Happy 9th Birthday!

Dear Community,

Happy Birthday to you all!

Here are some things I love about all of you and our community.
-When we champion one another!
-The joy I feel in reading positive listener and group reviews.
-When someone drops by and lets me know how a listener, group, or path helped them.

These things happen a lot and they are a natural byproduct of the work that you all do. You don’t aim to get kudos, good reviews, or have others say how much you have helped them. It just naturally happens. Members, Listeners, Leaders, Therapists - everyone helping one another out. It is beautiful to see.

I think about our community about 20x a day. The community is one of the first things on my mind when I wake up in the morning and all of you are in my thoughts as I go to sleep.

The work we do is more important than it has ever been. There is so much tumult in the world right now. We all need a safe haven. You have all created one for us here at 7 Cups. It is like a big national park with climbing trails, trees, and meadows. You can take time alone, hike with a friend, or scale a mountain with a group.

On days like today, I like to challenge myself to look at our collective work with fresh eyes. That 7 Cups exists on the Internet and works as well as it does is nothing short of miraculous. We have plenty of things to do better and that will always be the case. However, even with our challenges, we have pulled together and created a Haven on the Internet - a place where people are not usually too kind to one another - and I believe that is remarkable.

I look forward to another year of working alongside all of you.

With all my love and gratitude,
Glen