tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349842316040763678.post4510378419148917864..comments2012-09-26T15:22:07.532-07:00Comments on The Batting Cage: The BadTheWhitePearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02125654466362194036noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349842316040763678.post-39397851525236427622012-09-26T15:22:07.532-07:002012-09-26T15:22:07.532-07:00grrr. Git some followers.grrr. Git some followers.-blessed holy socks, the non-perishable-zealothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241446130197185049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349842316040763678.post-69379981045748862792010-01-08T12:40:10.351-08:002010-01-08T12:40:10.351-08:00This is the first I've seen of your blog and w...This is the first I've seen of your blog and wow, what a doosey of a post.<br /><br />Like Laurie, I can only offer my way of living and also like him say simply that I enjoy life, people and the world as they are. <br /><br />Do I strive to improve myself and the world? You bet and I'll continue to put as much energy into those goals as is proper for my abilities. Still I learned (a very long time ago) to let go of expectations for everyone and everything except for myself and what I can control (not much).<br /><br />You have much to be proud of in yourself and I hope I can impress upon you the importance of being at peace with both your perfections and imperfections. In my experience, if you embrace both the rest comes easier.<br /><br />-- Gregg TownsendAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349842316040763678.post-60024291578493252008-08-15T18:12:00.000-07:002008-08-15T18:12:00.000-07:00I certainly can't give you advice on how to live, ...I certainly can't give you advice on how to live, think, feel, Heather. All I can affirm is that life IS beautiful, and worthwhile, and challenging. And you <I>learn</I> how to live, anyway. There's no menu you can "select a life" from. We don't have as much control over life as we think we have. I'm hungover, this is probably utter dribble. I'll stop.<BR/>L.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14036898253383221436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349842316040763678.post-87111801267456317172008-08-09T16:26:00.000-07:002008-08-09T16:26:00.000-07:00What do you want and how can you get it? (you dont...What do you want and how can you get it? (you dont need to answer that here)<BR/><BR/>I used to find myself caught up in being defined by others. I'm realising that it is better to concentrate on making most of situations and not lamenting what I dont have. I also try not to let other people affect my mood. The only person I can control is me, so I try not to worry about whether others share my values or not. If I can influence them, that's good though.<BR/><BR/>Like Brian says, ignore the above unless you are me - I would have in my early twenties :-)Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16602020760483338822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349842316040763678.post-59868293956439291782008-08-08T02:58:00.000-07:002008-08-08T02:58:00.000-07:00I can't seem to let myself feel what I think I sho...<I>I can't seem to let myself feel what I think I should feel.</I><BR/> This sums up a lot of my life. I wasn't living, I was monitoring life to see if it coincided with what I thought was living. <BR/><BR/>Jonathan said:<BR/><BR/><I>It seems like everyone should actually want to change the world for the better. But most people just learn to live with what's there. That's almost sick."<BR/><BR/>I think a lot of this comes from the idea that one person can't make a difference. People don't realise that a lot of others want to change the same things that they do, because nobody talks about it or takes the time to actually organise anything. So nothing happens.</I><BR/><BR/> I disagree with you oh great Quetz, or at least have another point of view. I want to effect change when and where I can but I also want to live in the moment. I don't want to be doing what I think I should be doing (my 20's). Life's short, trite as that sounds it's true. You can spend it wondering what or how life should be, or you can live it as best you can. For me that means accepting I won't be a superman or super anything but I will be Brian and I will not toe the line because it's easy. This is a large part of the reason why I don't talk to my mum, or 2 brothers anymore. I'm not sad about that (how could I be sad about being me?), they gave me a choice, fit into the family by their rules and let them shit on me, or estrange myself. Easy choice to make.<BR/><BR/> Ignore the above, unless you are Brian English it won't make a lot of sense.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12256953909644408214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349842316040763678.post-74854267965075735672008-08-08T02:35:00.000-07:002008-08-08T02:35:00.000-07:00This is a very deep post."I spend too much of my t...This is a very deep post.<BR/><BR/>"I spend too much of my time worrying about stupid little things that keep the world from being perfect, and I forget to notice how wonderful it is."<BR/><BR/>Same here.<BR/><BR/>"It seems like everyone should actually want to change the world for the better. But most people just learn to live with what's there. That's almost sick."<BR/><BR/>I think a lot of this comes from the idea that one person can't make a difference. People don't realise that a lot of others want to change the same things that they do, because nobody talks about it or takes the time to actually organise anything. So nothing happens.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849598364831819446noreply@blogger.com