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Those New Eyes
For those of you who are
reading this, our sincerest thanks for your continued support
and following. We experienced some serous fall outs after the
release of v.01.02, and these events may well change the whole
notion of running an online magazine.
There were significant events
that happened which made us question our judgment and ideals
regarding ThoseBrownEyes. It also questioned our expectations.
All of a sudden we found ourselves unsure of what we were
doing.
ThoseBrownEyes almost came to a
grinding halt. As some of us have expressed reservations about
being part of this publication we became aware of the
realities of pushing an idea and a belief forward for its own
purpose rather than for commercial and even for professional
gain.
It took a lot of time for
reflection. And at one point I could no longer refer to
ThoseBrownEyes as "our" publication, but rather as
"my" online magazine because I found myself alone.
But that was only for a moment. And for our sense of direction
to sink in once again it took some enlightening words from
outside the circle... from someone who has gone through
similar (if not more difficult) ordeals before.
On our present cover is
Christine Hsu of the celebrated HeyChristine.com
and the acclaimed Oriented.org.
She is also our saving grace. It was never in my nature
to address any conflicts that I experience with someone who is
not directly affected by it, but in a time of confusion I
simply could not say "I'm fine, thank you..." when
asked "How are things?".
And when I voiced out a little
of the chaos I received an e-mail which contained what would
be a clear mandate for pursuing the goals that we initially
set ourselves to achieve. Nothing else has been more
helpful.
Now that I completely
understood the importance of sharing the vision I found myself
surrounded with more people who are willing to push
ThoseBrownEyes forward. To Julia, Jacqi, and Robyn, who jumped
aboard with sheer exuberance and optimism, and to those who
will eventually hop in... thank you. =)
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