I think I’m a bit late on this Community Spirit challenge, but really it’s never too late to highlight a wonderful person like my friend Phire Zuhra. Phire blogs at Style Genesis with her best friend Sakuradawn Lei, and I grabbed the cute photo of her from her Flickr stream.

Anyone who knows Phire knows that she has a wicked sense of humor and is quick with a hug when someone is feeling down. These things are all part of what make her amazing, but the reason she came to mind for this challenge to highlight someone who builds community and encourages people is her support of creators. She’s guinea pig extraordinaire for Lazy Places, the shop owned by Sakuradawn and her partner Sven, and that’s a very important part of the process that keeps bringing Lazy Places cuteness to our inventories. We all owe a debt of gratitude to Phire for that alone. Phire is also friends with Lola79 Heinrichs of Lolapop!, and I know from seeing them on Plurk that Phire encourages and supports Lola through praise, suggestions, and blogging.

I also have to say that Phire has been a huge supporter of my shop Shine for ages now. She was at the Covet sim grand opening and was one of the first people to buy jewelry from me, and then she was the very first person to blog my jewelry. I’m not a prolific creator, but with every release, Phire is right there with kind words and great ideas like adding more rings to my sets. Phire’s enthusiasm is contagious, and I think any community should honor those who bring so much joy to those around them, so I hope I’ve done Phire some justice with this post. Thank you Phire for all that you do for us.