Comments on: Whispers http://eclecticechoes.com/2008/06/30/whispers/ Science + Art + Knitting + Photography + Parenting = Chaos Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:00:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Tammy http://eclecticechoes.com/2008/06/30/whispers/#comment-255 Tammy Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:55:30 +0000 http://eclecticechoes.com/?p=618#comment-255 Thanks, Jim. Funny how you chose the same example of the coffee shop. Eric always says that. It's so true. We want to live in a community like that. Thanks, Jim. Funny how you chose the same example of the coffee shop. Eric always says that. It’s so true. We want to live in a community like that.

]]> By: JimBobTX http://eclecticechoes.com/2008/06/30/whispers/#comment-254 JimBobTX Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:14:25 +0000 http://eclecticechoes.com/?p=618#comment-254 No easy answers -- life is definitely often not fair. Through experience and observation, "To Thine Own Self be True" rings mostly loudly. You've both got the right set of values, so if you are being true to yourselves, you are going to be doing alright--for yourselves and Johann. I know it is easy to say and a lot harder to do, but don't worry about what the others might be saying or thinking. That is one of the reasons I'm happy to be out of Washington DC where too many people are concerned about what others might say or how things might look. People here come in the coffee shop, some barely have a few dollars to their name, others have millions to their name ... and most people couldn't tell which is which. It is easier to be yourself out West, but it doesn't mean it won't work in the East as well. Your good deeds and work speak for you already -- at least to some folks, and I guess those are the one's you have to savor when you can. T'ain't fair ... but 'tis life. No easy answers — life is definitely often not fair. Through experience and observation, “To Thine Own Self be True” rings mostly loudly. You’ve both got the right set of values, so if you are being true to yourselves, you are going to be doing alright–for yourselves and Johann.

I know it is easy to say and a lot harder to do, but don’t worry about what the others might be saying or thinking. That is one of the reasons I’m happy to be out of Washington DC where too many people are concerned about what others might say or how things might look. People here come in the coffee shop, some barely have a few dollars to their name, others have millions to their name … and most people couldn’t tell which is which.

It is easier to be yourself out West, but it doesn’t mean it won’t work in the East as well. Your good deeds and work speak for you already — at least to some folks, and I guess those are the one’s you have to savor when you can.

T’ain’t fair … but ’tis life.

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