tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post8132085998681803146..comments2023-09-04T06:26:58.440-05:00Comments on Does Anyone Care What I Write?: Abraham Lincoln Had It Right: Sunday Stream of ConsciousnessGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-87950425710277874542013-01-23T13:32:46.725-06:002013-01-23T13:32:46.725-06:00Wonderful post!
www.rsrue.blogspot.comWonderful post!<br />www.rsrue.blogspot.comR's Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711563217099699047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-90648125906544077562013-01-23T06:59:21.008-06:002013-01-23T06:59:21.008-06:00I really like that picture of your door! It just c...I really like that picture of your door! It just calls to be opened, and to go live life like Lincoln said. Does that make sense? Your words were very uplifting for me on this cold and dark winter morning!Ginny Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579981666900022792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-82689187280290535552013-01-22T11:27:32.529-06:002013-01-22T11:27:32.529-06:00I love that sign. I strive for simple too. It'...I love that sign. I strive for simple too. It's not always easy, but it is ultimately where I am happiest.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-58288479179083919162013-01-22T04:36:56.342-06:002013-01-22T04:36:56.342-06:00Well if it were simple, it would be too easy. I ge...Well if it were simple, it would be too easy. I get bored with things that are repetitive and too easy. I have to make force myself to do those things. That's no way to live a good life. It is true you can look back and laugh at the bumps, that's the good part. Kenya G. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901164070843042029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-58235014865203990272013-01-21T16:09:15.695-06:002013-01-21T16:09:15.695-06:00How boring it would be without "curve balls&q...How boring it would be without "curve balls", right? And you're right. It's the effort we give. I LOVE simple things far more than anything else. Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-63842532330910008172013-01-21T10:55:10.621-06:002013-01-21T10:55:10.621-06:00HI, Gina,
Thanks for the reminder.... Great quote...HI, Gina,<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder.... Great quote from Lincoln and SOOO true.<br /><br />WE are all on a journey and although we strive to keep life simple, LIFE complicates our efforts. But we try.... and THAT is the most important thing ... to try. AND be thankful for LIFE's SIMPLE pleasures.Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-25588275072730889232013-01-21T07:16:34.044-06:002013-01-21T07:16:34.044-06:00My dad tried to teach me when I was young, making ...My dad tried to teach me when I was young, making decisions, to anticipate all the alternatives, all the things, from great to horrible that could happen if a decision is made and if you can live with "worst case" than make it. I don't hardly use this wise advice. I make decisions quickly. I don't "what if" the negative stuff a lot. Unfortunately, I buff my rose colored glasses far too often. Or I'm just willing to deal with the consequences. I'm trying though to appreciate the here and now. Those little things. It's lofty, for sure.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-81189296474747731332013-01-21T07:11:01.499-06:002013-01-21T07:11:01.499-06:00I'm not horrible about it. I just put it up th...I'm not horrible about it. I just put it up there and it tumbles around and around until every possible thought about this one thing is completely exhausted. It's time consuming and distracting. I don't want to do that but I'm afraid I always have. It comes naturally to me. I'll call it brain tumbling. It could even be about something that's not terribly important. I just THINK. My brain isn't often quiet.<br /><br />This may not make sense but what I just said above doesn't necessarily apply to decisions. Once I make a decision, it's over and done with. I can move ahead and leave it.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-87705725048426823492013-01-21T07:07:20.898-06:002013-01-21T07:07:20.898-06:00I think it's that time of year to reflect on j...I think it's that time of year to reflect on journeys and such. For me, it's a cold weather thing, so maybe it is weather related. I just have to remind myself constantly, almost like a check-in, to focus. I have a tendency to be living a moment yet dreaming of a different one. I have to stop that. I understand, fully, that we only get this one chance. I want to make it really count and that takes effort on my part.<br /><br />You are so nice to say that.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-5528199214702968452013-01-20T22:06:49.608-06:002013-01-20T22:06:49.608-06:00My goodness! That is a lofty goal! I strive for ...My goodness! That is a lofty goal! I strive for that, but I have no hope of ever truly being able to live in the now for very long. It's my nature to "what if" everything. TMWHickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099277984216556857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-37978238611882723182013-01-20T20:56:08.899-06:002013-01-20T20:56:08.899-06:00I was just thinking about your simplify statement ...I was just thinking about your simplify statement earlier today. I do over think things. I am horrible about it. My new goal should be (and has been before) to be more decisive. When I make a decision, make it, move on and don't second guess myself for the next two days. Thanks for the wise post. Jamie Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464973297373372882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-91947253320069166582013-01-20T19:24:11.293-06:002013-01-20T19:24:11.293-06:00Wandering by from SOCS ...
Wow, so many are on a ...Wandering by from SOCS ...<br /><br />Wow, so many are on a similar journey this week. It almost feels that I am being subtly reminded to check my priorities, assess the things that are eating up my time - and giving nothing back.<br /><br />As always, Gina - nicely said.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05752713287712280332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-6916345651833595052013-01-20T17:55:50.945-06:002013-01-20T17:55:50.945-06:00It is very hard to simplify. It actually takes wor...It is very hard to simplify. It actually takes work. "Wanting things that are so hard to obtain" is the truth. Even wanting things that we can't have is hard but we can't have everything. And somethings, most, require sacrifice which isn't always the pill you want to swallow but it's required.<br /><br />Mine is more "all the stuff I have to do" more than the stuff I have to have. I've lived a wee bit longer than you and I realized awhile back that stuff is just stuff. Stuff doesn't love you back.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-62985202199317169712013-01-20T17:51:32.517-06:002013-01-20T17:51:32.517-06:00Yep! You hit the nail on the head. It's depth ...Yep! You hit the nail on the head. It's depth and depth is important to me.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-66797822431262996532013-01-20T17:50:59.313-06:002013-01-20T17:50:59.313-06:00It sort of is a mission statement. I like that ide...It sort of is a mission statement. I like that idea.<br /><br />I'm so extremely happy you feel that way. I enjoyed yours as well.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-20035527765581065172013-01-20T17:50:05.650-06:002013-01-20T17:50:05.650-06:00It is and I need to remember to look up and read i...It is and I need to remember to look up and read it more often. It's right there!!!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841767868797265391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-91256231417902446862013-01-20T14:49:19.304-06:002013-01-20T14:49:19.304-06:00I was just this morning - a few hours ago - talkin...I was just this morning - a few hours ago - talking about how I wish my life were simpler, and how it's so challenging to simplify my life given all the stuff I have to do, and all the stuff I think I have to have. I guess even the fact that I want simplicity is just another example of wanting things that are so hard to obtain. It's cyclical, I guess. . .Jared Karolhttp://lickthefridge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-57659876437451380852013-01-20T14:15:55.539-06:002013-01-20T14:15:55.539-06:00Love that quote, it is not just breadth but the de...Love that quote, it is not just breadth but the depth of our lives that matters.Jackhttp://www.thejackb.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-47644590408637785142013-01-20T12:27:57.768-06:002013-01-20T12:27:57.768-06:00I have never heard this quote before. I love it an...I have never heard this quote before. I love it and now, I will live it... I also think it is a great idea to have it above your door. It seems like a blessing to me, a mission statement-blessing sort of thing.<br /><br />I am glad I read your SOCSunday post today. So inspired!Julie Jordan Scotthttp://juliejordanscott.typepad.com/julie_unplugged/2013/01/socsunday1202013.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575124099588454367.post-54967934508769750932013-01-20T11:52:57.660-06:002013-01-20T11:52:57.660-06:00That quote hangs in my living room. It's wonde...That quote hangs in my living room. It's wonderful. jana0926https://www.blogger.com/profile/00462693853290762330noreply@blogger.com