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Comment on Ending The Happiness Deficit by Ellie

Ellie — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 04:37:22 +0000

enjoyed this the first time; thanks to the reader who visited it again today!

Comment on Morning Glories! by Ellie

Ellie — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:09:03 +0000

How lovely: “Morning Glory!Evening Grace!” Our lives thrive on balance but it isn’t so easy, is it? The juxtaposition of this phrase morning, evening, glory and grace is both poetic and prophetic.
Thanks xelliott123 for the insight!

Comment on I Love It When a Plan Comes Together! by Ellie

Ellie — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:05:36 +0000

xelliott123 – good to see you here on Bouncebackcafe again!

Comment on Morning Glories! by xelliott123

xelliott123 — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:04:32 +0000

Thank you, Ellie… Kind of reminds me of the talk show host, Hugh Hewitt, and his greeting with his callers: “Morning Glory! response: Evening Grace!”
Our lives thrive on balance but it isn’t so easy, is it? The juxtaposition of this phrase morning, evening, glory and grace is both poetic and prophetic. Thank you for your words of wisdom

Comment on I Love It When a Plan Comes Together! by xelliott123

xelliott123 — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:51:22 +0000

kudos to you and your grand ideas!

Comment on The Power of Exhaustion by The G-Ma

The G-Ma — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:17:12 +0000

Powerful Post, Patti Ann. Insights need to become “out” sights as we slouch towards what we think we need. If only I would stay in the moment, but I’m off like an alarm clock on some other incidental quest.

We are gifted with too much stuff and too little time. How odd. Daylight is no longer necessary for our work to take place.

Thanks for your timely observations.
The G-Ma

I doubt men do this to themselves.

Comment on The Power of Exhaustion by PattiAnn

PattiAnn — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 06:30:05 +0000

I wish I had a solution, but it took me 6 months to figure this much out. I still get sucked into the anger, frustration, and hopelessness that come with being too tired.
I understand the “This too will pass” sentiment but not knowing how long the race is takes its own kind of toll. If we knew where the finish line was, we might be able to pace ourselves. But when it’s “just” a matter of putting one foot in front of the other, it becomes harder to manage.
We all cope as best we can. Hopefully, the short breaks help – even if you feel guilty. Maybe the break helps him too. You never know.
In the end, you WILL find an independent and powerful woman. She probably won’t be the same as before, but she will still be with you.

Comment on The Power of Exhaustion by Studio Catalina

Studio Catalina — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:44:47 +0000

WOW, great read…I have been a caregiver only since last August. Where going grocery shopping, an errand to Home Depot or Costco used to be “enjoyable” and my time, I now look at these as chores. Even meeting a friend for coffee and chit chat I am worrying and catching myself glancing at my watch for how long I have been gone. Will he remember to eat the sandwich I left for him in the refrigerator or even have the energy to get up and get it…I also have problems asking people to help, even if it is to call him and remind him to eat or to just ask how he is doing? I have found a few things that cause me less worry, gardening and art. The only drawback to these is they keep me at home. I want to use my new camera at the arboritum or the zoo, but again I am too long away from home; I want to visit friends who live an hour or 2 away, I want to go out to dinner, I want to…well, I have a lot of “I want tos” to work on and sometimes it is just too overwhelming or I feel selfish even thinking of what I used to be able to do. A friend of mine says “This too will pass” and I often wonder if I will ever be able to retrieve that independent and powerful woman I once was.

Comment on Self Expansion??? by Ellie

Ellie — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:31:43 +0000

Yay dogmom! I was hoping somebody would call me out on that… I KNEW it was a one-sided point of view but sometimes I lose sight of all the ways I can go wrong… you’re right — friends (and even work associates and community associates) enrich our existence and prod and push and pull us into becoming more of ourselves than we knew we could be… thanks for the prod!

Comment on The Lessons We Need to Learn by dogmom

dogmom — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:08:48 +0000

I really liked this post. I’m great at beating myself up with the “shoulda, coulda, woulda’ mantra. This got me to thinking about that in a different way. It’s going to take me some time to re-read this and think about it some more, but I appreciate a different slant on this way of thinking. Thanks!