7 Cups 10th Birthday Celebration: Believe in Equality
7 Cups is 10 years old, and this marks an important milestone and one that you have all made possible. I feel grateful for each and every individual on 7 Cups because you are all making a difference in the lives of people that are reaching out for emotional support.
At 7 Cups, we wholeheartedly believe that every single person is valuable. Every single person is treated equally, with care and respect. We all have equal rights regardless of gender identity, race, religion, background, or any other difference. You matter to us, this is the collective value that we wish to instill in each and every individual on 7 Cups.
Our mission at 7 Cups is to empower every human to care for one another. We are a welcoming and inclusive community, and we hope that you have found a sanctuary on the internet where you can retreat, ask questions, receive emotional support, and grow as an individual.
We believe in collaboration and respect all ideas and feedback you may have on 7 Cups. Having been part of the 7 Cups Team since 2018, I have seen this value applied many times with the respect, warmth, and value that you all treat one another with. It is such an honour to spend each day as part of such a warm and engaging community. I am immensely honoured to collaborate with you all, and each of you has significantly impacted the 7 Cups Community in meaningful ways. We are a flourishing community because each of you makes this happen. We still have work to do, and continuously learn from each of you that provides feedback on how we can improve at 7 Cups.
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others” - Mahatma Gandhi. I believe we are all learning more about ourselves through the service we provide to others here at 7 Cups and by ensuring we are focused on the well-being of those around us, we stay close to the 7 Cups value of believing in equality. 🌻
🌻Please feel free to share with us a time that you felt someone treated you with respect and made you feel valued at 7 Cups. 🌻
With gratitude,
Lisa
@LisaMeighanMScGMBPsS
@Heather225
Hi Lisa! 😊❤️ Thank you so very much for your amazing forum post and for reminding us of one of the 7 cups core values! I really like this one and I could not agree with you more, that everyone should be treated with dignity and respect! ❤️
When I first came here, years ago, I too felt the very same way and in addition to that, did the mental gymnastics and stretched that core value to include something that was right in front of us all along. That if we believe that, that if we believe in equality, that it means us as human beings here on this site and what it is that we are doing at the moment. That members are equal to listeners, that roles or badges are simply a signifier of who to go to for support or help.
Without ever even having a conversation with @Heather225 in regard to my feelings about it all, clearly they saw what it is that I was seeing! In 6 short months H got us back on track, got us back to the original culture that Glen had intended for us all along, they stopped the bullying and dominance from those that felt having a higher order badge or role was part of the program for jealousy or intimidation. From my vantage point, it appeared to be quite rampant.
Going for a leadership position should be done so with helpful behaviors in mind. With love in your heart for the site, with love in your heart for your teammates and done in the spirit of service driven leadership!
H set the tone, leveled the playing field and gave good people the opportunity to continue on with their helpful behaviors as well as changed the course of history here on 7 cups, in my opinion, so that future people coming to the platform would have the opportunity to do great things and unfettered. I see this happening how ❤️.I will be eternally grateful for them for creating change in a positive direction and making this a safe place for us all!
Glen had mentioned in a recent forum post that in our past we caught "lightening in a bottle" 3 times. I have no idea what those moments were to him. For me, elevating H to be our community director had to have been one of them!
"Lightening and the thunder......" they are both! ❤️
*high fives* 😊 and big *hugs* ❤️
@SparkyGizmo
Hi SparkyGizmo!
I can see very much in your responses and group messages that you believe in the 7 Cups value of believing in equality and it shows in the way you communicate with others. I am so glad you really feel it here at 7 Cups because we truly believe in this value and it is so important.
H is an incredible Director of Community at 7 Cups and applies knowledge, kindness, empathy and equality in the way they work at all times which Glen has instilled in the community from the very beginning! It is so nice to read your comments about them and I am so sure they are going to be thrilled to hear them too.
I couldn't agree more with what you said about leadership positions. Serving others in a way that is equal, person-centred, warm and brings meaning and purpose into lives is so important and vital for everyone to grow and keep growing! Thank you so much for your insightful comments, they are always so wonderful to read. Sending my high fives and positive wishes straight back to you! 🌻
@LisaMeighanMScGMBPsS
Thank you Lisa! ❤️❤️❤️ You have no idea how much it means to me to know that you "see" me, remember me as well as are pleased with my responses and level of engagement with others across the platform! Wow! 😊
Thank you for seeing the value in me and for noticing my efforts! This is an amazing moment for me and I am truly grateful. Thank you for what I call "catching me being good" lol 😊. This is one of the first things I get to see when signing onto the platform today. I will carry your words in my heart all day long and use it as the impetus to fill up the cups of others. You have filled up mine today! ❤️
*high fives* 😊 big *hugs* ❤️ and stay great my friend! 😊
@SparkyGizmo
Of course I remember you! :) We are so fortunate to have your positive and kind presence at 7 Cups and it is always such a pleasure of mine to be able to interact with you!
"I will carry your words in my heart all day long and use it as the impetus to fill up the cups of others. You have filled up mine today!" - beautiful words and it is always such a pleasure to read your forum posts. I am so grateful for wonderful individuals like you at 7 Cups that make it the incredible place that it is. ❤️
@LisaMeighanMScGMBPsS
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Cups not very good being inclusive in teen chat rooms because first year here they do nothing even people was lots and lots mean to me even two same people bully me every time on when they was for whole year was really bad make me feel like don’t matter and was ok be mean to me but right when can’t ignore them be mean more and get mean back I get trouble and stuff but mean people never get trouble
final just ignore decide not care because know I don’t matter here so when people say mean things now just say ok and pretend dont hurt my feelings even makes me cry
BUT forums and some people in chats really nice to me help when I am confuse and is good friends to me send nice words and pictures never mean if say things wrong because know trying my best and make me feel better when feel sad and stuff.just so much people important to me and glad welcome me even if not welcome all places on cups
@theboymoana
Hello there!
I am so sorry to hear of your experiences using 7 Cups and please know that we always want to make your experience better and do our best to make the 7 Cups community as safe as we possibly can. Please feel free to email support@7cups.com and they will be able to help you with any experiences of bullying.
I am so glad to hear of the many positive experiences you have had on 7 Cups too! We have a very warm and welcoming community here and we are so glad you are here with us. Thank you for letting us know about your experiences too as that was a big step for you.
@LisaMeighanMScGMBPsS
Thanks !! is ok ! Already do million reports tell mods tell other people in charge send million emails no one do any thing all just ignore me or say use mute but that not actual help or anything and think after I ignore months months months the people that mean all time not care any more now just random people mean isn’t like before when was same over over over
