Dork Dancing in Support

12. November 2007 by admin.

Sometimes I don’t understand people. And sometimes I wonder if the Internet has taken the human element out of our lives. How many people on the net do you think you personally touch or affect in some way? Ten…Twenty….Hundreds??? If you’re a designer it could be any of those. And the designers often go out of their way to touch your life. It’s called freebies. But you know what, they really aren’t free. They may be to you, but designers put their time, effort and thoughts into them. Their feelings and desires are often what drives them. They put together some of the most wonderful products out there, AT NO COST TO YOU. Do you take a minute to say thank you??? Do you actually read what’s in their blogs?? Can you tell me the names of their children, or their spouse or even what store they sell at? For most of them, if you read their blog, you could answer at least one of those questions. Julie, Jordan, Alyce, Katrina, Jenny, Wayne, Lane,Tink, Mike, Vince, Joey, Little peanut, DSO, OAKS, JFTSOI, see do those names mean anything to you? You know what they mean to me? Friendship! I started scrapping, just like most people with freebies. I have an entire computer full of them. Do you know it only takes 22 seconds to type out your name and thanks for sharing? How long does it take for 4share to pull up the file. Leave some love while you’re waiting. I don’t understand why less than 10% of people who download freebies leave some thanks. Didn’t your mother teach you better? Do you know what RAK stands for? Random Acts of KINDNESS!! Someone else thinks enough of you to act kindly. Usually it’s for absolutely nothing. You wear their blinkie (you’re a fan already no skin off your teeth). You leave a post over at DST in their thread. What do you do in return for these designers? At least acknowledge that you appreciate their kindness. Shout it from the rooftops or your blog. Show off your layout if you’ve gotten one done. (there are a few I’ve received that I haven’t gotten to play with yet). We have got to learn to support one another, be kind to one another, love one another. Random Acts of Kindness- there’s enough stupidity, hate, and ugliness in the real world - let’s keep our area of cyberspace beautiful. It begins with you.

Thank you all for reading my rant. Thank you for stopping by today. If you’re a friend who stops by on a regular basis, Thank You!!! If you do and you’re not on my list, leave me a message and i’ll get you added when I get home from vacation. But most of all, just enjoy your day.

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