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avant-garde
Worrying about things DOES have a tendency to make obstacles much bigger than they actually are.
posted by
Joe_Love
on January 14, 2006 at 9:59 AM
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Trevor
A pillory is one of those devices that people were banished to in the middle ages. They stuck their hands and head through, and it was closed on them. It was made of two posts. It sounds like horrible punishment.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 13, 2006 at 3:47 PM
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Isa
I am hurting, too. It's cold and rainy here, too. I guess that's a sign I'm getting older...
posted by
avant-garde
on January 13, 2006 at 3:46 PM
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Cee
You radiate peace and acceptance.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 13, 2006 at 3:45 PM
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Isa
I tend to be very sensitive and high strung. It has taken an enormous effort to learn about patience and anger.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 13, 2006 at 3:44 PM
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malcolm
You are indeed a wise man.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 13, 2006 at 3:44 PM
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sannhet
Yes, father time. He is relentless, isn't he?
posted by
avant-garde
on January 13, 2006 at 3:43 PM
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smartdog
Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed reading it.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 13, 2006 at 3:42 PM
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I could learn a lot more about patience...
I love the word "Pillory." What does it mean? I just like the way it sounds.
posted by
Trevor_Cunnington
on January 12, 2006 at 7:27 AM
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avant garde...
How are you doing today? My bones hurt as hell today it is wet and cold outside and it doesn't really help lol can't wait till i am totally healed...
posted by
Marshallengraved
on January 12, 2006 at 1:56 AM
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"Wrap yourself in a blanket of patience. . .
Imagine patience as a big fluffy blanket in your favorite color and wrap it around yourself...now doesn't that feel gooooood......" I was listening to my cancer meditation CD while driving home following my final radiation treatment and was so relaxed I missed my exit. Patience, and I was able to turn around in 5-6 miles and remain so calm...wrapped in the pink blanket of patience...such a virtue to possess...I need more of it when I hear the clock ticking, ticking, ticking. . .
Cee
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on January 11, 2006 at 5:45 PM
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avant garde...
i have learnt how to become patient...this is the best way to reach what we want in life...calm and patience...
posted by
Marshallengraved
on January 11, 2006 at 11:00 AM
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I agree
entirely with the letting go of the struggle part; people no longer have a hold over you when you let go.
posted by
malcolm
on January 11, 2006 at 10:59 AM
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Avant -
Great work! I see patience as necessary for those who believe that the concept of time is under our control. When they learn that it isn't, the need for patience fades away.
posted by
sannhet
on January 11, 2006 at 7:29 AM
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avant
Well put; a good read.
-smartdog
posted by
smartdog_670
on January 10, 2006 at 8:09 PM
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Bright
I'm called patient by some, but I don't see a lot of it. I only see my impatience.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 10, 2006 at 6:40 PM
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Blanche
I'm a very efficient person. I think that is an obstacle for teaching me patience as well.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 10, 2006 at 6:40 PM
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avant-garde
Very good post ! I have been blessed with alot of patience and I have benefited with it.
posted by
BrightIrish
on January 10, 2006 at 6:39 PM
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You're right, Avant-Garde,
letting go of preconceptions and ideas of the way things should be is the biggest step to living life as it is.
posted by
Blanche.
on January 10, 2006 at 6:12 PM
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ravencat
I've got a lot on my plate, and I need a lot of patience to deal with it. Thanks for reading.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 10, 2006 at 6:12 PM
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FLIGHTPATH
Thanks for the kind words. We need them in today's society.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 10, 2006 at 6:11 PM
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RAME
I understand. When my father was sick, I dropped out of college, because I couldn't understand any of my studies. My mind was perpetually preoccupied with his illness. I hope you are doing well.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 10, 2006 at 6:10 PM
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Blanche
Things don't always go as we want them to. Learning to let go of how we think they should is a big step for most of us here.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 10, 2006 at 6:09 PM
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Avant
Well said
. "All things come to those who wait..." -- however, sometimes I want it NOW. I know what you mean when you said that patience was a theme in your life....mine too. Occasionally, I remember that my favorite animal (the tiger) is only successful 3 out of 10 tries in hunting....gotta have patience to do that, day in & day out. Sometimes, you go to bed hungry.
posted by
ravencat18
on January 10, 2006 at 3:02 PM
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Sometimes in today's society, patience seems a lost art. Your opening
statement describes it well.
posted by
reasons
on January 10, 2006 at 2:52 PM
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Avant,
Your poetic prose is as beautifully said as ever. I'm particularly tired today so I didn't even try to understand it. It was just written so poetically that I enjoyed reading it anyway. Thanks for being you.
posted by
RAME
on January 10, 2006 at 2:45 PM
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Avant-Garde,
I learn that every day: when I accept a higher good than my own will and ego, then I stop clashing against a wall of frustration.
posted by
Blanche.
on January 10, 2006 at 2:30 PM
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jeremy
Yes. No can be a statement of self-worth, which itself is a valuable lesson.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 10, 2006 at 12:49 PM
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avant
I think there is a time when you can say" Alright I think this has gone on long enough". I dont believe giving up reason, time and reaction is the answer in this world. There is a time to say" no, what is it really."I think there should be more balance than all spiritual. But in spiritual terms I think you are right on as usual.
posted by
appleworks7
on January 10, 2006 at 12:48 PM
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mystic
This is my life theme, I believe.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 10, 2006 at 12:44 PM
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Whacky
Sooner or later, a waiting game ensues with me to let me know that I am not in charge.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 10, 2006 at 12:44 PM
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avant
i am in the midst of another go-round with this particular lesson. I am letting go, and taking back, and letting go again quicker each time:-)
posted by
MysticGmekeepr
on January 10, 2006 at 12:41 PM
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I have patience it is the waiting I hate.
posted by
Whacky
on January 10, 2006 at 11:52 AM
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