tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17409854.post116113232845530075..comments2023-08-01T09:59:56.087-04:00Comments on Major Bedhead: Always look on the bright side of lifeMajor Bedheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669161302510096751noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17409854.post-1161526074908605042006-10-22T10:07:00.000-04:002006-10-22T10:07:00.000-04:00I meant to comment on this earlier but keep circli...I meant to comment on this earlier but keep circling around it because it hits so close to home and feels so true to me. <BR/><BR/>And I still don't know what to say except: YOU ARE NOT ALONE. <BR/><BR/>xoxo ArtSweetart-sweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07421342770323258531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17409854.post-1161191949852297742006-10-18T13:19:00.000-04:002006-10-18T13:19:00.000-04:00"I'm just happy there's a glass." I love this. T..."I'm just happy there's a glass." <BR/><BR/>I love this. The most important kind of optimism is the one that applies to the present - a disposition to be satisfied with what is rather than discontentedly measuring it against what could be, or (supposedly) someday will be.<BR/><BR/>There's lots of documentation showing that optimists are happier, but they're also foolish - I've had a couple of things happen to me lately that demonstrate how utterly foolish my "oh, everything will be fine" attitude can be. <BR/><BR/>(i.e. I don't need to switch to a short feed because Bitacle would never rip off my blog, now, would they? I can just republish my entire blog, adding labels, and assume that everything will be fine! *You can picture me hitting my head against the wall here.*)Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957626443087438904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17409854.post-1161190260538384562006-10-18T12:51:00.000-04:002006-10-18T12:51:00.000-04:00Mrs. Chicky - Can we get our husbands together und...Mrs. Chicky - Can we get our husbands together under said piano? Two birds with one, um, piano. Saves on pianos and clean up and a whole lot of stuff, really.Major Bedheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17669161302510096751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17409854.post-1161184753039947352006-10-18T11:19:00.000-04:002006-10-18T11:19:00.000-04:00You and I, my friend, are the same person. If I h...You and I, my friend, are the same person. If I have to hear my husband tell me one more time to cheer up, or that things will be fine, I'll be forced to drop a piano on his head ('cause that could happen, you know? One day you're walking down the street and then, Bam! A piano falls from the sky and squishes you like a bug.) :)<BR/><BR/>There's nothing wrong with being prepared for the worst but I did like that you pointed out that you enjoy the moment instead of looking to the future. It was very well said.Chicky Chicky Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18056206889322232109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17409854.post-1161182099038568002006-10-18T10:34:00.000-04:002006-10-18T10:34:00.000-04:00I wish you got the dress... I was wishing as I was...I wish you got the dress... I was wishing as I was reading. :(OhTheJoyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031731198115388411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17409854.post-1161178850684065422006-10-18T09:40:00.000-04:002006-10-18T09:40:00.000-04:00About that dress... (sorry you didn't get it) the ...About that dress... (sorry you didn't get it) the story opened my eyes to why and how my friend is the parent she is. I always think she coddles and spoils her children too much, but now I see she loves them and doesn't want to dissappoint them as you are dissappointed at 39 about a dress you didn't get so long ago. She's trying to avoid heartache and pain in her kids lifes, because we are afterall kids for only so long. Now I know. Thank you for helping me see this. (I'm going to share this with her as well)<BR/>I'm happy you have a glass too.LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09886347579490073430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17409854.post-1161175224841927272006-10-18T08:40:00.000-04:002006-10-18T08:40:00.000-04:00First and foremost, I'm soooo sorry you never got ...First and foremost, I'm soooo sorry you never got that Little House on the Prairie dress....I would've been heartbroken too.<BR/><BR/>And I tend to do what you do, but don't verbalize it, so people don't know that I'm mainly a pessimist. I always think of the worst case scenario and make it as bad as possible so that when it happens, it's never as bad as I thought, therefore I'm not disappointed and think it came out better than I thought, therefore making me relieved.<BR/><BR/>I think it stems from the way I was raised too....always being disappointed because my parents never followed through on anything they said they'd do.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082031887238694358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17409854.post-1161149377991216362006-10-18T01:29:00.000-04:002006-10-18T01:29:00.000-04:00Well, there is that old adage "Opposites attract."...Well, there is that old adage "Opposites attract." Maybe some truth to it? <BR/><BR/>Eh? Maybe? Just a little? No? Ok, well, I tried. <BR/><BR/>I'm sort of a mix. I have this intense belief that the distant future will be absolutely wonderful, but the near future (like the moments right before walking into a room full of strangers) can make me want to vomit. It's an interesting sensation.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845901120926051578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17409854.post-1161138775545869332006-10-17T22:32:00.000-04:002006-10-17T22:32:00.000-04:00I could feel the sadness just reading about the bo...I could feel the sadness just reading about the box............<BR/>I have what I call "happiness anxiety". If I don't allow myself to be happy, then there's no risk that I'll tumble a long way down when the next thing snags up the gears. It's safer for me to stay miserable, and I have no one to blame but myself.<BR/><BR/>And dotted swiss - do they even make it anymore?Minnesota Nicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170043587010711783noreply@blogger.com