Celebrating Roadie's contributions to this community :)
Hey there, amazing 7 cups community! Lets celebrate Roadies contributions to this community. 
Roadie was my mentor, and an amazing one, to be sure. That said, I really feel it is appropriate that as he chooses to conclude, or take a break from his approximately one and a half years of being a listener here, we celebrate his contributions. 
His post here, https://www.7cups.com/forum/ListenersOnlyForums_38/WelcometotheListenersOnlySection_59/Thevalueofforumupvotes_24368/1/on the value of forum upvotes in the support forums, is one that I think has inspired many of us.
If you are reading this, @Roadie, thank you to you, for all you have contributed to this community, and your wonderful presence here.
And to every person reading this, please feel free to tag in anyone you think would like to share in this celebration of Roadies contributions to the 7 cups community, and to share in celebrating! Thank you!
Going to tag quite a few folks here, which is truly out of the norm for me…so please, no worries that this will happen here again from me with any regularity.
@Ej @Power @batmb @JennaLovely2 @PenguinPower31 @professionalPerspective60 @CaringJoy @AdVictoriam @Anomalia @Essieluvsu @JaceofSpades @EverGreenLives @warmChocolateMug @DHawks @OronLeon@Pam @Cadence @bltheSun94 @EvelyneRose @musicalMagic @Helena @melallyouneedislove @Laura @StarryKoala69 @emidee @anchoredwithhope @Jagannathadasa @Noasu @picturesque03afterthought @Kdog334 @Lior @GlenM @rozie @PoliteOcean @Erinik @Flourish @Kash216 @Jaelin @Sam @Lee @Isaac_ @Annalia @poeticguy @Baze @Katheryn @Dhara94 @Mark5 @Jake @pm229 @SunshineCat @Zedda @Anggi @wonderfulPumpkin71 @StandforFreedom @Iara @PolarCat @BeautifulAngels97 @Luka @FrostStream @mscoxie @lucy2 @RebeccaH @Justinrarrr @KrinkTheMellowUnicorn @Pat @MissZ @Amelia @QuickJazz @Bexicle @Dillion @Laura @bookworm4 @Chevy81 @Flair30 @Belle_ @ezraBB @MonBon @Gracey @Ali @Twish @resourcefulDew87 @Harquinn909 @AutumnLeaigh @holly29 @Heather @Annie @soothingpurrr @7degrees @YayyySphere @Jadie @fluffyUnicorns84 @peacefulsoul8 @freshLight64 @Pali
@Lilylistens This a wonderful thread you have made for @Roadie, I hope he knows how valueable he is to this website.
@Roadie is and always will be a true hero of mine and a 7cups legend who has embodied all 7cups stood for. My communication with him has been breif but he truly champions everyone talents and is super supportive and encouraging in everything he does.
@Roadie if you are reading this know you are truly appreciated and I am glad you are doing what you feel is right for you just now. Hope your path leads you to somewhere great.
I definitely agree. @Roadie has paved the way for all of us, in one way or another. It hurts to think about where this site would be without him, because I can guarantee it would be a sore sight.
Although I never really got the chance/opportunity to truly know @Roadie, I do know that I have heard NOTHING by AWESOME things about him. I've seen his name mentioned so many places, so many times with nothing but kind and inspiring words. Whether coming "from" him, or being said "about" him. Also, right after I became a Mentor myself, even though we had never chatted with one another, he had reached out to me personally to congratulate me. Now that says ALOT about a person to reach out to somebody you don't even know. I hope one day I will have the opportunity once more to chat with this kind soul and person again.
@Lilylistens @Roadie I so wish I had the opportunity to get to know you better. Although I feel I did get to know you through some of your incredible, thoughtful, intelligent, posts! You are truly a treasure and an extremely important person in our community. Thank you for all of your contributions to 7 cups! I hope to see you come back to us someday and I wish you every happiness that this world can bring you! You truly will be missed!💞⭐️♦️
Lily, thank you for that awesome tribute to @Roadie and I'm truly honored to have been tagged on this post. I never really got a chance to personally know Roadie because I just joined 7 Cups 4 months ago. I think we exchanged a few work related PM's. We also attended the same mentor meetings with the rest of the mentors and his always very cordial.
His profile struck me as someone that's really sincere and passionate about serving this community. If you read this Roadie I truly believe you're a hugh asset to this community and I wish you the best in your future endeavors.
Hopefully you'll come back to visit. I totaly understand after 1 1/2 years you probably have other things needing your attention... haha! including the famous "Self Care".
Sincerely,
Joy
We all loveeee you thissssssssssssssssssss much @Roadie :):)
Well what can I add, @Roadie is the man that many of us aspire to. He has always been there for me and many many others. He will be sadly missed but will always be in my 7cups heart.
Thanks for everything
@Lucy2
@Roadie - I miss the little chats we used to have. You have honestly given so much to the community and the people you support. Enjoy this wonderful celebration of your awesomeness :)
I don't think there's anything I can say about Roadie that I haven't said before, so instead, I just want to say thank you.
Thank you for always believing in me as a mentor and mentor leader. even when I wasn't so sure I was up to the task.
Thank you for consistently offering support, wisdom, and guidance - your words have meant so much to me, and I don't know where I would be without them.
Thank you for the incredible dedication you have given to the forums for as long as I have given here, including after stepping down from your mentor leader role - your constant ideas and inspiration have made this place what it is.
Perhaps most of all, thank you for modelling self-care in a way that really speaks to me (and I hope to others). It's hard sometimes to feel like you can take a step back when you need to, but the example you have set makes me feel so much more able to set my own limits, to trust in others to pick up the slack when I need to step away, and to still be here for me even if I go silent for a bit.
Thank you for each and every interaction we have had, thank you for all that you have done for this community, thank you for inspiration and excitement, thank you for mentorship and sage counsel, thank you for friendship and belief, thank you.