[Ansteorra] Retention, was Ideas and others

[Lisa A. May]

Arthur,

Aside from a thread that I find fascinating of itself, I found your words to be extremely moving, and I can only aspire to have such a profound, positive effect on someone's perception of this life that we live in the Society. And then hope that they do the same for others, who will continue to "pay it forward" for future generations (who, getting back to the thread, we very much need to recruit and retain!). 

Maggie

Countess Margaret ny Connor
Barony of the Steppes
Kingdom of Ansteorra

"And do as adversaries do in law, strive mightily then eat and drink as friends."  Wm. Shakespeare

On Jan 31, 2013, at 6:01 PM, "Ld.blackmoon" <ld.blackmoon at cox.net> wrote:

> but even more importantly , in the sca I learned that there can be pride in services well done, even if nobody is watching .  and I learned from a distant baron and baroness that serving honorably ( even when told it's ok to go have fun ) can make a person feel like they are important enough to be trusted by peers of the realm . . .
> . . . they made me feel as if I was NEEDED  & USEFUL , 
> . . . I " know " that somewhere , some time, if I can just find the right job , and do it well enough , there's a chance I can feel as needed, as wanted, as important as I did around these two wonderful people ...
> if everyone could make people feel like they made me feel , no one would ever want to leave an event .....
> 
> anyway, I think I started drifting there, but , I guess boiled down, I'm trying to say , that at one event I found magic , that magic lasted for 2 years , and then it was someone else's turn to experience that magic, to this day I'm still playing because I want to experience the magic again ... to feel as if I truly am THE HONORABLE LORD ARTHUR BLACKMOON , instead of tired old Robert Sloan play acting like someone might actually miss him if he just walked away ....
>