And an ecumenical voice. One cannot get any better that that here. I want you to know that you should retire with distinction... Host emeritus.

My best regards.

Lordy (so to speak), we're going to have a tough job filling your shoes.

It's a commitment of self to community, to host, mod or MIRT. For all the complaints about the quality of the discourse here, we would not be able to survive as a greater community without all our volunteers.

And smaller groups within the community, like group/forum participants, would not be able to sustain our shared interests with so many different viewpoints and passionately diverging beliefs.

This group often makes me raise eyebrows, snort, or even grind teeth with frustration. But sometimes it also makes me smile, or even cry a little with joy as light breaks, people connect, and ideas are shared.

Thank you for your commitment to helping that happen-- all of it.

Check in with us as your new schedule allows.

appreciatively,
Bright

Yours will be hard shoes to fill and I hope you return in the future.

Hope this change in your schedule represents a good change for you.

Honestly, when I do it is usually by accident - from the Latest Threads page. I just wanted to tell you I love the excerpt you've posted. And, I hope the changes in your work schedule are to your liking/advantage!

and it seems as if you have found what most of us are seeking--not Religion but a way of life. May you stay forever young.

but I hope work treats you well.

I hope everything goes well at work.