[rebarnmom]

I truly enjoy giving karma as a token of appreciation for something someone has contributed, whether it be a kind word or gave me a laugh or made me smile, or a statement I can agree with or one that makes me think, a help or answered question , or an ebook made available to us through someone's hard work and there are so many other ways our members contribute that are unseen by many of us, but I confess to falling into the snare of karma whoring, a pride thing, getting carried away with numbers. But truly I don't want it if undeserved. Because then it doesn't mean as much. I can appreciate the kindness behind it though.

Though I appreciate the congratulations, as it does feel good to receive acknowledgement and attention, and to feel valued, as sadly some of us don't. But the more I think about it, I think the congratulations for me (regarding karma) are unnecessary, the karma messages are their own reward.

To be honest, I never looked at this thread until I saw myself approaching what might seem a "milestone" for me, wondering if anyone would notice. (Thank you to those that did!) I know the criticism isn't mean to shame anyone, but looking inside myself I do feel ashamed and I want to apologize for any way that I have contibuted to any abuse of karma. I would rather contribute to the continued success of this wonderful forum!