blake
5th May 2011, 19:24
Hello Mr. Ryan. Miss. Eneila, and All,
It is human nature to protect oneself; and I believe in most cases that is a good thing. However, in trying to protect himself, and Miss Enelia, by being so controlling over what is said and not said on the forum, it is my opinion that Mr. Ryan, in this case, is doing more harm than good. I don’t understand, nor am I privy to the background politics between the leaderships of Nexus and Avalon, nor do I care to be. But I have to say from my view as a reader on Avalon, censoring, in the way of closing the Healing Choir thread was a mistake, politically and spiritually.
I am just a reader on this wonderful forum that has allowed me many hours of enjoyment and learning adventures. I am not part of the inner circle where all this latest drama of banned members and censored posts have appeared to ignite from. Unfortunately these ugly dramas stemming from the core leaderships are flowing daily before many of the readers, such as myself. Of course, we all have the choice not to read the threads; but as humans curiosity many times gets the better of us. But more than that, I believe Avalonians want to walk their talk. I believe we especially would like the leadership of this forum to model walking their talk. I believe Avalonians want peace in disagreements. I think it is important to many of us to have that concept modeled on this site by how we conduct ourselves, and how our leadership makes decisions. Is the teaching that it is “okay to disagree” and still show respect and friendship just talk? How is that concept being played out during this present Avalonian/ Nexus drama?
Bill Ryan started Avalon, with the help, I think, of Kerry Cassidy. Then they split, and I believe Mr. Ryan got sole custody of Avalon. No one can deny that Bill Ryan is the Captain of Avalon and a very respected and admired one at that. But has Avalon grown into an entity of its own that Mr. Ryan wasn’t prepared for? Could that be part of the drama of why he appears to control so tightly of what is said or not said?
I like Bill Ryan, at least the persona that he offers the public during his interviews and mostly with his interactions online. I like most of the work that he does. I don’t know what Mr. Ryan is like in his private life. But I do know that many on this forum do contribute to the support of his work, obviously admiring what he does. I can not possibly see, how a few people, disgruntled or not, involved with personal disagreements and dramas with Mr. Ryan could ever destroy what he has built up over the past few years, unless Mr. Ryan falls off the path of integrity for long periods of time. We all have egos. We all make stupid choices. We all try to cover our mistakes. We all say things we shouldn’t especially in the heat of hurt or anger. But on the scale of truth is Bill Ryan a bad guy no matter what the background politics are? I don’t think so. I think Mr. Ryan is a good man no matter what the politics concerning the Nexus/ Avalon drama are. But I do think he is causing injury to Avalon that could easily be avoided if he stepped back and took a few deep breaths and had faith in those who do support him.
I am wondering if it is possible that it could very well be beneficial for all if Mr. Ryan considered looking at where the forum is today, and ponder if he needs to make some adjustments in his perspective of it. Because, perhaps, his forum has, in manner of speaking, come of age, and that this over censoring by the leadership, in their enthusiasm and loyalty in protecting him, may, in the larger picture be doing more harm than good to the forum as well as to himself.
It is obvious that those on the forum of Avalon support Mr. Ryan in his work. But I also wonder if many Avalonians expect more than just good work from him? Could it be that Avalonians expects Mr. Ryan to mostly walk his talk? And with the closing of the Healing Choir thread, could it be interpreted that Mr. Ryan isn’t walking his talk very well, in this instance?
For me, it was a shock to the intellect and the soul when the moderators of Avalon, as what I define as a spiritual forum, of all threads, closed a thread full of loving thoughts just because of its connections to Nexus. I don’t believe Nexus is that threatening to Mr. Ryan, Miss Enelia, or Avalon. But if Nexus unknowingly is, I believe the Avalon leadership just walked right into their nasty little plans by closing this loving thread. But I don’t believe Nexus is evil. I read through the website and it is as honorable as I hope Avalon is. But to me the closing of the Healing Choir thread, sent a strong and yet sad message that Avalon does not walk its talk. Egos are in the way, and rationalizations appear to have displace common sense. This is not good.
We all rationalize? Sometimes we will give words new definitions to rationalize what we are doing to make it look prettier or nicer than it actually is. You are all familiar with the “talking points” that the government gives to the media, to avoid the core truth. No matter what was going on behind the scenes, in my opinion, unless it’s a matter of life and death, you don’t stop good thoughts from building into something wonderful and uplifting; and personally I think many Avalonians needed a thread of pure goodness.
Yet, the Avalonian moderators stopped it in its track, because a few Nexusites said a few bad things about Mr Ryan and Miss Enelia? It has be more than that?
Life can be hard. And relationships, and personal politics, let alone world politics can be crushing to the soul. A little laughter and a little love can make a huge difference in turning things around. During times of anger, and mistrust, a healthy person takes a step back, breathes deeply, or goes on vacation to get a better perspective of how far they might be straying from their talk. It seems to me that Mr. Ryan hasn’t appeared to have given himself that luxury and as a result he chose to closed down some beautiful energy that many of us needed.
Nexus is not evil. It has the same people with the same strengths, frailties, and every other human issue that the people at Avalon have. Nexus, in my opinion is as wonderful as Avalon. And if I were to be banned from Avalon, I would immediately join that forum if they would have me. But I am not one capable of managing participation in two different forums at one time.
I can see that there has been a few people there who have said unkind things about Mr. Ryan and Miss Enelia; and there has been some research posted about past activities. Yet it is not splattered all over the site, in my opinion one must look for it. I have no idea whether any of it is true or not, or if it is true if there is really any great significance in it today. Life in the public eye is not easy. Who likes having their dirty laundry hung out for all to see? Who likes to be scrutinized and commented on, and constantly judged? But that is the price in society that one usually pays when going public. I have every confidence that Miss Enelia is a strong, young woman; and knows, or will soon learn how to deals with the reality of life in the public eye. I have seen evil. Evil does NOT exist at Nexus. I wish you all would bury the hatchet. I personally admire you all when I don’t feel like bashing your heads together!
It is human nature to have different opinions. It is human nature to hurt others especially when we are hurt. There are insignificant slights and then there are the deadly slights. If anyone was throwing any REAL evil, or deadly slights about, from Nexus, we would be looking at some real bond a fide damage here and not the pettiness I am observing like shutting down a thread entitled the Healing Choir.
But these are just my observations and my opinions.
Sincerely,
Mr. Davis
It is human nature to protect oneself; and I believe in most cases that is a good thing. However, in trying to protect himself, and Miss Enelia, by being so controlling over what is said and not said on the forum, it is my opinion that Mr. Ryan, in this case, is doing more harm than good. I don’t understand, nor am I privy to the background politics between the leaderships of Nexus and Avalon, nor do I care to be. But I have to say from my view as a reader on Avalon, censoring, in the way of closing the Healing Choir thread was a mistake, politically and spiritually.
I am just a reader on this wonderful forum that has allowed me many hours of enjoyment and learning adventures. I am not part of the inner circle where all this latest drama of banned members and censored posts have appeared to ignite from. Unfortunately these ugly dramas stemming from the core leaderships are flowing daily before many of the readers, such as myself. Of course, we all have the choice not to read the threads; but as humans curiosity many times gets the better of us. But more than that, I believe Avalonians want to walk their talk. I believe we especially would like the leadership of this forum to model walking their talk. I believe Avalonians want peace in disagreements. I think it is important to many of us to have that concept modeled on this site by how we conduct ourselves, and how our leadership makes decisions. Is the teaching that it is “okay to disagree” and still show respect and friendship just talk? How is that concept being played out during this present Avalonian/ Nexus drama?
Bill Ryan started Avalon, with the help, I think, of Kerry Cassidy. Then they split, and I believe Mr. Ryan got sole custody of Avalon. No one can deny that Bill Ryan is the Captain of Avalon and a very respected and admired one at that. But has Avalon grown into an entity of its own that Mr. Ryan wasn’t prepared for? Could that be part of the drama of why he appears to control so tightly of what is said or not said?
I like Bill Ryan, at least the persona that he offers the public during his interviews and mostly with his interactions online. I like most of the work that he does. I don’t know what Mr. Ryan is like in his private life. But I do know that many on this forum do contribute to the support of his work, obviously admiring what he does. I can not possibly see, how a few people, disgruntled or not, involved with personal disagreements and dramas with Mr. Ryan could ever destroy what he has built up over the past few years, unless Mr. Ryan falls off the path of integrity for long periods of time. We all have egos. We all make stupid choices. We all try to cover our mistakes. We all say things we shouldn’t especially in the heat of hurt or anger. But on the scale of truth is Bill Ryan a bad guy no matter what the background politics are? I don’t think so. I think Mr. Ryan is a good man no matter what the politics concerning the Nexus/ Avalon drama are. But I do think he is causing injury to Avalon that could easily be avoided if he stepped back and took a few deep breaths and had faith in those who do support him.
I am wondering if it is possible that it could very well be beneficial for all if Mr. Ryan considered looking at where the forum is today, and ponder if he needs to make some adjustments in his perspective of it. Because, perhaps, his forum has, in manner of speaking, come of age, and that this over censoring by the leadership, in their enthusiasm and loyalty in protecting him, may, in the larger picture be doing more harm than good to the forum as well as to himself.
It is obvious that those on the forum of Avalon support Mr. Ryan in his work. But I also wonder if many Avalonians expect more than just good work from him? Could it be that Avalonians expects Mr. Ryan to mostly walk his talk? And with the closing of the Healing Choir thread, could it be interpreted that Mr. Ryan isn’t walking his talk very well, in this instance?
For me, it was a shock to the intellect and the soul when the moderators of Avalon, as what I define as a spiritual forum, of all threads, closed a thread full of loving thoughts just because of its connections to Nexus. I don’t believe Nexus is that threatening to Mr. Ryan, Miss Enelia, or Avalon. But if Nexus unknowingly is, I believe the Avalon leadership just walked right into their nasty little plans by closing this loving thread. But I don’t believe Nexus is evil. I read through the website and it is as honorable as I hope Avalon is. But to me the closing of the Healing Choir thread, sent a strong and yet sad message that Avalon does not walk its talk. Egos are in the way, and rationalizations appear to have displace common sense. This is not good.
We all rationalize? Sometimes we will give words new definitions to rationalize what we are doing to make it look prettier or nicer than it actually is. You are all familiar with the “talking points” that the government gives to the media, to avoid the core truth. No matter what was going on behind the scenes, in my opinion, unless it’s a matter of life and death, you don’t stop good thoughts from building into something wonderful and uplifting; and personally I think many Avalonians needed a thread of pure goodness.
Yet, the Avalonian moderators stopped it in its track, because a few Nexusites said a few bad things about Mr Ryan and Miss Enelia? It has be more than that?
Life can be hard. And relationships, and personal politics, let alone world politics can be crushing to the soul. A little laughter and a little love can make a huge difference in turning things around. During times of anger, and mistrust, a healthy person takes a step back, breathes deeply, or goes on vacation to get a better perspective of how far they might be straying from their talk. It seems to me that Mr. Ryan hasn’t appeared to have given himself that luxury and as a result he chose to closed down some beautiful energy that many of us needed.
Nexus is not evil. It has the same people with the same strengths, frailties, and every other human issue that the people at Avalon have. Nexus, in my opinion is as wonderful as Avalon. And if I were to be banned from Avalon, I would immediately join that forum if they would have me. But I am not one capable of managing participation in two different forums at one time.
I can see that there has been a few people there who have said unkind things about Mr. Ryan and Miss Enelia; and there has been some research posted about past activities. Yet it is not splattered all over the site, in my opinion one must look for it. I have no idea whether any of it is true or not, or if it is true if there is really any great significance in it today. Life in the public eye is not easy. Who likes having their dirty laundry hung out for all to see? Who likes to be scrutinized and commented on, and constantly judged? But that is the price in society that one usually pays when going public. I have every confidence that Miss Enelia is a strong, young woman; and knows, or will soon learn how to deals with the reality of life in the public eye. I have seen evil. Evil does NOT exist at Nexus. I wish you all would bury the hatchet. I personally admire you all when I don’t feel like bashing your heads together!
It is human nature to have different opinions. It is human nature to hurt others especially when we are hurt. There are insignificant slights and then there are the deadly slights. If anyone was throwing any REAL evil, or deadly slights about, from Nexus, we would be looking at some real bond a fide damage here and not the pettiness I am observing like shutting down a thread entitled the Healing Choir.
But these are just my observations and my opinions.
Sincerely,
Mr. Davis