tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154679782170119347.post8158011831183048656..comments2023-11-16T06:56:25.495-04:00Comments on Blog - Susan Black Art: a new leafSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00260575133577123845noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154679782170119347.post-12790492746952017212008-02-07T18:45:00.000-04:002008-02-07T18:45:00.000-04:00It's been a really busy week here ... am just fini...It's been a really busy week here ... am just finishing up final production drawings for my first project with the new big-fish gift ware company - a line of jewellery. Busy is good and busy certainly helps the wandering mind.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, so much Patti and Anya for the recommendations (the book and tut.com) and I also saw that woman on Oprah Mary D. and she was truly amazing. I think it's about retraining your brain and your way of thinking.<BR/><BR/>Dogs live in the moment and they are by nature happy souls ... I know that Jake would not want me to dwell on missing him. I feel now, like I'm in a phase of disbelief. I think when you're in the moment caring for someone who is ill and dying your brain becomes fuzzy, a bit, to protect yourself and so you can cope with the job at hand. When the dust has settled, you're left with this feeling of "How did I get here to this place, how did this happen and disbelief that he's just suddenly gone ?"Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00260575133577123845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154679782170119347.post-89067574689778427392008-02-07T10:59:00.000-04:002008-02-07T10:59:00.000-04:00I once saw an Oprah show where she interviewed a y...I once saw an Oprah show where she interviewed a young(ish) woman who had been set on fire by her boyfriend. She had 3rd degree burns over 90% of her body. She said that she allows herself 5 minutes everyday to feel sorry for herself, then she forces herself to think positively. I realize this is different than losing someone, but perhaps this could help.Mary D in Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356024098033698785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154679782170119347.post-37723215181974985382008-02-07T10:13:00.000-04:002008-02-07T10:13:00.000-04:00My friend watched that show yesterday. I wish I ha...My friend watched that show yesterday. I wish I had seen it. I do subscribe to the philosophy of the secret for the most part. You might enjoy receiving daily "messages from the universe" from tut. You register at tut.com then receive a daily message through email-sometimes funny, always inspiring and uplifting, and reminding you you are in control of your life and your feelings. Mike Dooley runs that company and does talks all over the world and makes inspirational/motivational cd's also based upon the concepts of the secret and making your own future. I have a couple of big, unfortunate and unpleasant things going on in my life right now, and some days that message in the morning just turns my day around and gets me back into the positive thinking mode. Anyway, keep up the good thinking. <BR/>Anyaanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13506264872871515224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154679782170119347.post-8972963605825293012008-02-07T09:08:00.000-04:002008-02-07T09:08:00.000-04:00I don't believe in fate, but sometimes it's diffic...I don't believe in fate, but sometimes it's difficult to explain those serendipitous moments that come along just when you need them most. It's happened to me several times, but the most memorable was being flat on my back in agony for two days after my back went out and catching Vicky Gabereau's show where she interviewed a back expert. What he said (don't just lie there...get up and move around!) got me up and moving and the next day, like magic, my back stopped hurting. <BR/><BR/>I know your pain won't vanish suddenly like mine did, but it's good to know you're on the mend.<BR/><BR/>And if you'll allow me, I'd like to recommend a book you might find helpful, interesting and inspiring: "Man's Search for Meaning," by Dr. Viktor Frankl. It's one of those life-changing books. Everyone I've loaned it to has returned it, slightly awed, and very grateful. It will reinforce what you've come to realize...that the one thing nothing and no one can ever take away from you is the freedom to choose how you will feel in any given situation.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07099069884708593835noreply@blogger.com