tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post112639247250033262..comments2023-11-03T06:29:07.280-05:00Comments on The Bandwagon: Feeling Too MuchMJFredrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1126531266725327582005-09-12T08:21:00.000-05:002005-09-12T08:21:00.000-05:00Hey Mary--it was just an observation, no defense r...Hey Mary--it was just an observation, no defense required!! We cope however we can.Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1126488626308298252005-09-11T20:30:00.000-05:002005-09-11T20:30:00.000-05:00Ooh, ouch, Toni. I guess you're right. In my defen...Ooh, ouch, Toni. I guess you're right. In my defense, it's the culmination of the Katrina coverage and the memories of 9-11. Too much, too much.MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1126474780122685372005-09-11T16:39:00.000-05:002005-09-11T16:39:00.000-05:00Great post. And it's days like today that taking t...Great post. And it's days like today that taking those moments to really think about all we have is so important.Teresa Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000600005136863441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1126465022218576262005-09-11T13:57:00.000-05:002005-09-11T13:57:00.000-05:00A difficult day--and maybe your not so different t...A difficult day--and maybe your not so different to Miss Snark as you thought??? <BR/><BR/>This day is so sad, so heartbreaking and yet we should use it to remember the good things. Like the dawn as JoAnn says. If I die in some unnatural way I don't want to be remembered for the terrible ending (which I can imagine in every conceivable fashion BTW :/), but for the life I led. <BR/><BR/>I want to bless the people who died, pray for their souls and steal the date back from horror and turn it into something good for them. <BR/><BR/>If only I could...Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1126456638532580092005-09-11T11:37:00.000-05:002005-09-11T11:37:00.000-05:00{{{{{JOANN}}}}}}I'm trying to insulate myself toda...{{{{{JOANN}}}}}}<BR/><BR/>I'm trying to insulate myself today, then Fred drove by the nursing home where my grandmother died - yow. NOT good.MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1126456524359959292005-09-11T11:35:00.000-05:002005-09-11T11:35:00.000-05:00(((JoAnn))). I'm sorry today is such a sad day for...(((JoAnn))). I'm sorry today is such a sad day for you, for many reasons.<BR/><BR/>Mary, I think you're right about writers seeming to be more open to experiencing others' pain. And we do have to protect ourselves because, if not, that pain could be devastating to our mental health. There's a fine balance to find.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1126455375388605932005-09-11T11:16:00.000-05:002005-09-11T11:16:00.000-05:00((((((((((((Mar))))))))))))I think what makes us d...((((((((((((Mar))))))))))))<BR/><BR/>I think what makes us different as writers is the willinging TO go to where emotions are overwhelming. Many people spend their whole lives trying to avoid the feelings that we work with in our work every day. But because we do this, we have to be wise and learn to take care of ourselves, to know when to say "enough", no more. And you are doing that. This is why I from time to time take a break from everything and pull back to regroup. If I don't, it will implode on me.<BR/><BR/>Today is a hard day for so many. The 4th anniversary of 9-11. The continuing horror of Katrina. For me, this is also the 35th anniversary of my brother's death. I was 12 years old when he passed. So strange that a day that has always been hard for me is now a day that will live forever in history books, and in the hearts of every person who lived in this time. <BR/><BR/>And yet...the sun rises in the morning. That's what I look for, at every dawn. I know it means that life goes on, and so should we. It's what we're here to do.<BR/><BR/>JoAnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com