<DIV>Thank you so very much, my lady; both for your words and the eloquent delivery. People </DIV> <DIV>constantly say there is no problem but the more people with the problems speak loud and </DIV> <DIV>clearly, the more who will listen. This is not this barony or that region's problem. It is </DIV> <DIV>everyone's problem either to share, to solve, or both if you like. Please keep the faith that </DIV> <DIV>your words are both welcomed and needed. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In Service to All Dreams,<BR><BR>Yu Xue XianXian,<BR>Miscreant "Gypsy Queen,"<BR>Queen of Misrule of the Court of Miracles,<BR>Spoon, and<BR>Goliard at Large<BR><BR>"If you question nothing, you will know nothing."<BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----------Previous Message------------------</DIV> <DIV>Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:45:18 -0700 (PDT)<BR>From: rene chaisson <<A
href="http://us.f655.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=renechaisson@yahoo.com&YY=56734&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b"><FONT color=#003399>renechaisson@yahoo.com</FONT></A>><BR>Subject: Re: [Northkeep] Elfsea Digest, Vol 26, Issue 48<BR>To: The Barony of Northkeep <<A href="http://us.f655.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=northkeep@lists.ansteorra.org&YY=56734&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b"><FONT color=#003399>northkeep@lists.ansteorra.org</FONT></A>><BR>Message-ID: <<A href="http://us.f655.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=323715.56311.qm@web82307.mail.mud.yahoo.com&YY=56734&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b"><FONT color=#003399>323715.56311.qm@web82307.mail.mud.yahoo.com</FONT></A>><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1<BR><BR>Willow mentions asking to be able to help and
being turned down. I have<BR>felt this for years in my area, just now starting to change. I have<BR>assisted in teaching a class where all people there were "peers" and<BR>no<BR>one ever said even "hello, I'm so and so" or thanks for showing them a<BR>craft I have taken the time to learn. I have gone to meetings and been<BR>ignored because I wasn't "playing politics", I have been to small<BR>demos<BR>and been left on the side even though I came to help in any way I<BR>could. I have gone to feasts and offered any assistance needed- told<BR>no, we<BR>have it, but then listened to the same folks complain about not<BR>getting<BR>the help they needed later that same evening. I have only loosely<BR>played and many of you may not know who I am, but that's you fault,<BR>not<BR>mine. The SCA cannot survive if it hides within its ranks and shuns<BR>the<BR>future members because they don't know this person or that one.<BR>Introduce<BR>youselves, show us what you think the ideals we
should carry on<BR>are, or they WILL be lost. You speak of honor, but isn't part of that<BR>caring for even your smallest or newest members as well. Step out of<BR>your circle, or invite us in as well. I've brought several new people<BR>to<BR>events throughout the years, and very few come back because the were<BR>ignored be the very people they came to admire and learn about. I have<BR>been persistant about returning, but not as often as I should, because<BR>until recently, and only by a very small handful( and thank you to<BR>those,<BR>you know who you are and I am gratefull!), have I been made to feel<BR>welcome or wanted in my area. Yet everyone wonders why our ranks are<BR>dwindeling, why things aren't "the way they were". Don't let the star<BR>of<BR>Ansteorra grow dull!! make thing happen! SHOW honor- SHOW valor- SHOW<BR>chivalry- don't just talk about how it used to be, help bring it<BR>back!!<BR>All of us need to fight in this effort, not just a few. Do what
you<BR>can<BR>in your area, instead of complaining about it.Lead by example-<BR>even if you aren't one of our "leaders"- for one day you may be, and<BR>then you will be able to look back and say "I helped keep the dream<BR>alive!!"<BR> <BR> forever in service to my land,<BR> Lady Tia Svansdottir<BR></DIV><p>