matter what happens, I will stand for it. I know that I started it out of my love for fishing, my passion to try and find a job I could do after I had to give up performing piano, so that I could feed my family. I know that web work (not ifish, but other web work) has provided my family with a roof over our heads.
I also know that doing what you love is the best approach for success in ones life.
Hearing this speech really hit home to me at a time when some people believe that I am logged on as iwannabeawriter, when I can actually prove it is not me.
I want to deal directly with my enemies to know how I can improve myself, in hopes that I won't offend others again, in the same way.'
Life is crazy. It is filled with love, laughter, sadness, tears, joy, outright pain, and can destory friendships.
Sometimes it is impossible to mend these problems and is best to go it alone, searching for the answers that lie only within yourself.
I still stand for what I created with Ifish. I am currently very proud of it, proud of those who support me and proud of those who don't.
I'm new to this idea, so give me time to adjust to it.
I guess I am pruod of my enemies because they care enough to have strong feelings about me? Is that it?
I know what I have done, and I know I have made mistakes.
What comforts me is that we are all learning these new social skills together.
It is difficult to see a post on a board and become offended. Then, the poster writes to you and you form a new opinion.
When you see things on the boards, never assume you know the whole story, nor try and fill in the rest of the story. It's almost always missing something, or you are dead wrong. Alot goes around behind the scenes.
Iwannabeawriter, however, is not me. FACT.
I'mmmmm so dang sleepy, but I had to instill this new idea on my brain so that I can practice not feeling bitter about those who dislike me, but instead know, in my heart that I have done something good.
And then go to bed to practice some more.
The only way you can be proud of your enemies, however, is to know that you are doing your very best... even with mistakes.
Night night.