tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043534141263806379.post1890389920262613913..comments2020-07-23T03:21:57.118-07:00Comments on The Constancy of Change: PainLessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10741982738892350097noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043534141263806379.post-47695766993408129562008-08-19T10:33:00.000-07:002008-08-19T10:33:00.000-07:00Hi Lessie, just checking in to send love and hugs....Hi Lessie, just checking in to send love and hugs.<BR/><BR/>xxtranquilityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978956374967201059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043534141263806379.post-14047138664727837022008-07-30T10:48:00.000-07:002008-07-30T10:48:00.000-07:00A friend of mine has recommended the last lecture....A friend of mine has recommended the last lecture. But I haven't had the nerve to read/watch it yet, because death is such a sensitive issue for me right now.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes it does seem too hard. And yet we survive. And in that, we will never cease to amaze me.Lessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741982738892350097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043534141263806379.post-26645037830210929762008-07-29T20:22:00.000-07:002008-07-29T20:22:00.000-07:00" And what was she supposed to learn from it? Will..." And what was she supposed to learn from it? Will she learn from it? Yes. Absolutely. She has no choice."<BR/><BR/>I agree - it makes me think of the oft-heard mantra that whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Does it? Just because I physically survive something doesn't really mean I'm okay. <BR/><BR/>I just watched a show on ABC about Randy Pausch of "The Last Lecture" fame. I'm sobbing. Then I read this. Sometimes it just seems too hard, you know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043534141263806379.post-39743578340111589922008-07-21T13:15:00.000-07:002008-07-21T13:15:00.000-07:00I know, G. My heart is still hurting for her.Thank...I know, G. My heart is still hurting for her.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Shukr (I really do like that name, but I'll call you wheel, if you'd rather). She opened a donation fund on Heifer International, and I've donated to that. But I do feel so powerless right now. What does one say . . .Lessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741982738892350097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043534141263806379.post-77900995583609190772008-07-21T12:51:00.000-07:002008-07-21T12:51:00.000-07:00sorry to hear this Lessie. I hope you can support ...sorry to hear this Lessie. I hope you can support her how she needs to be supported to get through this; even if that is doing nothing in the right way.<BR/><BR/>xxxtranquilityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978956374967201059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043534141263806379.post-44649967821799684452008-07-20T09:49:00.000-07:002008-07-20T09:49:00.000-07:00sometimes it makes people feel better if they can ...sometimes it makes people feel better if they can assign a 'purpose' to pain...<BR/>sometimes it is just ludicrous to even contemplate a 'purpose'.<BR/><BR/>it broke my heart when I found out...galen dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/02987352194018060353noreply@blogger.com