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By: Barb Hartsook

Barb Hartsook — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:58:50 +0000

Late is not bad — coffee’s still hot. Friends are still here. (And I’m often late getting back to respond — so I hope you forgive me.)

We do too often get caught up in minutiae, Margaret. I so agree. I just wrote about that today. (Do You Have a Minute, Jack?)

A friend suggested The Shack to me recently. I’ve bought the book and am getting more into it. I love it! Feel like I’m reading C.S. Lewis or Madeleine L’Engle or George MacDonald. I’ve always loved metaphor — truth is just so big to get our minds around, isn’t it? But exciting.

Thanks for coming over.

By: Barb Hartsook

Barb Hartsook — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:50:53 +0000

Oh I soooo agree with you, Tim! All I have to do is look at my family to know I’d never go back and do it differently. Do somethings differently? Of course. But in the long range of things, I’m blessed and I know it.

I think that’s why I chose to write some things I’ve learned and am still learning rather than what I’d change. Because it’s different for all of us.

Thanks so much for coming over from Cardio Girl. I will be in her space from now on, having met some new friends.

By: Barb Hartsook

Barb Hartsook — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:48:01 +0000

Hi Sandy. Thank you for your kind words. And good for you for getting out of what you hated doing. There really should be ways to profit from doing what we love. I know what I love doing — now it’s time to focus on what I would love to do WITH it.

You cannot go wrong staying at home with the kids. They’ll be gone almost before you have time to notice, unless you’re paying close attention.

I did some happy reading on your blog. I love books — always have at least one going. Never leave home without one. Never go to sleep without having read. Read over coffee. I’m addicted to story. Simply because life is so filled with them. And there’s something to learn, to look at differently, to avoid, to emulate, to pursue — well, you know exactly what I’m talking about.

Thanks for coming over.
Barb

By: Barb Hartsook

Barb Hartsook — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:37:10 +0000

Hi Sema. This is a lesson it has taken years to learn. Letting go of the past and its hold on you is freeing as can be.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:39:57 +0000

Here I am from CardioGirl's site a day late, but never a dollar short. These points are all ones worthy of thinking about and making part of your life. We all too often get caught up in the minutiae and forget to step back and look at the big picture. I just finished reading The Shack by William P Young and it says a lot of stuff along similar lines only shows us that even the most devastating hurt can and needs to be forgiven. Margaret’s last blog post..Michael Vick Out of Jail and Reformed

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:50:20 +0000

“Leave the past in the past. What you did isn’t who you are.” – so true!
Hi, here from Cardiogirl’s site. Glad I stopped by, we were having a conversation about this very topic today. A negative minded co worker claims he would do everything different from the get go. I have decided nothing is on the chopping block for me since without all that water under the bridge I would never have met some of the great people I know, wouldn’t have my awesome family, and so on. And I need to get over myself too

Tim’s last blog post..Directory Assistance: Blah Blah Blah Blah

By: Solomon

Solomon — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:29:35 +0000

You cleaned up twice? To see the sparrows?

Yep. I’m all about the carrot. Not so much about the stick. I could have just stood in the window and looked at the birds, but I figured that the washing up needed doing too, so I might as well get double value from my time.

By: Barb Hartsook

Barb Hartsook — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:28:30 +0000

Hi Solomon. We are indeed, works-in-progress. For as long as we live……

Another I’d add to my own list is making conscious effort to be grateful for little things. I am now, and have been for many years, but early on I took much for granted. I really enjoyed reading through your list on your blog.

You cleaned up twice? To see the sparrows?

By: Solomon

Solomon — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:34:11 +0000

If I could go back, I’d remind myself that everyone, in their own way, is a work in progress. And that no matter what they say or do to me, good or bad, it’s on them. I have as much right to exist as they do.

Great list. I’ve added you to my feed reader.