tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post8463750077245611438..comments2023-11-05T04:23:05.050-08:00Comments on Finding My Way Home: On Patience....thailandchanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-44089383331555164392007-02-24T07:28:00.000-08:002007-02-24T07:28:00.000-08:00I am fortunate in that I have always had patience ...I am fortunate in that I have always had patience in most things, although there are some people who truly test it. I, too, think it's about control.<BR/><BR/>In answer to your comment on "The Gorge", sure, we can adopt. =) The peace and beauty of this state is why, 28 years ago, I sold all of my belongings except the necesities, packed those in my car and moved here, from the suburbs south of Boston, to start my life over. Living here has changed me in profound and positive ways.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14040757371778588395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-69960078505483100282007-02-24T06:52:00.000-08:002007-02-24T06:52:00.000-08:00Glad you're feeling better Chani. I'm not sure I ...Glad you're feeling better Chani. I'm not sure I would have reacted the same way-not out of anger, but out of fear. I don't think I would've been violent but probably would have loudly ask that she not touch me or probably jerk my arm away. This kind of stuff happens to me a lot. I've been in past situations where I felt I was in danger so I guess I scare easily. On patience---it's definitely something that takes work. An everyday effort on my part for sure.LittlePeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17890731735785145148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-85271309723305491892007-02-23T19:43:00.000-08:002007-02-23T19:43:00.000-08:00I know that patience is in short supply for me. I...I know that patience is in short supply for me. It's something i fight against all the time. I still don't know from whence it springs though.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-14829012355160542222007-02-23T19:11:00.000-08:002007-02-23T19:11:00.000-08:00Your post evokes one of my favorite words : surren...Your post evokes one of my favorite words : surrender...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-68290453763748492892007-02-23T19:05:00.000-08:002007-02-23T19:05:00.000-08:00It's the law's definition of assault, too.I needed...It's the law's definition of assault, too.<BR/><BR/>I needed to read this post.SuperP.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06830641369098524799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-68542855980248425962007-02-23T17:45:00.000-08:002007-02-23T17:45:00.000-08:00I desperately try to adhere to the saying, "Never ...I desperately try to adhere to the saying, "Never argue with an idiot....people may have difficulty telling the difference". I am impressed that you held your temper. Touching another person without their permission, is unbelievably out of line.Queen of the Mayhemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317309061471274358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-3365545385612985992007-02-23T17:05:00.000-08:002007-02-23T17:05:00.000-08:00You are a very patient, wise person Chani. I have...You are a very patient, wise person Chani. I have a great deal of respect for you.dmmgmfmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872482306885344135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34955137.post-29310028507192803642007-02-23T11:40:00.000-08:002007-02-23T11:40:00.000-08:00You are amazing in that you have so much control o...You are amazing in that you have so much control over yourself. As you point out, we have little control over anything but ourselves, yet most of us respond to rude and aggressive behavior with defensive rudeness and aggression. <BR/><BR/>So much better to just walk away. <BR/><BR/>It is wonderful to get to a place in which we recognize that our will cannot make rivers flow faster, and what is more, that they are flowing at exactly the right speed without our intervention.<BR/><BR/>I think understanding this brings a certain measure of peace.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.com