tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post1711896795172080798..comments2023-11-02T06:02:54.115-04:00Comments on If You're Going Through Hell Keep Going: There but for the grace of you go Isusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-36730302730613395972012-07-16T19:33:46.481-04:002012-07-16T19:33:46.481-04:00I admire your compassion for this woman. I can'...I admire your compassion for this woman. I can't imagine that she doesn't have a mental illness..not that that condones her behavior but she may not even be aware or in control in which case the hospital is the best place for her. Sorry that happened to you. If you ever want to check out my blog please feel welcome.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16288842067954888301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-65089129298725858322012-07-16T18:59:10.427-04:002012-07-16T18:59:10.427-04:00Hi Susan, I had a boy spit on me when I was younge...Hi Susan, I had a boy spit on me when I was younger and I can still remember the horror and disgust of that. I too can associate when you say about looking in her eyes and seeing no soul there. I always thought people had an ability to human passion or compassion until I met a young guy I was working with as a youth worker. He had the coldest, soul less eyes I ever saw and it sent a chill right Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-28639792592592436032012-07-14T17:34:02.595-04:002012-07-14T17:34:02.595-04:00Oh, what a difficult experience. I would have had...Oh, what a difficult experience. I would have had an OCD freakout at the least. In any case, the hospitals are there for those who need them. They are not great places, but if that is where she is, as least she is safe from herself and others. There is a big difference between those who seek treatment and those do not. That will not be you, because you are managing your situation. I laud The Blue Morphohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16387317327488568515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-48452281717823400862012-07-11T22:43:43.139-04:002012-07-11T22:43:43.139-04:00When I am in the middle of a situation like that, ...When I am in the middle of a situation like that, I feel anger and rage. When I step back (which is not always easy) I realize they are in a hell all their own, and I am grateful that at least today, I am not also in that place.Michael Plataniahttp://www.thejourneybegins.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-20134270201464729052012-07-10T17:45:42.541-04:002012-07-10T17:45:42.541-04:00I often wonder if that's what will become of m...I often wonder if that's what will become of me too. I already have little to no tolerance for other people and the heat just magnifies my disdain. Fortunately, the heat finally broke here in Chicago, hopefully the cooler weather will be heading your way soon, and by cooler I mean in the 80's. I've never done well physically or emotionally when the temps get over 80, but after weeks Miss Defectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299676284584329772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-87507080969769766802012-07-10T10:09:34.112-04:002012-07-10T10:09:34.112-04:00What strikes me in this story is how we feel so di...What strikes me in this story is how we feel so differently when we get pulled into a drama than when we read about it from afar. Obviously, distressed people (whether high or mentally troubled) get pulled in every day. Often they are treated badly in the process. But when we make the connection we feel the impact more. To your credit you felt compassion despite this lady's mistreatment of WillSpirithttp://willspirit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-73283214163002804752012-07-09T21:39:37.957-04:002012-07-09T21:39:37.957-04:00If its the heat driving everyone crazy which I wou...If its the heat driving everyone crazy which I wouldn't be surprised it is! <br /><br />I really worry for future generations if global warming is right and all that!<br /><br />Lets hope for a better future though!<br />I'm glad you handled it well keeping cool in a hot situation. (pun definitely intended) <br /><br />I think after the last few years I've come to realize things neverAstral Samuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10554763936846842909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-72457945750852770932012-07-09T20:44:32.031-04:002012-07-09T20:44:32.031-04:00Hi Sharon,
I wasn't so gracious. My first th...Hi Sharon, <br /><br />I wasn't so gracious. My first thought was "this woman just spat on me, let me give one back to her". Then a second or so later I calmed down. <br /><br />This heat is bringing out the worse in everyone. It's not the heat that's so bad, it's that horrid 100 percent humidity that happens on the East Coast where it feels like walking in quicksand susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-2446515417930048182012-07-09T20:12:24.605-04:002012-07-09T20:12:24.605-04:00I have so wondered the same thing about myself bef...I have so wondered the same thing about myself before..."How do I know that won't be me one day?" It is scary when you think your mind might slip away from you at some point in your life. And you are right, she could have been over heated, over exhausted, or in the midst of some other tragedy that threw her over the edge. I applaud you for being so gracious in the midst of chaos. Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133913970571235792noreply@blogger.com