Comments on: Safe In Your Own Little World

By: Promote Website

Promote Website — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:36:50 +0000

It is amazing how we live in our own little world. I think as you said we see it on TV and other news so much we kind of take things for granted.We live the it can’t happen to me way of thinking.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:01:30 +0000

This is an EXCELLENT post. I will never forget the day before my father died. I had two kids at the time, one was 2 months old. He had just gotten out of the hospital with RSV and while he was in there I was in there with him with the stomach flu, throwing up all night at his bedside (while my Dad was dying in a hospital down the street.)

It started to snow and the roads were almost unpassable. I had to get to the hospital to se my dad. Baby in the car, dangerous roads, no food all day. I pulled in to Wendy’s with tears in my eyes, forcing myself to get something. Someone behind me didn’t like the way I pulled up and started to honk and honk and honk. I wanted to get out of the car and scream at him, “Don’t you understand? My dad is DYING! My baby almost died! I have had the stomach flu and now the roads are so dangerous I am risking everything to see my DYING FATHER… WITH my newborn in tow!” But all this person was worried about was how I pulled in to the Wendy’s line.

I never forgot that moment. When I see someone sad, angry or frustrated I try to remember they might be in the middle of something horrible… and I forgive. Your post is so moving… thanks!

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:16:43 +0000

Your post hit home with me…I’m the one who’s life fell apart and I try to walk around with a smile on my face so people don’t think something is wrong…you can read my story at http://www.basicallybecky.com…always be nice, you never know what is happening in someone’s life.

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:36:52 +0000

This really hits home! Just a couple of weeks ago I commented to a co-worker about her apparent “bad mood.” She is usually very “up” and cheerful and instead of thinking there might be something bothering her all I could do was question her bad mood. Her daughter had just been diagnosed with cancer.

I agree that we should take more time in considering what’s going on in other people’s lives but we get so wrapped up in our own little worlds. Unfortunately for me, I’m not very good at handling bad news and simply saying “oh, I’m sorry to hear that” just doesn’t seem enough somehow.

By: Grissell

Grissell — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:27:04 +0000

WOW! Thanks for posting this because we forget. We are in a bad mood and sometimes we don’t stop and relax. I always work on trying to treat everyone you meet with kindness regardless because you don’t know what they are going through.

By: Spicybugz

Spicybugz — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:00:54 +0000

This post really touched me. Made me stop and think, thank you for that.

By: Doug

Doug — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:34:03 +0000

I’ve lost so many relatives and friends during the past year that it just numbs me. We gain strength to face our own mortality as we experience the passing of others. This experience, too, is part of life. I appreciate your postings. Your photo is also quite beautiful and expressive of the blog’s content.

By: Bunni

Bunni — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:00:04 +0000

Empathy.
More people need to have it. A lot more.
We get so wrapped up in our own “world” that we forget to look at the “real” world that we’re actually in. We’ve gotten this “if it doesn’t effect me directly, it doesn’t exist” mentality. A bad point of view to have on life, because a person never knows when they’re going to need some of that empathy that’s so hard to find.

By: Doctor Faustroll

Doctor Faustroll — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:34:57 +0000

Hmmm. So people die? Stupidly? For no purpose? And others carry on?

I’m surprised at that. I was at Jonestown, and everybody there was just joining in and everything was going fine until they cut off the Koolaid. I still never got paid for the catering.

Waco was better.

By: Nostradamas

Nostradamas — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:48:32 +0000

It is amazing how we live in our own little world. I think as you said we see it on TV and other news so much we kind of take things for granted.We live the it can’t happen to me way of thinking.It is amazing how we can see there is something wrong with someone but don’t know what. I think if we did most of us would be more compassionate.
I feel we should live in this world by my golden rule(I know I stole it) Do unto others as you would have them do to you. And smile and listen.
Have a nice weekend.