tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post6656760954380395818..comments2023-11-03T17:56:12.796+05:30Comments on Coffee Rings Everywhere: When it is already brokenNatashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-21600528747751971242009-09-16T11:05:08.338+05:302009-09-16T11:05:08.338+05:30The vase looks beautiful. A long ago nugget of Rea...The vase looks beautiful. A long ago nugget of Readers' Digest wisdom: Don't cry over anything that can't cry over you.<br />I'm not so hassled by broken things needing to be cleared up- it's about the potential injuries by the shards.<br />My belief that I can 'possess' something only for as long I am meant to, and once that time is up, farewell!dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-35597754141568287282009-09-16T10:05:00.881+05:302009-09-16T10:05:00.881+05:30@ Fiona - it is not so much to do with expecting d...@ Fiona - it is not so much to do with expecting disappointments, but accepting that they will happen, so when they do, you are not disappointed.<br /><br />@ Lisa - you will probably be in this state much more than anyone else. And you would need to be, because the next few years will take more out of you than you even consider possible.<br /><br />@ Elizabeth - you said it in much fewer words!<br /><br />@ Tami - another set of books to add to Mount TBR. And yes, we are Thursday Twins after all.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-57449807853803724842009-09-15T20:26:08.714+05:302009-09-15T20:26:08.714+05:30You know... this reminds me in a round-about way o...You know... this reminds me in a round-about way of the Sword of Truth series I just read--Kahlen, the herione, when leading troops into war, declares the dead already so they have nothing to lose. It frees them to fight with all they have for their cause.<br /><br />Your approach frees you to allow your boys to be the boys, living their joyful life, instead of trying to constantly reign them in. I think it's wise... then again, you and I agree on most things, no matter how baffled our mothers are.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-64572206836638305312009-09-15T19:46:53.539+05:302009-09-15T19:46:53.539+05:30That is so true. When you expect chaos (which, in...That is so true. When you expect chaos (which, in my case, usually happens), the zen moments that happen surprisingly often are that much more appreciated. <br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-22181894967143693122009-09-15T17:00:48.569+05:302009-09-15T17:00:48.569+05:30I think it is different than expecting disappointm...I think it is different than expecting disappointments. It is accepting that in life, things are going to happen. We can rail against them, or we can say, "I see. Another twist in this beautiful thing called life. What can I learn from it?"<br /><br />Lisa<br />http://lgurney.blogspot.comLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086101058759923788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-23238192164363929832009-09-15T12:26:11.380+05:302009-09-15T12:26:11.380+05:30I guess you're right... although I don't r...I guess you're right... although I don't really want to spend my life expecting disappointments. On the other hand, it is important to realize that life is to be enjoyed because of and in spite of its imperfections!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com