Re: I am sorry if I offended anyone - that wasn't my intent

[Guest guest]

Thank you for posting that. It is appreciated.

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>

> And again, here, no one came across as " ridiculously sensitive. " A

> legitimate question was asked.

>

> Can we all please try to be objective in this matter?

[Guest guest]

Thank you and Dianna, for understanding my post.

I have to say, this whole thing has bugged me all night! I got to

thinking that all of us want acceptance. Not only on body, size,

shape and weight but also in heart, mind, soul, beliefs and values.

This group really needs to be a place of acceptance. You might not

always agree with others and what they have to say or share, but we

can all work on accepting each other, just the way we are. If we

can't do that, then why even have a group like this.

Alana

-- In IntuitiveEating_Support , " Dianna Narciso "

wrote:

>

> Great response ! Alana, religion is everywhere! Think of it

this

> way, those of us who are uncomfortable with religion were just

being our

> honest selves in discussing it. You were just being your honest

self in

> posting the excerpt. There was no intention of hurting you, or

making

> you stop being yourself. The discussion was about the list and

whether

> or not IT was religious.

>

> And I'm very sorry that I couldn't get the inspiration you'd hoped

from

> on. But just know that lots of people did!

>

>

> Dianna

>

> Re: I am sorry if I offended

anyone -

> that wasn't my intent

>

>

> >

> > I am so sorry if my posting the excerpt from nne

on's

> > book offended anyone. It was not my intent. I am sad and sorry

> > that alot of you missed the IE message in what she was saying.

> > Those of you who are upset about this message have made me feel

> > uncomfortable and find I don't want to share a piece of my heart

> > with all of you. How sad this all makes me.....

> > Alana

> >

> Dear Alana,

> I am truly sorry if you feel that the discussion about your post

was

> some kind of criticism. Everyone here knows that you shared this

post

> as a gesture of good will, and that you assumed we would find

> nne on's words interesting, and perhaps

inspirational.

>

> Please understand that if some of us are uncomfortable reading

posts

> with religious overtones, that says nothing about you or your

> intentions. We all know you had only the best of intentions.

>

> A friend of mine is a school teacher. She told me about an

incident

> with an angry parent whom my friend felt was being very

unreasonable

> during a meeting. When it was over, she was very upset and was

> talking to the principal. The principal said, in a " colorful way "

to

> make her point, " Don't be upset. That is HER sh*t. Don't let it be

> YOUR sh*t. "

>

> I suppose she could have found a more refined way of saying it,

but

> she had a good point. In a community this size, we never know how

> some people might react to our posts. We can only post what is in

our

> hearts and hope that some people will be able to relate to it and

> might even take something positive away from it. (As long as we

don't

> try to sell anything and treat each other with respect!) :-)

>

> A few people here mentioned recently that when they read about

posts

> that mention food, it triggers them to want to eat. I have

mentioned

> food in many of my posts and when I read that, I felt a little

guilty

> about the fact that I may have triggered someone. But I had to let

> that go. There are triggers everywhere and part of intuitive

eating

> involves learning how to deal with those triggers. And while I am

> sorry if I did trigger anyone, I know it was not my intention to

do

> so and I had only the best of intentions in my heart, just as you

did

> when you shared your post with us.

>

> If reading posts with religious content makes me uncomfortable,

> please realize that is my " stuff " . Please don't let it be yours. I

> very much enjoy and appreciate your posts and I am sorry if I made

> you feel uncomfortable.

>

> B.

>