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sannhet
Thanks. Your reminders in your posts are always great to read.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 16, 2006 at 9:45 AM
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Isa
All is well here. I hope you had a great weekend.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 16, 2006 at 9:45 AM
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ceemarie
Yes. Thank you for commenting. Your statements always shed new light as you filter it back to me.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 16, 2006 at 9:44 AM
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strangelove
You're certainly welcome. It was nice to see that you'd visited.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 16, 2006 at 9:43 AM
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aberjhani
My pleasure. Thank you.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 16, 2006 at 9:43 AM
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ravencat
I hope you have a great week this week. It's always a pleasure hearing from you, as well as reading your great work.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 16, 2006 at 9:42 AM
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Tapsel-T
I used to read double negatives and think, 'whaaa?' I'm sorry for the confusion.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 16, 2006 at 9:41 AM
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wislon
Thank you so much for reading.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 16, 2006 at 9:40 AM
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Straightforward
Certainly. We appear as separate individuals who take and barter with one another. On a tangible level, it holds true to some extent.
However, on an emotional level, sharing what you wish to be creates it. Love, for instance, does not exist until you love something. You are the source, but the other is essential for the experience of it. It is a paradox.
Having things does not bring happiness, because you are not happy when you take it. You are making the statement that you do not have, and then you experience not having it. Happiness is a decision to be happy, regardless of circumstances.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 16, 2006 at 9:40 AM
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Jeremy
We are all doing well, despite a respiratory bug that's going around. With regards to your wood, it won't mold if it kept where the sun can shine on it at least part of the day. The insects are a sign that it is rotting. Keep the wood at least twenty feet from the house, so they won't get to the foundation and eat that, too. Best of luck on finding a job.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 16, 2006 at 9:37 AM
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Avant -
Anything that isn't real doesn't exist, so we can't give it away. Only that which is real can we give away. Great post!
posted by
sannhet
on January 16, 2006 at 9:04 AM
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quite busy, as always lol
but I wanted to greet you...have a great day:)
posted by
Marshallengraved
on January 16, 2006 at 6:24 AM
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Oh I get It
and I agree wholeheartedly. Giving away something on which you place value will mean so much more of a gift and or a sacrifice. this applies especially well when giving away a piece of your heart or all of it...
Cee
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on January 15, 2006 at 10:26 PM
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Excellent! The last line is 100 per cent true IMHO. Thanks for this jewel.
posted by
magic_moon
on January 15, 2006 at 10:04 PM
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you provoke much thought
You provide a lot to ponder. Thank you.
posted by
Aberjhani
on January 15, 2006 at 2:29 PM
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Avant
Regarding that last bit....in that case, I give away -- writing ability & most of all, I give away, LOVE. Hope you've had a wonderful weekend, my friend.
posted by
ravencat18
on January 15, 2006 at 12:30 PM
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avant-garde, You've got my mind all tangled up with all those negatives in the first part. But, I think I understand what you are saying. The rest of it is very clear to me.
posted by
TAPS.
on January 14, 2006 at 8:16 PM
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Thought-provoking. Thank you.
posted by
wislon
on January 14, 2006 at 7:12 PM
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I like all that you said, and would even agree with it, except for the last
line about giving away all that you wish to keep. Can you explain that?
posted by
Straightforward
on January 14, 2006 at 6:40 PM
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good, Avant
It is thirteen degrees outside and feels like spring up here.
This year the popple wood was damp when I put it inside. And all of the wood grew a type of fungus, it started outside and continues to grow. Ive been killing small flies for a few weeks, they look like small blackflies, and they somehow are living and breeding in the wood.
I am trying to get work in the oilfields, I have a few friends there now, they are not hiring at the moment so Im not sure how it will turn. I would like to get working at something, I have lots of free time.
thanks for asking, how are you and your family?
posted by
appleworks7
on January 14, 2006 at 5:20 PM
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Anthony
It's good to hear from you, and that all is well.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 14, 2006 at 5:00 PM
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Jeremy
How are you doing on this winter's night?
posted by
avant-garde
on January 14, 2006 at 5:00 PM
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FLIGHTPATH
Thank you for reading and commenting. It means a lot to have feedback.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 14, 2006 at 5:00 PM
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avant-garde
So good to be back reading you my friend.
posted by
WileyJohn
on January 14, 2006 at 4:37 PM
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Thanks Avant
posted by
appleworks7
on January 14, 2006 at 4:25 PM
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Excellent post, especially the line beginning:'The innocent are unafraid...
posted by
reasons
on January 14, 2006 at 2:30 PM
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Joe
Thank you so much for reading and commenting. You're one nice fellow.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 14, 2006 at 2:13 PM
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Isa
Yes. It applies to the tangible as well as the intangible.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 14, 2006 at 2:12 PM
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malcolm
Those wise words are worth repeating.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 14, 2006 at 2:11 PM
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haha You are right.
The innocent are unafraid.
posted by
Joe_Love
on January 14, 2006 at 10:10 AM
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I guess you are right...
particularly for a writer...an article becomes valuable when knowledge is shared with other ppl...if i keep evth for myself, it gets lost...great post:)
posted by
Marshallengraved
on January 14, 2006 at 10:07 AM
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The innocent should be unafraid
because the meek shall inherit the earth. The only thing to fear is fear itself.
posted by
malcolm
on January 14, 2006 at 10:05 AM
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meeshe
Yes, I've witnessed that myself.
posted by
avant-garde
on January 14, 2006 at 7:10 AM
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Giving seems more pure if you did not want to give it away in the first
place. The innocent are very fearless...You can find that at any ski slope. I marvel at how my sons will attempt a task without even knowing the dangers...
posted by
meeshe4
on January 14, 2006 at 5:57 AM
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