hat was great. I read the digest but I'm going to change to e-mail and I'm going to put a filter in place. I think I'll be much happier and much calmer. Thanks for your post!
Chris --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > If you want to address any yahoo group owner, just add the -owner to the > email address, for example: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > This group owner and I had a nice email exchange... > > I'm not sure why the group owner is so hands off in running this group, but > hey, it's their group, and it is one of the most active groups I have ever > participated. Perhaps that's how the group owner set up and runs this group.... > > We're all welcome to create our own group, I myself, run several ALL with > various subject matters, it's fun, but it is a lot of work. > > Plus, If we feel this group has become to judgmental and mean, then change > it, actually, it's a basic spiritual principle, change comes from within, > yourself, or what I mean to say, myself, change my attitude, what I will and will > not read, what I will and will not respond to.My focus is the easiest way to > change the world. Perhaps, I (we) could remember to focus on what puts a > smile on our face. > > If you want to change the tone of the group, then do it, with your positive > influence, in how you speak to others, in what you say, and do in the group. > > We could actually all learn something from this. > > We could ignore the trouble makers, no judgement, but at times, there is > always some person out there seeking negative attention and energy. I call these > types, Psychic Vampires, they suck the vitality and energy from > others.....BUT, we could ignore these posts, myself included. Just hit delete. Then, if it > continues one could block that email address. Why feed their need for > negative attention, we've all got better things to do! Like talk about how cute our > little dogs are! > > Now, the moderator/group owner could put the offending person(s) on > moderate, as an individual while the rest of the group can remain un-moderated. > > And as a group, we can remember that we come to this group for the joy of > our little dogs, remember the fun and joy that our furry friends have come to > show us, remember to laugh, and not take ourselves so damned serious. A good > lesson for all we Americans, we're ALL so serious and mad since 2000, times are > tough today, all the more reason for us as a group to look for our common > humanity and love rather than our differences. That's a good way to support the > troops, to realize the commonality that we all want to be love and be loved, > with respect for all, even if we don't agree with every little thing, so > what? Do we want and expect everyone to be the same, how boring, how far from > how we have created! > > Just some thoughts, on a rainy morning in San Francisco. > > Bill- San Francisco (SFO) > > Tico's Dogster Profile:? > _http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=235178_ > (http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=235178) > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
