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You have made an important point here - events lik...

2011-05-17T08:56:27.183-04:00

You have made an important point here - events like this do help put smaller problems in perspective, which we often need to do from time to time.

Visting you from the no rules blog hop.

Wow. Did I need this post. Thank you for sharing...

2011-05-15T19:52:03.640-04:00

Wow. Did I need this post. Thank you for sharing. I need to take more time to appreciate life and not take things so seriously. I'm finding that all of the new blogs I'm finding today are all pointing in the same general direction. I guess I've been needing the reminder enough that its all coming to me so I can't avoid it. GREAT post. Thank you:)

I had a similar experience walking along one day i...

2011-05-13T19:54:49.925-04:00

I had a similar experience walking along one day in Atlanta... There was a huge crowd around the street and in the centre of the road was a dead man, early 30's, who looked like he had been shot to death. It really makes you step back and wonder if everything that you're upset about is really worth being upset. Experiences like that put things in perspective.

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2011-05-13T16:58:26.764-04:00

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Thanks for the comments everyone! Anon - yes, I...

2009-09-11T08:51:52.401-04:00

Thanks for the comments everyone!

Anon - yes, I think so.

Hunter - that's the hard part... reconciling the intellectual with the emotional. That's where the whole "count to 10" thing comes in; gives your mind a chance to catch up with your emotion and hopefull rein it in.

Neo - my sister was a HUGE Rush fan. I think I still have pictures she took at a concert once and she painted a huge mural on her bedroom window (which later became mine). I'll check out Hemispheres!

Not sure about your musical taste, might I suggest...

2009-09-05T07:02:07.190-04:00

Not sure about your musical taste, might I suggest some listening that is almost as good as reading, Rush, a Canadian band bases many of their old songs (1974-1979ish) on balance of the heart and the mind, let me know if you like it, the first song on the Hemispheres 'album' is a great example.

Thanks Charlene. We all have a tendency to take i...

2009-09-02T08:29:09.079-04:00

Thanks Charlene. We all have a tendency to take it all too seriously, don't we?

Hi, Charlene. Great post. And for me at least, qui...

2009-09-02T06:59:06.732-04:00

Hi, Charlene. Great post. And for me at least, quite timely. I certainly struggle with work-stress that I recognize (on an intellectual level) as not being worth it. But sometimes it just seems so visceral.

I'll try to think of this story the next time I find myself in that situation.

Nice comments block! It's important to have a...

2009-08-31T10:16:26.820-04:00

Nice comments block!

It's important to have a good balance but I think sometimes this just isn't possible - but as long as you try it's okay!
Nice site, thanks for visiting mine!
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I like this setup. Ofc I forgot the old one alread...

2009-08-30T12:05:11.370-04:00

I like this setup. Ofc I forgot the old one already. but this is nice on the eye. The comments block is cool :)

I appreciate the sentiment. It hits home with me t...

2009-08-30T10:02:58.373-04:00

I appreciate the sentiment. It hits home with me today, for I have been overly anxious about so many things this last week, and it's good to be reminded that it's not life or death. Thanks.

Thanks and welcome to the new site! Yep - I figur...

2009-08-30T09:25:19.328-04:00

Thanks and welcome to the new site! Yep - I figured the roaming animals would be a nice touch. :-) I also get hot air balloons near my house almost everyday in nice weather so I had to include those! And in general, wanted a happy, peaceful flowing, freeing, BEAMING feeling to come across. Enjoy!!

Great post and love your new blog design! (The fre...

2009-08-30T07:46:04.463-04:00

Great post and love your new blog design! (The free cows are a nice touch sicne you don't eat them anymore! LOL!)

Yes Charlene, it's all about perspective. It s...

2009-08-29T19:18:20.888-04:00

Yes Charlene, it's all about perspective. It sounds so simple, yet it takes so long to figure that out. We were playing a game, where we believed perspective (anything other than being obsessed with winning) to be a fast track to failure. You've told a great story. It will be in my head forever.

well little lady that was a good lesson to pass on...

2009-08-29T16:57:29.130-04:00

well little lady that was a good lesson to pass on, no sense in crying bout ungrowed potatoes neither.
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