tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post3866200358594855126..comments2023-11-03T22:34:56.656+09:00Comments on I'm no Picasso: The choice I'm making.I'm no Picassohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516337555349888808noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post-29186397409451017192010-06-22T01:24:11.625+09:002010-06-22T01:24:11.625+09:00I am very sorry and I feel deeply for you and your...I am very sorry and I feel deeply for you and your family. I didnt have the possibility to follow your blog the past week, so I read just now what happened. I am relieved to hear that so many people support you and I wish you a lot of strength.Sabrinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post-11665225802814559862010-06-21T10:31:52.647+09:002010-06-21T10:31:52.647+09:00I haven't been able to follow your blog lately...I haven't been able to follow your blog lately and I hate myself for it because I think about you all the time and have been worrying about you.<br /><br />I think your attitude facing all of this is extremely grounded and mature. But even more than that - don't doubt that there is a reason. Even if we do make retroactive explanations, that doesn't make them any less meaningful.<br /><br />I think the ultimate goal in life is to find a peace and acceptance in whatever happens - not to be attached to anything, because everything is impermanent. Only when you stop worrying about holding onto something can you appreciate what life has let you borrow. And dealing with hardship always - always! - gives you an opportunity to practice and solidify that ability.<br /><br />So yes, the specific details may be somewhat arbitrary in their assigned importance (I lost the Teach for America job because I was *meant* to teach in Korea - maybe?) but any act that causes disappointment or grief opens up a space for new opportunities of growth and new beginnings.<br /><br />I have no doubt that this will make you an overall stronger, more aware person in the end. I'm a shoulder any time you need one, kay??CeilingofStarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110238349397590911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post-81257110386427357662010-06-20T18:16:46.014+09:002010-06-20T18:16:46.014+09:00you have all these angels around you, from your st...you have all these angels around you, from your students to neighbors, looking after you and just being there for you just because they all love you. in the name of memories kept and memories to be made, fighting, liz!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post-35278881620520890032010-06-20T13:19:48.329+09:002010-06-20T13:19:48.329+09:00I wanted to say "I'm sorry for your loss&...I wanted to say "I'm sorry for your loss" but that doesn't seem right. I'm sorry that you had to say goodbye to someone you loved. This week has been one of the hardest weeks for me. My grandma back home was in the hospital for a congestive heart failure. I spent this entire week like a zombie, so even though our stories aren't the same I understand a bit where you are coming from.<br /><br />Those last few paragraphs you wrote really struck a cord with me. It seems like everything that could go wrong was going wrong which only made me fel worse, but like you said sometimes things happen to push us harder to make us stronger. Like you, I made a choice the other day to stop bottling it up, stop walking around like a zombie, stop feeling sad and miserable and just keep living and remember why I'm here. So thank you for sharing and writing this out. You helped bring me back towards normal again.Lola O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00362529946061814699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post-7556222459111933302010-06-20T12:13:10.835+09:002010-06-20T12:13:10.835+09:00Good.Good.Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026028648969726274noreply@blogger.com