tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post112969207564249763..comments2023-10-10T10:09:48.794-05:00Comments on Letting me be . . . random wondering and philosophy: Joyful “Sort of” Story"ME" Liz Strausshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-83650229365528673072009-12-18T17:58:47.459-06:002009-12-18T17:58:47.459-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1129997747005418792005-10-22T11:15:00.000-05:002005-10-22T11:15:00.000-05:00Actually, my joy search showed a lot of enjoys, wh...Actually, my joy search showed a lot of enjoys, which sort of count, but not quite. <BR/><BR/>Your blog is young, at least by your archives.<BR/><BR/>flutter,<BR/>GAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1129871953052917482005-10-21T00:19:00.000-05:002005-10-21T00:19:00.000-05:00Garnet, I'm not sure I know what you mean by so yo...Garnet, <BR/>I'm not sure I know what you mean by so young. . . I'm not, but thank you.<BR/><BR/>And thank you for the compliments.<BR/><BR/>but you found WAY more joy than I.<BR/><BR/>smiles,<BR/>Liz"ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1129871823709781412005-10-21T00:17:00.000-05:002005-10-21T00:17:00.000-05:00Liz- What a delightful foray into your past, your ...Liz- What a delightful foray into your past, your past posts (i didn't know you were so young!) and your joy. <BR/><BR/>your, GAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1129845700874948722005-10-20T17:01:00.000-05:002005-10-20T17:01:00.000-05:00Gosh, Easy,You sound so happy.I hope that means th...Gosh, Easy,<BR/>You sound so happy.<BR/>I hope that means this week is going well for you.<BR/><BR/>You're welcome to all of the joy we can pull together for you. I know we both think you're the best.<BR/><BR/>smiles,<BR/>Liz"ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1129845587388176732005-10-20T16:59:00.000-05:002005-10-20T16:59:00.000-05:00This was perfect. Thank you ME and Melly. I'm glad...This was perfect. Thank you ME and Melly. I'm glad I got to share this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1129804712107437732005-10-20T05:38:00.000-05:002005-10-20T05:38:00.000-05:00udtumznhAh Melly,So there was method to your madne...udtumznhAh Melly,<BR/>So there was method to your madness. Thank you again for asking me to do this. Revisiting these moments was a good thing.<BR/><BR/>It's nice of you to have noticed.<BR/><BR/>smiles,<BR/>Liz"ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1129799322510028422005-10-20T04:08:00.000-05:002005-10-20T04:08:00.000-05:00Liz, perhaps you were surprised by the amount of j...Liz, perhaps you were surprised by the amount of joy, but it didn't surprise me. I expected just that. You're always full of joy :)<BR/><BR/>Beautiful post. Your joyful moments and reasons for being joyful are so much more profound.<BR/><BR/>Nice one :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1129763620844914112005-10-19T18:13:00.000-05:002005-10-19T18:13:00.000-05:00Heeeeeeeeeeee, rot row.Heeeeeeeeeeee, rot row.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1129762793224419422005-10-19T17:59:00.000-05:002005-10-19T17:59:00.000-05:00Hi Lori,Thank you for your encouragement. If you r...Hi Lori,<BR/>Thank you for your encouragement. If you reached a place of owning your own happiness in your twenties I think you might have been ahead of me. I think I was still in charge of carrying the woes of the world on my shoulders back then. <BR/><BR/>As far as the meme goes, I think of an appropriate punishment . . . :)<BR/><BR/>smiles,<BR/>Liz"ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1129762535227066462005-10-19T17:55:00.000-05:002005-10-19T17:55:00.000-05:00Liz, the joy of your spirit speaks loudly in your ...Liz, the joy of your spirit speaks loudly in your blog fir me always. <BR/><BR/>When you tell of being the best judge of your own behavior, and that you learned to stop flinching when you were happy. Oh my gosh, I can SO identify with this sentiment. I found my own filter when I was in my twenties, trusting my own intuitions and reasoning. Following that I finally began to allow myself to experience joy too. I still wonder why I thought it was so important to not be too happy. I suppose it has something to do with fear. Fear of losing that which I love, or some such psychological garbage. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, thank you Liz, for saying it far better than I can. <BR/><BR/>Oh, uh, I, er, tagged you for a meme, please don’t kill me. Heeee. Love ya, MEAN IT! LoriAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1129761785810153642005-10-19T17:43:00.000-05:002005-10-19T17:43:00.000-05:00Liz,You may not be able to find the word joy in an...Liz,<BR/>You may not be able to find the word joy in any of your posts, but your presence has added joy into the blogsphere. We love having you around to add your insights and your views on life to our discussions<BR/><BR/>smiles,<BR/>Liz"ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1129760975856279232005-10-19T17:29:00.000-05:002005-10-19T17:29:00.000-05:00A kind of wake-up post. I'm reading this in the mo...A kind of wake-up post. I'm reading this in the morning and it's a nice way to start of the day to read a post like this one.<BR/><BR/>I can't find the word 'joy' in my blog but I have definetly found some joy in the act of blogging itself. I have the joy of gratitude for the friends I've made through blogging, that's for sure! I think it has changed me somewhat. I am happier these days even on not-so-great days. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1129738604818683892005-10-19T11:16:00.000-05:002005-10-19T11:16:00.000-05:00Hi Cheryl,Hey thanks.It was a neat experience to g...Hi Cheryl,<BR/>Hey thanks.<BR/>It was a neat experience to go back and read them.<BR/>smiles,<BR/>Liz"ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1129737566285917302005-10-19T10:59:00.000-05:002005-10-19T10:59:00.000-05:00Sounds like fun!Enjoyed reading.Sounds like fun!<BR/>Enjoyed reading.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1129726438470793052005-10-19T07:53:00.000-05:002005-10-19T07:53:00.000-05:00Hi Mark,Thanks for stopping by. I'm glad you got t...Hi Mark,<BR/>Thanks for stopping by. I'm glad you got to see this one. I knew you would find it uplifting. <BR/><BR/>You and I agree on so many things, such as your attitude about September 11.<BR/><BR/>smiles,<BR/>Liz"ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1129725798942357042005-10-19T07:43:00.000-05:002005-10-19T07:43:00.000-05:00Liz:What a great post!I feel that all of life is g...Liz:<BR/>What a great post!<BR/><BR/>I feel that all of life is gravy, an undeserved gift of grace from God. Of course, I haven't gone through the very worst that life can bring to people. I haven't been an Indonesian whose family was wiped out by a tsunami. I'm not an Iraqi living with the daily threat of car bombs. I'm not an evacuee from New Orleanan wondering where I will live.<BR/><BR/>Yet, these circumstances can bring more joy to my life if I will adopt a life style of empathy and compassion and share hope along the way.<BR/><BR/>I love the line in this piece, "I don’t want despicable people choosing my world for me." That was how my daughter and I felt on the evening of September 11, 2001, when we booked flight reservations for a Christmas trip to Germany. We very consciously said, "Osama bin Laden isn't dictating how we live our lives." <BR/><BR/>Blessings in Christ,<BR/>MarkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1129717146803500782005-10-19T05:19:00.000-05:002005-10-19T05:19:00.000-05:00Okay, Mojo,Bliss sounds nicer to whom?? One might ...Okay, Mojo,<BR/>Bliss sounds nicer to whom?? <BR/><BR/>One might think that a writer who prefers the sound of the word <I>bliss</I> would avoid saying that to a writer who has just proved an obvious attachment to the word <I>joy,</I>.<BR/><BR/>I like <I>bliss</I> too, but it doesm't mean thte same thing to me. <BR/><BR/>Besides, don't you think <I>ectasy</I> is really the superior word?"ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1129711139671510972005-10-19T03:38:00.000-05:002005-10-19T03:38:00.000-05:00I don't know if I'd find the word joy in my blog. ...I don't know if I'd find the word joy in my blog. I think I use bliss more than joy.<BR/><BR/>Bliss just sounds nicer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1129696580486979032005-10-18T23:36:00.000-05:002005-10-18T23:36:00.000-05:00Hi Toadmaster!Great to see you here.We have a grea...Hi Toadmaster!<BR/>Great to see you here.<BR/>We have a great group.<BR/>You should stick around and meet us sometime.<BR/>smiles,<BR/>Liz"ME" Liz Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711283307459944821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14775685.post-1129696362233802112005-10-18T23:32:00.000-05:002005-10-18T23:32:00.000-05:00Thanks for helping me see the joy in my own writin...Thanks for helping me see the joy in my own writing that I didn't even know was there!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.com