Topic: A big "THANK YOU"
I would like to take this moment to extend the warmest of thanks to Tom and the Noble Realms community for being here and creating something unique and truly special.
I wouldn't be on NR if I hadn't first come across the Montalk.net website and discovered its collection of wonderfully perceptive and honest writings. Montalk obviously put a great deal of thought an effort into the the site and its articles, which I found (and continue to find) of the highest caliber and quality. I wish I shared his talent for translating such complex ideas into words and sharing them with others.
Also, having been a member of the forum for a few months, I also must say thank you to the membership here, and most especially that core group of regulars -- those good-hearted, earnest seekers who really are the heart and soul of Noble Realms and who make this forum the special place that it is. I won't mention names but you know who you are. I know that some of the ideas encountered here have aided me to become a more centered, more understanding, and more intelligent person and to me that is most valuable.
The website, or the web itself as we know it, will probably not be around forever. So it is with confidence I know that in the future I will look back and recall the time spent on NR as one of the highlights -- times that stand out as shining points amid a backdrop of the more mundane aspects of life as the days slip by. It made a difference to me. Those who matter will understand what I say and, I already know, feel the same. So three cheers to Montalk.net and Noble Realms, and I hope both will be blessed with the ability to stay around, and to stay true, in the times yet to come.
Best wishes all