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Comment on Isolated thoughts by bb

bb — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 06:10:26 +0000

forgot to put my name on the above comment.

Comment on Isolated thoughts by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 06:09:31 +0000

Well put. The particular projection of ourself depends on the situation..the observer..what the observer means to us. Is it somebody we are confident about ( then we dare to show our worst) or is it somebody who we would want not to scare away ( then we put our best behaviour). But I suppose because we know this we also tend to judge the person in front of us remembering he/she is again projecting a part of their personality. It must be all reconcilable. One wonders. Good blog :)

Comment on crazy, foolish, … Love. by me

me — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:13:32 +0000

This is a test, the comments work fine now

Comment on If you read me by Sabrina

Sabrina — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:01:55 +0000

Thank you so much for your beautiful letter, which I have re-posted as requested. Thank you for taking part; I hope Hoder will be able to read all of our letters soon.

Comment on My Billy by clarinette

clarinette — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:42:05 +0000

Hey uchenaya_belka! Thanks for the link. It’s true that we sometimes have to close some doors in order to move on, for our own sanity. The question is which doors have to be closed and when? :-)

Comment on My Billy by uchenaya_belka

uchenaya_belka — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:59:41 +0000

You reminded me on this New York Times article that got me thinking a lot a few weeks back… In my case, it’s the doors to my ex-life in my ex-country that I do not want to close, and little by little I am realizing that this doesn’t let me build a happy life for myself in the place where I am now.
“The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors”
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/science/26tier.html?_r=1&em&ex=1204434000&en=2ed3c327ef3d4df4&ei=5087&oref=slogin

Comment on My first book by uchenaya_belka

uchenaya_belka — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:55:21 +0000

Wow! I am impressed! Congratulations!..

Comment on Where did I put my cheese? by uchenaya_belka

uchenaya_belka — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:33:39 +0000

I hear you. I think I understand. My parents are younger than yours, but 10-15 years older than my friends’ and my husband’s. I’ve been noticing for a while that whenever we talk about our future and where we’d like to live, etc., I’m much more concerned about what will happen when my parents need care… I do not have brothers or sisters, just an aunt who does not do very well herself and her son who (at least for far) has been very young and clueless :) So I feel that it’s my and only my responsibility, and I try to sooth the feeling of guilt by reminding myself that if I govern my life by what’s best for my parents, then the cycle of life will not make sense… the purpose of chinldren’s exsistance should not be as limited as taking care of their parents… I try to focus on the positive: how lucky we are in our times that people live so long, and that we can enjoy the company of our parents for a long time even after we become adults.

Comment on Where did I put my cheese? by RS

RS — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:15:47 +0000

I have sometimes the same feelings. I am imaging scenarios in my mind about the death of my parents, how, when, who will take care of her/him and all those crazy questions. I do not like at all to go back to Iran where my parents are living and that make me even crazier seeing myself as a selfish person. Usually at those moments I stop thinking emotional and trying to justify my decisions for leaving Iran. Living now in a country where the expatriate work force is three times higher than its local population, it is not difficult for me to find friends and colleagues who are in the same situation. I try to see the routine of nature, the inevitableness of fate and I try to remind myself that just a little bit of faith will make things go well…

Comment on It’s great to be back by beakie

beakie — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:53:04 +0000

welcome back !