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First of all, I am speaking to all of you in a non-official capacity. Hence, why you are finding it in the chat community.

Secondly, I am very grateful and humbled to be in the position of a Beehaw administrator. The other four Beehaw administrators are a joy to work with, each with their own superpowers that they bring to the table.

Approximately 13 years ago, I kept waking up every morning feeling overwhelmed with thankfulness. That may sound strange and I never expected to have this sort of problem. Weeks and months of this feeling, with no relief in sight, I came to the end of my rope. I cried out to the universe: “What am I supposed to be doing?!?!?!”.

The answer came moments later in a telepathic whisper inside my mind: “Bless others as I bless you”.

To some, this may sound like I am schizophrenic. I assure you that I am not.

I started by simply being as generous and kind as possible with everyone around me.

And now, I am continuing with this trend by blending it with my professional background. Namely, information technology. More specifically, beta testing (e.g. Orkut, Gmail, Imzy, Tildes to name a few), web development, social media and the like.

I am honored to be in the position that I am. I am, incredibly, fortunate.

Beehaw’s ’Northern Star’ (e.g. guiding principle) is to be(e) nice.

I hope that all of you find it in your selves to carry this torch through the rest of your lives.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

I started posting exclusively under this handle a few years ago as a way to remind myself to choose empathy and kindness in online interactions, after years of anonymity making it easy to choose otherwise. And then I found Beehaw, where that decision feels reinforced by you, the other admins, the moderators, and all the other bees. My appreciation for the folks here knows no bounds, thank you all for be(e)ing here.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

I am working on my empathy....every day.

Be nice is good.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

Thanks for this post and the contributions you make here! Have an awesome weekend.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

I'm thankful for you, and Beehaw, too.

Right back at ya buddy ❤️

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Let this be a reminder, to spread kindness wherever you go
Thank you Remington, for beeing you.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago