tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post498974584145473735..comments2024-03-28T09:30:07.343-04:00Comments on I Think; Therefore, I Yam: Are We?Susan Flett Swiderskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-74850089744587079022018-07-25T20:34:20.168-04:002018-07-25T20:34:20.168-04:00I think it's good to be thankful, even when we...I think it's good to be thankful, even when we know there is need out there too.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702620069148109246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-65346384579216523052018-07-23T16:54:27.874-04:002018-07-23T16:54:27.874-04:00Thanks, Nas. :)Thanks, Nas. :)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-34281135729917589482018-07-19T19:22:40.227-04:002018-07-19T19:22:40.227-04:00I liked reading your poem. I liked reading your poem. Nasreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903012810404786521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-84790789524205585432018-07-18T21:07:55.124-04:002018-07-18T21:07:55.124-04:00Thanks. It's all a balance, I suppose. Appreci...Thanks. It's all a balance, I suppose. Appreciate whatever we have and help others whenever we can. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-9712981632822064032018-07-18T13:31:13.212-04:002018-07-18T13:31:13.212-04:00I enjoyed your poem! I don't really feel bad a...I enjoyed your poem! I don't really feel bad about enjoying some of the nice things I've been blessed with. But I make sure that I give some to help those who are less fortunate. (I've had my share of difficulties, so I'm always grateful when things are going smoothly.) Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-73340685458772822382018-07-18T11:52:12.042-04:002018-07-18T11:52:12.042-04:00How true. We never know when the sun might stop sh...How true. We never know when the sun might stop shining for any one of us, so we might as well enjoy basking in its warmth while we can. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-18912356030285261682018-07-17T21:30:15.969-04:002018-07-17T21:30:15.969-04:00Such a lovely poem! I definitely don't think i...Such a lovely poem! I definitely don't think it's horrid to feel happy. Although there will always be someone out there who has it worse, that shouldn't prevent us from embracing the positive moments in our own lives, since those moments can help us hang on whenever darker ones happen...Heather R. Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309060285955963459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-82149064238732290312018-07-17T14:53:43.287-04:002018-07-17T14:53:43.287-04:00Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. :)Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. :)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-65674110479693008022018-07-17T04:04:27.255-04:002018-07-17T04:04:27.255-04:00This is an admirable poem. Awesome post! This is an admirable poem. Awesome post! Kelly Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09030019966183220952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-25530896276762103492018-07-16T12:46:20.206-04:002018-07-16T12:46:20.206-04:00Your motto sounds like an excellent one for us all...Your motto sounds like an excellent one for us all to follow.<br /><br />YAAAAY! You just made my day. Maybe my whole week. :) I'm thrilled to hear you enjoyed the book. Thanks for the wonderful review.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-89674147665315625302018-07-16T12:07:09.904-04:002018-07-16T12:07:09.904-04:00Enjoy what you have, and bless those you can. That...Enjoy what you have, and bless those you can. That's my motto these days!! I just read your latest book on a stay-up-all-nighter (didn't even know I had one of those left in me at my age, ha!). Put a 5-star review on Amazon. It was wonderful writing as usual, and I'm not going to give any spoiler alerts, but...what the what?!??! Characters surprises on so many levels.mail4roseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850985344834209198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-53618069953373552402018-07-16T07:37:15.074-04:002018-07-16T07:37:15.074-04:00You're right. Wallowing in sadness wouldn'...You're right. Wallowing in sadness wouldn't help the world a bit. Better to try to lift someone else up.<br /><br />Knock on wood, I'm not superstitious, either, but this Friday the 13th had some fun with you. :)<br /><br />HA! Good to know I'm "in" for a change. <br />Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-28873038567694198882018-07-15T16:00:24.249-04:002018-07-15T16:00:24.249-04:00I love your poem. As a happy and optimistic person...I love your poem. As a happy and optimistic person, I've wondered on occasion if I had the right to be so, when others are so down. But if I were down and morose, too - would that help the world? No.<br /><br />I'm not superstitious, but I came home on Friday and our Internet was out (for two days!) and then I noticed our water heater wasn't heating water... Luckily, we now are connected to the 21st century again, and the non-heating water heater turned out to be just a circuit breaker that had to be flipped back on. But it makes you think.<br /><br />Cheap? It's called frugal, girl, frugal! And it's very in now.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-86525488703744014802018-07-15T08:31:09.596-04:002018-07-15T08:31:09.596-04:00Yes! Maybe our upbringing does account for my refu...Yes! Maybe our upbringing does account for my refusal to buy new stuff just for the sake of buying. <br /><br />Good catch. It does sound like something Emerson would say. Thanks.<br /><br />Okay, dude, that sounds like a good deal. I'll take it, but you be sure to hold your end of it up, too!Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-49712771541260315442018-07-14T23:29:05.457-04:002018-07-14T23:29:05.457-04:00Fine poem and admirable. We were raised in a time...Fine poem and admirable. We were raised in a time when it was considered virtuous, considerate and intelligent to make do with a well-used minimum. I never got over it either. As to "Thought for the day", it's familiar beyond "unknown" --an Emerson essay maybe. Re; blood pressure: stay healthy this summer, dear Susan, and I'll try to do the same. Deal?Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-41063873926321336852018-07-14T11:44:34.830-04:002018-07-14T11:44:34.830-04:00Thanks, Keith. :)Thanks, Keith. :)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-42209536502629144222018-07-14T11:40:11.267-04:002018-07-14T11:40:11.267-04:00Thanks. The trick is to be filled with empathy wit...Thanks. The trick is to be filled with empathy without it spilling over into feelings of guilt, too. A trick I haven't quite mastered yet. ;)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-70895269279504944072018-07-14T11:35:04.762-04:002018-07-14T11:35:04.762-04:00Thanks, Ian. Your comment reminds me of the old hy...Thanks, Ian. Your comment reminds me of the old hymn "Brighten the Corner Where You Are." Maybe that's the best we can do.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-81626446395933074022018-07-14T04:18:28.562-04:002018-07-14T04:18:28.562-04:00Great post as usual, Susan. Lovely poem.Great post as usual, Susan. Lovely poem.Keith Havershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05133563220362208820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-64865504376436750112018-07-13T22:13:44.430-04:002018-07-13T22:13:44.430-04:00I love your poem. I think gratitude is a very good...I love your poem. I think gratitude is a very good thing. You can be grateful for what you have and still feel empathy for those who are in need. The fact that you wrote this poem at all shows what a big heart you have and how much you care for those who suffer.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-26386355303860182182018-07-13T21:43:48.860-04:002018-07-13T21:43:48.860-04:00Wonderful poem, Susan. I don't feel guilty abo...Wonderful poem, Susan. I don't feel guilty about my own fortunes compared to others, but I do feel it's important for each of us to do what we can to lighten our own little corners of the world.Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-1156507574652764302018-07-13T14:37:52.142-04:002018-07-13T14:37:52.142-04:00I'm sorry no one showed you compassion when yo...I'm sorry no one showed you compassion when you were a young girl, but I'm glad you grew up to have compassion for others, anyway. (And for animals!)<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend, dear cat.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-45525964628595022642018-07-13T14:35:22.326-04:002018-07-13T14:35:22.326-04:00I hopped off that guilt train a long time ago, fri...I hopped off that guilt train a long time ago, friend Sue … cuz no one hopped on it for me when I was in need as a youngen … Nonetheless I always do help peeps and animals in need to this day … But otherwise I enjoy what I have now. Love, cat.^.^https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422876955246850636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-81502167454229219292018-07-13T14:31:03.694-04:002018-07-13T14:31:03.694-04:00Blessings back atcha.
Yes, we do have a lot of co...Blessings back atcha.<br /><br />Yes, we do have a lot of control over how days go... but not everyone does. That's what bothers me. I have so many positives in my life, and other have so many negatives. Yeah, I know. Life isn't fair...<br /><br />Thanks. I'm glad you liked it.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-74252869698496582922018-07-13T14:20:10.243-04:002018-07-13T14:20:10.243-04:00I agree. I think gratitude is very important.
La...I agree. I think gratitude is very important. <br /><br />Last time I was checked, my thyroid was fine, but thanks for asking. I think the low blood pressure is more likely to be the culprit. But I'm scheduled for a physical in September, so we shall see.<br /><br />I betcha OUR ratty carpet is MUCH rattier than yours! :) But like you say, it does the job.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.com