Snowflake Challenge Day 15

[meridian_rose]

Day 15 - Talk about why you participated in Snowflake &/or what you got out of it.

This is a lovely one, especially this year. I wasn't sure how much time I'd have to participate but after the first few days I managed to hit my stride and enjoy not just writing entries but reading other entries and getting to know people.

There's been such participation that this year it has made me feel positive about fandom and re-energised. All the love for journaling and the connections has been beautiful to see. I've found some new followers - *waves* so now I've got more activity on my reading page which is so much fun with a lot of new interests. Without the challenge I might never have crossed paths with some of these people, so I'm grateful!

fandomsecrets has a post here with 2 secrets that sum up some of the best things about fandom. Secret 02 talks about imagining getting support from a fictional character to get through some terrible times in their personal life and how they find that character inspiring even when all else seemed lost. Secret 03 talks about how listening to a podcast has got someone through a difficult time in their life.

I think we underestimate how much fiction and media can positively impact us. And part of fandom more generally is how it can help us connect with other people, and encourage us to create, and to build community. That's what fandom is or can/should be. And I think that's what Snowflake Challenge aims for, to remind us of the good in fandom, of what we do and why, to introduce us to new things and new people, and to give us a chance to express all of those things. Thank you all at snowflake_challenge!

Comments

[meridian_rose]

It's so powerful, literally lifesaving, frequently life affirming. And snowflake this year has shown fandom and fans coming together to celebrate that in a way it lacked last year - or maybe that was just me. It was a rough year and there are some media pieces that definitely helped me get through it, so I'm thankful for that and this year is off to a better start :)

[mr_picard]

Very powerful indeed, yes. Fandom has such incredible powers, despite all the negativity that fans can spread sometimes.