tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post115405024362938223..comments2023-12-25T02:46:52.723-04:00Comments on Awareness: Is Independence an Illusion?awarenesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-1154608435501188452006-08-03T09:33:00.000-03:002006-08-03T09:33:00.000-03:00Yes, Ellen.A beach, lobster and destiny all figure...Yes, Ellen.<BR/><BR/>A beach, lobster and destiny all figure prominently!awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-1154576231317766562006-08-03T00:37:00.000-03:002006-08-03T00:37:00.000-03:00It's kind of funny, but I do the very same thing w...It's kind of funny, but I do the very same thing when writing. If I don't focus, I'm off to the races with no horse in sight. I am a true independent at that point, because everything else has abandoned me.... including my senses. It is then that polishing and editing play a heavy role in getting the job done... and that might take hours. My archives hold quite a few stories I've started, but can't find an end to. Oh the pressure!!<BR/><BR/>We are kindred, and it is destiny that our paths will cross.... besides, we still have that beach vacation waiting for us!Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767057478043796740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-1154566068261450592006-08-02T21:47:00.000-03:002006-08-02T21:47:00.000-03:00Welcome Scott......yeah, I'm with you. I wouldn't...Welcome Scott......<BR/><BR/>yeah, I'm with you. I wouldn't want to live without others around in a desert...... I'd rather be "independent" with a little help from my friends. :)<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the compliments and comments<BR/><BR/>Harbour.....welcome. Independence Day.....the lyrics are powerful....the anticipation of separation? Being alone and nothing will change that? Thank you for sharing them. I now want to go listen to the music behind the lyrics. I'm a late comer to Springsteen, but his latest releases, Devils and Dust and the Seeger Sessions are frequently playing in the car when I'm driving around the countryside visiting clients. Can't seem to get enough of them.<BR/>Thank you for dropping in. <BR/><BR/>OH, and if I figure out the special recipe for that balancing act you refer to? I'll let you know...after I patent it!!<BR/><BR/>Hi Ellen. You are my constant and my "gauge" ........what I mean is that there are MANY times when I get an idea in my head and start writing about it, I often end up off on a tangent and a direction that I was unaware I was taking until I write it. Consequently, I often don't feel confident that I have captured the essence of the topic the way I want to........(ie. is it linear?) Your comments and feedback allows me to relax a bit........be more confident in my attempts. <BR/><BR/>One day, you and I are going to meet. Don't know how or when, but it's a destiny thing.awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-1154557597486266332006-08-02T19:26:00.000-03:002006-08-02T19:26:00.000-03:00I never get disappointed when I come over here to ...I never get disappointed when I come over here to read. You always have the most fascinating subject matters, because they make me rethink my present status. <BR/><BR/>We do become dependent on others for gratification and vindication of our actions.... it's what keeps us in line, and is a major part of our personal check and balance system. We may make a lot of independent decisions on our own, but we always need the feedback of others, no matter how independent we claim to be.<BR/>Nothing wrong with that, and it usually works to our advantage as long as it's constructive critisism.<BR/><BR/>I've always fancied myself to be independent, but know it's more of a co-dependent thing with me. After all, it takes a village.....Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767057478043796740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-1154528201674058302006-08-02T11:16:00.000-03:002006-08-02T11:16:00.000-03:00for some reason the words of bruce springsteens pa...for some reason the words of bruce springsteens painfully beautiful angst ridden 'independence day' consume my thoughts - particularly the lines:<BR/><BR/>'Now I don't know what it always was with us<BR/>We chose the words, and yeah, we drew the lines<BR/>There was just no way this house could hold the two of us<BR/>I guess that we were just too much of the same kind<BR/><BR/>Well Papa go to bed now it's getting late<BR/>Nothing we can say can change anything now<BR/>Because there's just different people coming down here now<BR/>and they see things in different ways<BR/>And soon everything we've known will just be swept away<BR/><BR/>So say goodbye it's Independence Day<BR/>Papa now I know the things you wanted that you could not say<BR/>But won't you just say goodbye it's Independence Day'<BR/><BR/>the tension between the needing to be free and yet belong to community is one of life's great mysteries, and i for one have no fucking clue how to reconcile that with my soul....<BR/><BR/>great blog!!!The Harbour of Ourselveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07718023812771923348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-1154523886143216582006-08-02T10:04:00.000-03:002006-08-02T10:04:00.000-03:00Thanks for coming out of the shadows on my blog. ...Thanks for coming out of the shadows on my blog. Your comment from yesterday really gave me something to think about as well. Thanks for that! <BR/><BR/>Now your blog here is great. I too think that true independence is an illusion. For that you would have to move to a desert island and fend for yourself. I am not sure that i would want to be that independant.<BR/><BR/>ScottScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16177305700247905809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-1154480247945698072006-08-01T21:57:00.000-03:002006-08-01T21:57:00.000-03:00Hmmmmmmmm..I believe independence is a state of mi...Hmmmmmmmm..<BR/><BR/>I believe independence is a state of mind and can only be experienced if one feels a strong sense of confidence and self-worth. I was very lucky in that I have had a strong support system (and have been a part of support systems for others). Because of that, I too feel the confidence to use it as a springboard.......<BR/><BR/>But, we're always connected ... always supported. We may not conciously rely on them during our day to day ventures, but they are always there rooting for us, as we are for others. <BR/><BR/>I still believe it's interdependence. <BR/><BR/>Cue.....mmmmmmm I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the compliment leftfield. <BR/><BR/>Welcome Rainbow dreams. I will visit your site too.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-1154472473708258962006-08-01T19:47:00.000-03:002006-08-01T19:47:00.000-03:00A great post - wise and insightful - in my mind in...A great post - wise and insightful - in my mind interdependence and community go hand in hand<BR/>I wonder though if that is different to then using the support we have as a spring board to reach others - that once we are supported we can be braver and go further... and that is what is called independence perhaps?<BR/>Thanks for thisRainbow dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17831181728077823123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-1154468338663542792006-08-01T18:38:00.000-03:002006-08-01T18:38:00.000-03:00I love your blog btw!I think you can be independan...I love your blog btw!<BR/><BR/>I think you can be independant but have a great support system. That;s how my life works anyways, and it's been great so far :)Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632532461407526747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-1154454208744048022006-08-01T14:43:00.000-03:002006-08-01T14:43:00.000-03:00Why thank you sunny lady!I'm humbled and flattered...Why thank you sunny lady!<BR/><BR/>I'm humbled and flattered. Enjoy your day.......AND if you need any help......just yell loudly. I'll hear you and come running! :)<BR/><BR/>I'll do the same!awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17192698.post-1154444347299518122006-08-01T11:59:00.000-03:002006-08-01T11:59:00.000-03:00You are an amazing and insightful person who just ...You are an amazing and insightful person who just caused an epiphany to occur in my head! I also considered myself to be independant and beat myself up when I was feeling vulnerable and needed help. Not anymore!!! I know have opened my eyes to the fact that we are all interdependant upon each other. Martin Luther King is a hero of mine and this is a wonderful quote for inspiration. It seems he is not the only person ahead of his time...thank you for your uplifting words of inspiration and motivation today and everyday.Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233017432149796854noreply@blogger.com