tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148075593338755518.post8256937990492818423..comments2023-05-05T06:52:18.724-05:00Comments on Free Falling: At the MoviesCamelliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350737352071160386noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148075593338755518.post-1761218477151354162008-04-23T09:54:00.000-05:002008-04-23T09:54:00.000-05:00Warning: Opinion up ahead.Here's the 12-step lesso...Warning: Opinion up ahead.<BR/><BR/>Here's the 12-step lesson. What are you getting out of this relationship? How does staying in it benefit you? What benefit are you getting from the pain, in other words?<BR/><BR/>Now the opinion. We all gain a sense of security from having our relationships mirror the pain we are accustomed to. If you find that this is a friend who is all about her, this is what it is like to be friends with her. You'll have to forgive yourself for choosing another friend who doesn't give, not forgive the friend for not giving. Ask for what you want. If you don't get it, execute your power of decision. It's up to you to continue or not. She's already drawn her line in the sand. Where is yours? That's the key.<BR/><BR/>And now the words of the Tao Te Ching as written on a piece of scrap paper on my corkboard to the right of my computer monitor:<BR/><BR/>Failure is an opportunity. If you blame someone else, there is no end to the blame. Therefore the Master fulfills her own obligations and corrects her own mistakes. She does what she needs to do and demands nothing of others.<BR/><BR/>Choose heaven. You have other friends. =)Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15740562889506321916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148075593338755518.post-12387108884667178832008-04-23T09:40:00.000-05:002008-04-23T09:40:00.000-05:00Oh, my. I do this, too, the imaginary conversation...Oh, my. I do this, too, the imaginary conversation and arguments in my mind. It plays on a continuous loop.<BR/><BR/>Without knowing any more about the specific situation, I think just the fact that you're hurt and/or angry is enough to warrant acknowledgment of your feelings from the other party. Says me. <BR/><BR/>But yeah - try to enjoy the spring day.Keethahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10391755322320140235noreply@blogger.com