Comments on: And the point is, to live everything. http://www.ronnadetrick.com/and-the-point-is-to-live-everything/ Writer & Speaker Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:53:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ronna Detrick http://www.ronnadetrick.com/and-the-point-is-to-live-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-998 Ronna Detrick Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:16:18 +0000 http://www.ronnadetrick.com/?p=2497#comment-998 I love the idea that in far-earlier understandings of life, reality was not nearly so linear - past, present, future. People could live more ably in mystery without demanding answers or "still life." And, to borrow from your metaphor again, that's the beauty of film: we don't know what's coming next, but we do know it keeps moving. Thank you. I love the idea that in far-earlier understandings of life, reality was not nearly so linear – past, present, future. People could live more ably in mystery without demanding answers or “still life.” And, to borrow from your metaphor again, that’s the beauty of film: we don’t know what’s coming next, but we do know it keeps moving. Thank you.

]]> By: MPositive http://www.ronnadetrick.com/and-the-point-is-to-live-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-991 MPositive Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:32:27 +0000 http://www.ronnadetrick.com/?p=2497#comment-991 Well written, Ronna! Humans are very good at developing concepts of past and future, but we do get trapped by them, that's for sure. One of my favorite expressions is <a href="http://positivejuice.com/2010/01/24/positive-self-talk-life-is-a-film-not-a-photograph/">"life is a film, not a photograph"</a>. It helps me to live in the moment to remember that, no matter how strong my feelings are now, my now will always change. And, like a trip to an enchanted land, there's no telling just where it will go next, if you let yourself see all the different unbeaten paths through the forest. .-= MPositive´s last blog ..<a href="http://positivejuice.com/2010/01/26/what-about-when-somebody-just-doesnt-make-sense/">What about when somebody just doesn’t make sense?</a> =-. Well written, Ronna! Humans are very good at developing concepts of past and future, but we do get trapped by them, that’s for sure.

One of my favorite expressions is “life is a film, not a photograph”. It helps me to live in the moment to remember that, no matter how strong my feelings are now, my now will always change. And, like a trip to an enchanted land, there’s no telling just where it will go next, if you let yourself see all the different unbeaten paths through the forest.
.-= MPositive´s last blog ..What about when somebody just doesn’t make sense? =-.

]]> By: Ronna Detrick http://www.ronnadetrick.com/and-the-point-is-to-live-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-972 Ronna Detrick Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:11:12 +0000 http://www.ronnadetrick.com/?p=2497#comment-972 So beautiful, Belinda. And perfect timing. I read your comment just shortly after I hit "publish" on tonight's post...and many thoughts about the juxtaposition of joy and pain. Thank you. So beautiful, Belinda. And perfect timing. I read your comment just shortly after I hit “publish” on tonight’s post…and many thoughts about the juxtaposition of joy and pain. Thank you.

]]> By: Belinda Munoz http://www.ronnadetrick.com/and-the-point-is-to-live-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-971 Belinda Munoz Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:07:45 +0000 http://www.ronnadetrick.com/?p=2497#comment-971 Terrific quote and your words are beautiful. Living the questions is something I've grown more okay with as I've gotten older. Becoming a mother certainly helps. I am by no means where I'd like to be as far as living everything but I've lived enough to know that without pain, I won't know the meaning of joy, which makes me appreciate the pain, though not nearly as much as the joy. And this quote also reminds me that this is the time of my life. It will be over at some point, but until then, this is the time to savor every taste. Terrific quote and your words are beautiful. Living the questions is something I’ve grown more okay with as I’ve gotten older. Becoming a mother certainly helps. I am by no means where I’d like to be as far as living everything but I’ve lived enough to know that without pain, I won’t know the meaning of joy, which makes me appreciate the pain, though not nearly as much as the joy. And this quote also reminds me that this is the time of my life. It will be over at some point, but until then, this is the time to savor every taste.

]]> By: Dark Emotions http://www.ronnadetrick.com/and-the-point-is-to-live-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-970 Dark Emotions Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:06:17 +0000 http://www.ronnadetrick.com/?p=2497#comment-970 [...] I keep breathing. This I have learned. I do not drown. I continue to [...] [...] I keep breathing. This I have learned. I do not drown. I continue to [...]

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