Comments on: Conflicting emotions before a weekend

By: Duchesse

Duchesse — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:51:10 +0000

Geri, you may know the notion that there are three kinds of business: yours, other people’s and God’s (or whatever you want to call her )

Your business: for example, is your face and what you chose to do, for whom you vote, and how you choose to spend your time. Other people’s business: what they choose to read/watch, or for example what job my son decides to take. God’s business: earthquakes, cancer, etc.- the occurrence out of any of our hands. (However, when we take care of friends, or the Haitians, it comes into ‘our business’.)

That doesn’t mean we don’t feel sad, frustrated or angry, but it helps me to put my energy where I can affect change or give support, and let go of what is not my business.

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:52:51 +0000

Hmm. You think too much (above comment). Wow. Nor does worrying & thinking about others necessarily make one unproductive. Now I’m annoyed. Back later, Geri. I’m sorry about your friend. Same thing here with a friend…she’s 52 & was diagnosed last week with bone cancer. It’s gonna be rough.

Try to divert yourself tonight (Saturday) & then on we go.

By: Soos

Soos — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:18:34 +0000

You may be sad because you think too much. Women tend to do this. Although I do have a new, young male coworker who also thinks too much. I see it keeps him from working as productively as he could.

I’m happy to be alive, have a job and a family who love and support each other. And that’s a LOT.

However, I’m TIRED. So, off to bed and sleep…

BTW, best to you on this endeavor!

By: Heather Chapple

Heather Chapple — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:02:29 +0000

Ah ….to keep the balance…sad and happy…. appreciate, recognize and step forward..always forward…glass half full and all that jazz….but it makes one appreciate when you have to recognize the rhythms of life…a little melancholy is probably good for soul too…
hugs Heather

By: Geri

Geri — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:17:27 +0000

Hi Toby,

those are definitely three happys (or is is happies?) to add to my list. And I like your glad rhyme, although happy is stronger.

i didn’t know about the earthquake until i read your comment because i was out. it doesn’t appear too many people were injured or killed, thank God, although I haven’t read an update.

sleep well.

geri

By: Geri

Geri — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:12:27 +0000

you are so welcome Kirin.

Geri

By: Toby Wollin

Toby Wollin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:24:06 +0000

Geri – not to go all accountant on you here (it’s ok; I’m still in the 12-step program for recovering accountants – my hands don’t shake when I look at financial statements any more), but you have 7 things that you are sad about and only 4 things that you are happy (or glad if you need to rhyme) for. In order to get in balance, you need 3 things to be happy about. Such as:
You are happy that you had your facial procedure done (but perhaps a little bit mad at yourself for having waited so long).
You are happy that the site is up and running successfully.
You are happy that you are not in Japan (they just had a 7.0 earthquake).

As for the ‘sad’ items, several of them are really, for me, in the ‘mad/angry/frustrated’ arena rather than ‘sad’, but that is a personal preference. I’m ‘sad’ because I couldn’t get to my Dad to tell him ‘I love you’ one more time before he died. I’m ‘mad’ because there are far too many people in this country who are holding the rest of us hostage to their political game of “We have to win so that the rest of you lose.” That makes me ‘mad’; it does not make me ‘sad’.

By: Kirin

Kirin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:01:28 +0000

My list of ‘sads’ would be too long to post, but may I say I am so sorry for your friend, such a young age. I am happy however that you have taken the time to write this thought provoking post for us. It caused me to stop for a moment to appreciate more what is good in my life, to deplore what is not so good and resolve to do my bit to improve it however way I can. It is good to stop and look around occasionally and not be so involved in one’s own little world that the real world with all its attending woes and yes its joys just passes you by. It is indeed good to stop and reflect. Thank you for shaking me out of my doldrums.

Kirin