tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856183318248330085.post7696774924112443719..comments2023-12-19T23:18:30.239-05:00Comments on Reticulated Writer: The Weight of DoubtReticulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577343017332273507noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856183318248330085.post-27157711766994034102012-04-23T00:29:18.282-04:002012-04-23T00:29:18.282-04:00I can imagine, Lindsay. You can always write it ju...I can imagine, Lindsay. You can always write it just for yourself. I needed to remind myself and a few other people that I don't play mean-girl games. Of this I have no doubt.Reticulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05577343017332273507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856183318248330085.post-88273255149240897762012-04-22T20:03:47.732-04:002012-04-22T20:03:47.732-04:00yup. i've got a letter like this in me, too, j...yup. i've got a letter like this in me, too, just waiting to be written. felt every word of yours.Finhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16518605438561382566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856183318248330085.post-9617858067296697832012-04-17T13:44:51.569-04:002012-04-17T13:44:51.569-04:00Thank you, AutoD. Several things happened in the p...Thank you, AutoD. Several things happened in the past few weeks that prompted this letter. <br /><br />One of the hardest and most valuable lessons I learned during my long, grueling divorce was that I don't want to live my life in tit-for-tat reaction to other people's ugly behavior. Sometimes it is inevitable. But I want to choose how I act based on who I want to be. When someone is mean or vindictive, I don't need to give back what I'm getting, even when I'm hurt and angry and feel helpless. I guess it's the old "turn the other cheek" thing. I don't always have to hit back, because doing so often hurts me too.<br /><br />And I'd much rather focus on building relationships than destroying them.Reticulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05577343017332273507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856183318248330085.post-47004414586272685752012-04-16T18:10:31.556-04:002012-04-16T18:10:31.556-04:00This is a courageous, beautiful, and very strong l...This is a courageous, beautiful, and very strong letter. Thanks for sharing your vulnerability and your honesty and strength. I do not believe that "things happen for a reason," but I do think that, if we are wise and courageous and strong, it is possible to take what happens to us and in us and use it to change ourselves and the world around us. With writing like this, that is what you are doing. <3Autodidactpoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860752713734930046noreply@blogger.com