tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362484318535208583.post6606193320398167590..comments2023-07-31T07:45:24.501-07:00Comments on Laura's Simple Pleasures: Thoughtful Thursday: Vision Quest RevisitedLaura Martonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17131901155051433491noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362484318535208583.post-49508325546872505982009-08-22T11:33:45.183-07:002009-08-22T11:33:45.183-07:00Hi, Jewels! Too cool. Glad you still have your jou...Hi, Jewels! Too cool. Glad you still have your journal, too. When did you do your second quest? Mine was right before college.<br /><br />Yeah, I needed the petty tyrant reminder, too. How many there seem to be in the world.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your needs... wow, yours were a lot more detailed than mine! (I especially liked the cookie drawer!) :-)<br /><br />Much love to you and Adam! I miss you both!Laura Martonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131901155051433491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362484318535208583.post-39119322050577181592009-08-22T07:10:07.808-07:002009-08-22T07:10:07.808-07:00Hey Laura,
I reread some of my journals - includi...Hey Laura,<br /><br />I reread some of my journals - including from the second quest, where I wrote down "I wish Laura was here"!<br /><br />I'd forgotten about petty tyrants, and it's a useful reminder. <br /><br />Here's the list of needs from my journal:<br /><br />Shelter - meeting place, home area {my house, school, friends homes}<br />Warmth - fire, long pants, sleeping bag {sweater, long pants, jacket, heater}<br />Coolness - Breeze, shade, water {AC, fans change of clothes}<br />Drink - water only, not cold {Ice & water, soda, milk, OJ, all cold}<br />Food - only at mealtimes {go to fridge, pantry, cookie drawer}<br />Bathroom - pit latrine with sheet {use toilet, sink}<br />Amusement - assigned tasks, thinking, writing {Read, watch TV, play computer, play games}<br /><br />much love to you and DanJulianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362484318535208583.post-29838410252541689082009-08-21T09:56:01.770-07:002009-08-21T09:56:01.770-07:00You're welcome, Weronika. Thanks for stopping ...You're welcome, Weronika. Thanks for stopping by - and thanks for the award! You just made me blush!Laura Martonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131901155051433491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362484318535208583.post-55646567397515341032009-08-21T09:35:46.055-07:002009-08-21T09:35:46.055-07:00This was such an interesting post for me. Thanks, ...This was such an interesting post for me. Thanks, Laura! <br /><br />Also wanted to mention that there is <a href="http://www.weronikajanczuk.com/2009/08/b-i-n-g-o-beautiful-blog-award.html" rel="nofollow">an award</a> waiting for you at my place! :)Weronika Janczukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578288655500573458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362484318535208583.post-57885342663156075522009-08-21T08:54:39.888-07:002009-08-21T08:54:39.888-07:00Chris - I'm really happy that you enjoyed a pe...Chris - I'm really happy that you enjoyed a peek inside my 13-year-old head, and I'm glad you found some truth in those lessons of old. I agree that carrying around a "mighty chip" on one's shoulder does no good - for that person or those with whom he/she interacts. One should purge oneself of such self-pitying notions - and then move forward. It can be done without sharing such information with the world. <br /><br />I probably reveal more about myself through my blogs than you do (although your poetry certainly reveals a lot about your interests and concerns), but I find that it's therapeutic to share my notions with others... easier to see that none of us are utterly alone in the world.<br /><br />I'm thankful, too, Chris - for my husband, my kitty, my family, my health, my passion as a writer, and so much more - but I'm constantly striving to purge myself of regret, doubt, and worry, and I have a long way to go. Thanks, though, for sharing your feelings... I really appreciate your perspective.<br /><br />Steph F. - I, too, tend to get upset about things beyond my control. At times like those, I try to remember the serenity prayer - about having the courage to change the things I can, the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, and the wisdom to know the difference. Beautiful sentiment - though often hard to apply to "real" life.Laura Martonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131901155051433491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362484318535208583.post-63691288621436272902009-08-21T07:29:17.477-07:002009-08-21T07:29:17.477-07:00That list could probably help me. Especially the p...That list could probably help me. Especially the part about losing self-importance so that I don't take things so seriously. I tend to get upset about things beyond my control.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362484318535208583.post-21633600516089521262009-08-21T04:30:28.559-07:002009-08-21T04:30:28.559-07:00I believe that so many of them are true. I especia...I believe that so many of them are true. I especially like the advice not to wallow in self pity. Here in Australia we might say that a person who does that has a 'mighty chip on their shoulder'. Carrying around a victim mentality does you no good, but you do have to purge yourself of those feelings. Now that (purging) directly clashes with the idea of keeping information to yourself. I agree that blogging is also a bit of a contradiction for this ideal. For me, however, I keep so much to myself, that what I tell others is of little consequence. Information that is interpreted as personal by one, may in fact be not psychologically deep at all, and would therefore have little impact with its revelation. <br /><br />I like the idea that everything is equal. To me that means to be thankful. I am constantly thankful for everything that I have in life, and try to see the lessons that I need to learn from the things that I really wish never happened in the first place.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your 13 year old self. I really enjoyed the trip.A misinterpreted wavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03567793709692182136noreply@blogger.com