tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post8896697370796562345..comments2023-11-02T06:02:54.115-04:00Comments on If You're Going Through Hell Keep Going: My Heart Is Too Big But It Won't Breaksusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-29777135393648319312010-04-28T05:25:37.059-04:002010-04-28T05:25:37.059-04:00Hi Susan, thanks for you honesty and your blog. It...Hi Susan, thanks for you honesty and your blog. It has been a great comfort to read.<br /><br />You are more of a seasoned fighter than I am so any advice I give you will probably have heard before:)Watching the news when you are in this rut though is the WORST thing to do. Yes people should always keep abreast of what is happening on our planet, but sometimes a break is in order.<br /><br />WhatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465269150557071057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-33638800338865581872010-04-27T17:05:12.658-04:002010-04-27T17:05:12.658-04:00Trust. Remember, "In God We Trust." Inci...Trust. Remember, "In God We Trust." Incidentally, Ayn Rand is so thoroughly misinterpreted! You may or may not have seen the article: "Ayn Rand, 20th Century Prophetess."<br />http://acimmessages.blogspot.com/Christian Prophethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020964652943679070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-42172094810641693592010-04-27T15:24:18.542-04:002010-04-27T15:24:18.542-04:00@Syd, I don't have a boat, by my apt has a bal...@Syd, I don't have a boat, by my apt has a balcony and I can imagine I am on a boat. If you ever are looking for a good crew- my cat would be great at catching little fishies with sharp paws. <br /><br />@Anon-I have some cute links posted- the LOL cats for example...cartoons, Spongebob works for me. Music yes... I love music. Or now the weather is nice- walking....susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-52338968785773999172010-04-27T15:08:03.552-04:002010-04-27T15:08:03.552-04:00I'm a very sensitive person too. I have to def...I'm a very sensitive person too. I have to definitely take breaks from news. I care about what happens to people no matter where they are because I know that,in a heartbeat, it could be my family.<br /><br />So I will ready funny blogs, watch cartoons or 80's sitcoms, or read, or whatever. Laughing is a great way to go but if you can't manage it then if you can just get quiet. Watch Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-66388731041427320122010-04-27T15:04:02.833-04:002010-04-27T15:04:02.833-04:00When things like you write about here get to me, I...When things like you write about here get to me, I don't watch TV but will read and get outside, go on my boat, and recapture my spirit. I don't want to be bombarded with tragedy nor do I want to ignore its existence. But I have to take care of myself.Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-10863905848037730312010-04-27T11:59:37.264-04:002010-04-27T11:59:37.264-04:00@Riayn, Hi, Thanks, been watching my favorite Red ...@Riayn, Hi, Thanks, been watching my favorite Red Dwarf a lot, and also reruns of Seinfeld when I can... which is a big help...and trying not to watch the news anymore other than the Weather Channel..<br /><br />@Sonya's World, easier said then done, exactly. You hit the nail on the head. <br /><br />@Interchanges, never been to Seattle, but I understand. I wonder if it smells like Starbucks.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-87971874780646076122010-04-27T01:55:44.473-04:002010-04-27T01:55:44.473-04:00I just don't watch the news...period. The wor...I just don't watch the news...period. The world is a lot bigger than the news peddlers would have us think. One day they'll carry on about something horrible happening in, say Seattle. Sad, but I'm sorry...Seattle is 2500+ miles away and I don't know anyone in that part of the country. News isn't information, anymore. It's manipulation. (I'm off the soap box, nowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-33603071044706244772010-04-27T01:16:04.547-04:002010-04-27T01:16:04.547-04:00I think we can learn from all of the emotions we e...I think we can learn from all of the emotions we experience, including apathy, indifference, isolation, and media frustration. I think you know as well as all of us how much the shadows prove the light. If you want to feel passionate and connected, you also have to tolerate and even embrace the times when you feel gone and out of it. I actually suspect that the extremes of BP, which are radical Sonya's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02854923816756676031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-22896130436635424602010-04-26T23:58:59.982-04:002010-04-26T23:58:59.982-04:00I wish I could come over there and lift that horri...I wish I could come over there and lift that horrid depression of yours.<br /><br />I agree with Radagast that you have to laugh. Find some mindless comedy that never fails to make you laugh and watch it and then watch it again.<br /><br />I hope tomorrow is looking more positive.Riaynhttp://waitingforpsych.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-25863422862321821652010-04-26T20:50:17.059-04:002010-04-26T20:50:17.059-04:00@ Crazy Mermaid- I love you and your blog! ;-) OOh...@ Crazy Mermaid- I love you and your blog! ;-) OOh I had the biggest crush on Frisco when I first read that novel when I was 18. More than John Galt. Imagine that. <br /><br />@ Beth- yep you remember those terminals w/ the headlines going round and round... .Nirvana! My RSS feeds cannot hold a candle to that. And you were the one who got me hooked on Rock of Love... oh my. oh my. <br /><br />I susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-15534360833881648292010-04-26T20:35:25.306-04:002010-04-26T20:35:25.306-04:00You've always been a sensitive person, Susan. ...You've always been a sensitive person, Susan. I mean that in the best way possible. While the rest of us trudged through life, you could see the beauty and joy in the tiniest things. It's not surprising that the opposites of beauty and joy also make you feel such strong emotions. I think that this is just who you are (not the BP, not the meds for it, it's just you.) My suggestiontesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03049300570880420708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-28447856152355075972010-04-26T20:31:40.285-04:002010-04-26T20:31:40.285-04:00I love Atlas Shrugged!I love Atlas Shrugged!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-16936188153034799792010-04-26T20:11:27.444-04:002010-04-26T20:11:27.444-04:00Hi Radagast.
I once was told something by a wise...Hi Radagast. <br /><br />I once was told something by a wise blogger- who's blog I actually met you on.... who said (paraphrase) the universe is truly absurd. Once you accept that you can live your life). <br /><br />Or something like that.<br /><br />I just have to remember to breathe. I did work in a news room! But even some news stories can make the most seasoned news journos cry. We'susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-28059172400626480402010-04-26T19:46:35.998-04:002010-04-26T19:46:35.998-04:00Laugh, Susan. Please. There is nothing else to d...Laugh, Susan. Please. There is nothing else to do. I wish I had some valuable insight to offer, but I don't. So I'll tell you a story, instead...<br /><br />I had an epiphany. Not a religious thing, you understand, but just a sudden realization that made the world look very different. It's when I realized that certain people had nothing good to say to me. They'd ridicule myRadagasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14286529284742690239noreply@blogger.com