tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21461478.post115949430159193394..comments2023-06-17T15:37:51.321-06:00Comments on Finding La: Thoughts about Life: part 1Lahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12780058272081102135noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21461478.post-1159806562287599492006-10-02T10:29:00.000-06:002006-10-02T10:29:00.000-06:00Blogger isn't letting me post comments - I keep er...Blogger isn't letting me post comments - I keep erroring. <BR/><BR/>Note to self: compose notes in notepad and copy/paste to here, otherwise Blogger will eat your comments and you won't remember the brilliant things you typed in the first place.<BR/><BR/>One thing I remembered:<BR/><BR/>The London cast for Les Mis is my fave - not the US production. The specific line you quoted, LA, is very poignant.<BR/><BR/>Oh, I wrote something about my purpose in life right now is avoiding the masses of humanity - I'm peopled out after the last several days at a conference. Being home is a good thing.<BR/><BR/>Woot! I have lots of reading to catch up on.Sideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00563675498159890372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21461478.post-1159756099066340812006-10-01T20:28:00.000-06:002006-10-01T20:28:00.000-06:00Love your site.Your thoughts on life are very insi...Love your site.<BR/>Your thoughts on life are very insightful!<BR/><BR/>JenniferJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15220177196978312617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21461478.post-1159543412661529122006-09-29T09:23:00.000-06:002006-09-29T09:23:00.000-06:00I love your insight on this topic. I just hope my...I love your insight on this topic. I just hope my path isn't filled with too many potholes!! ;0<BR/>Don't feel bad about missing out on your Tv shows...I only get to watch about 50% of any given show...too busy with life, as it should be!! Have a great day!! Look I already sound positive...but then again, it isn't even noon yet! :)Just one of manyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16499357350979429777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21461478.post-1159539920878626712006-09-29T08:25:00.000-06:002006-09-29T08:25:00.000-06:00All of these thing are thing that I work on. I do...All of these thing are thing that I work on. I don't have these traits perfected, but the reason I wanted them written out is to provide some kind of guideline for myself. <BR/><BR/>The "attack" one can be specific or generalized. It's something I am only now just coming to put into practice. In the past, as a follower of Christ, I tended to attack first, listen later. NOT a good quality in a person.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments you guys! (except you Rebecca. kidding, gosh!) I really like others' philosophical insights.Lahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12780058272081102135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21461478.post-1159536019983227902006-09-29T07:20:00.000-06:002006-09-29T07:20:00.000-06:001) Argh. I felt all guilty when I read, "...attac...1) Argh. I felt all guilty when I read, "...attacking others based on your own personal preferences or opinions of how life ought to be..." I KNOW I do that, and then I lambast other people for doing it. SUCH a hypocrite.<BR/><BR/>2) "Les Miserables" is an example of what we call "deadly theatre." Blah.<BR/><BR/>3) I TOTALLY commented on two tiny points of your post, but not on the post as a whole. That's way annoying.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006115623631732544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21461478.post-1159514266124569202006-09-29T01:17:00.000-06:002006-09-29T01:17:00.000-06:00Our oldest daughter (of our six kids) called me a ...Our oldest daughter (of our six kids) called me a couple nights ago very late, nearly midnight, to talk. She's pretty much a 22 year old single mother who has resigned from the Morg and lives in St. George. Not an enviable scenario.<BR/><BR/>She talked about longing for something to believe in and asked me what I believed and if I still believed in a god... or what? She mentioned having a difficult time feeling some purpose without belief in some sort of "god".<BR/><BR/>I told her that all I can come up with anymore that I believe in is that honesty is an unwavering value. Being honest with others and with yourself. That I believe kindness to others and to ourselves is the other universal value. That I believe we should do what we can to brighten and improve the lives of those we come in contact with by being, and living our lives in the present. In the moment. And that I believe being "in the moment" and present is where the "miracles" of life are to be found. They are all around us. From the beauty of a sunrise to a sunset. From the beauty of a young child to the beauty of a woman. From the smells of nature to the warmth we feel from the sunshine on our skin. It's all wonderful if we are present enough to notice them all. And.... more importantly these are reason enough for us to take joy in LIVING !!<BR/><BR/>Beyond that I told her that I believe monotheistic religions for sure and many others for that matter tend to remove our focus from the present to something else. To another world, another existence, another paradigm which is most often NOT of the present. <BR/><BR/>Being present helps us focus on "humanity" and "connect" with those who touch our lives. Being present helps us understand our place in the larger world around us and to feel of it's many gifts in our lives. From the feel of a breeze blowing across our face. The feeling of water running across our body (did this today again with Christine in Lake Tahoe.. always a joy), to the savory tastes we are allowed to enjoy in the things we eat.<BR/><BR/> Life is GOOD if we are present and available to notice and soak it in. IF wea are present enough to bless the lives of our loved ones, our friends, and those we meet. A smile, a kind word of encouragement, and embrace. Present enough to take in the beauty that surrounds us in the grandest ways and in the smallest of things. <BR/><BR/>I enjoyed very much what you wrote Laura. Christine and I read a few posts of yours and Eric's last night. They made us smile and gave us a laugh or two. Dogs eating underwear. Coworkers in Happy Valley guessing about ones "mormoness"... or not. All too funny.<BR/><BR/>Ross & ChristineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21461478.post-1159507314630997732006-09-28T23:21:00.000-06:002006-09-28T23:21:00.000-06:00Excellent insights!!! :DBTW this sort of thing is ...Excellent insights!!! :D<BR/><BR/>BTW this sort of thing is one of the reasons I say that I can't <I>prove</I> that God doesn't exist. God isn't well-defined -- it's different things to different people...C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21461478.post-1159500178861689092006-09-28T21:22:00.000-06:002006-09-28T21:22:00.000-06:00Wow, La, I really like this. You have a great ide...Wow, La, I really like this. You have a great idea here. Thanks for sharing your view.Sister Mary Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642154849765529070noreply@blogger.com