Continuing the new tradition of making the journals available as submissions so people can favorite and share, once again I've made the latest journal available here for anyone that wants to share it.

And also following up on other submissions, a few notes of clarification.

It is NOT "to stop drama, drama has to be started", but rather "to stop drama, drama has to be ADDRESSED"

There's a big difference between starting drama and addressing it. Starting drama would mean making new problematic situations, whereas addressing drama is looking at situations that have already been made and talking about them.

I already said before in a previous journal that sometimes the topics that will be discussed are not going to easy. Some of them require talking about awkward or uncomfortable things. However, NOT talking about them would be even worse as it allows small dramatic situations to easily blow up into much bigger ones. As much as we may want to sweep all drama under the rug, that's not always possible.

Problems can not be solved if we don't even bother to tackle the problem to begin with.

And one last thing, and I'll say it again:

"Not all drama can be avoided or stopped."

This is a very critical thing to understand about drama is that drama will always exist. New forms of drama will be invented, old forms of drama will happen again, and as much as it sucks, it's about as inevitable as life, death, and taxes.

But while we can't stop all drama from happening, we can make a difference in how we, as human beings, DEAL with the drama. Some petty, insignificant drama can be diffused by walking away or sweeping it under the rug and just letting time heal all wounds. But some drama will only grow and become worse over time if left alone.

This is why I'm hoping to find ways for people to practice and increase their abilities and skills with dealing with drama. The  adlm_daily_spotlight reports problems people have so that others can come and not just help, but also teach them ways of dealing with at the same time. A good word or piece of advice can go a long way.

I know that since the founding of the ADLM that a lot of its members have made a point of doing good and improving their abilities. It may not be that noticeable, but I know you members are out there doing it, and being absolutely awesome.

Even if your efforts don't always get the limelight or attention that you and I think they deserve, take comfort in knowing that no matter what anyone says, you are doing the right thing!

And that's what counts.

~Otaku-Man