tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post5004034213108119314..comments2024-03-13T06:55:06.760+05:30Comments on Meanderings and Reflections: Things no one will tell youS. Susan Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-60681947576389870182011-04-03T19:39:01.227+05:302011-04-03T19:39:01.227+05:30Doris:
Welcome here. Thanks for taking the time t...Doris:<br /><br />Welcome here. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Hope to see more of you in the coming days.<br /><br />Joy always :)S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-67829449946029470602011-04-03T17:31:23.623+05:302011-04-03T17:31:23.623+05:30I'm visiting your blog for first time, and I f...I'm visiting your blog for first time, and I find it quite interesting. I like your reflections. Although I have to confess that your QR code was what caught my attention. I was testing my QR reader :-)<br /><br /><br />Doris<br />www.doris-socialworker.blogspot.comHold my hand: a social worker's bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283197748791227012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-67925702068213421382010-10-22T16:37:37.710+05:302010-10-22T16:37:37.710+05:30Dear Angie:
Life teaches us everything . . . albe...Dear Angie:<br /><br />Life teaches us everything . . . albeit very late. But I had to refuse as the person was very close to me. One should understand, don't you think?S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-56499382071785896952010-10-19T19:15:11.338+05:302010-10-19T19:15:11.338+05:30I think we need the experience of life to distingu...I think we need the experience of life to distinguish between the greys. <br />With food, however, I accept, as it is the polite thing to do, and throughout the majority of western cultures a refusal is seen as a slap in the face.Angie Muresanhttp://www.angiemuresan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-68664233281014893712010-10-19T10:51:57.505+05:302010-10-19T10:51:57.505+05:30Myriam:
Relationships, people---everything. It wo...Myriam:<br /><br />Relationships, people---everything. It would be a boring existence, right but we spend so much time and energy on thoughts about the different kinds of people.<br /><br />CS:<br /><br />Thanks for your kind words. Nice to see you here, CS.<br /><br />Gaia:<br /><br />You are lucky to forget those people. You must be one happy person!<br />Joy always :)S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-6738502556199583382010-10-17T20:21:11.503+05:302010-10-17T20:21:11.503+05:30oh dear it is definitely a series of trail and er...oh dear it is definitely a series of trail and error for me. I am so forgetful that I have actually encounterd such grey people before. Because each situation is unqiue, I simply forgot how I handled them before... bird brain!!!:(Gaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15069503364553279367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-68109070144092516522010-10-17T13:07:09.690+05:302010-10-17T13:07:09.690+05:30This post : Such things we face and find it diffic...This post : Such things we face and find it difficult to tackle. <br /><br />Previous post : I will appreciate ur view point and incidences narrrated in the post 'The other side of life.'Chandrika Shubhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765666976286325907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-35717464242461368202010-10-17T05:43:09.452+05:302010-10-17T05:43:09.452+05:30Joy, you are talking about relationships. relation...Joy, you are talking about relationships. relationships are complicated, noone can ever prepare us for something so complex. Everything in life is a relationship (work, countries, school, friends, lovers) and the more personal the more mindblowing they become. <br />There are people I love when I see them...then when I dont I remember things I dont like about them (mostly things that are dishonest about them), I call those grey people. <br />I guesss if it were all that cut and dry, simply and easy it would be a boring existence, dont you think?A Plain Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741520771592669741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-54756578716517231842010-10-16T20:51:30.098+05:302010-10-16T20:51:30.098+05:30Sam:
Glad to see you after long. Hope you are wel...Sam:<br /><br />Glad to see you after long. Hope you are well and happy. Should swing over to your new blog soon :) <br /><br />Mridula:<br /><br />Don't work too hard, Mridula. Life goes on. Sigh! Have a fantastic weekend :)S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-8242212369250700282010-10-16T20:49:59.163+05:302010-10-16T20:49:59.163+05:30Kelvin:
Your world sounds great. Where is it? You...Kelvin:<br /><br />Your world sounds great. Where is it? You are one lucky soul. The idea of crayons sound so much fun. Nice way of looking, dear Kelvin. Thanks for lighting up my day!<br /><br />DUTA:<br /><br />True. But what is the cut-off age?S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-51751678144839674662010-10-16T20:48:27.210+05:302010-10-16T20:48:27.210+05:30Myrna:
Can't be more true. And I think that w...Myrna:<br /><br />Can't be more true. And I think that with every grey area, there is an answer lurking somewhere. We only have to aware and conscious.<br /><br />Bonnie:<br /><br />A warm hug to you. So happy to see you after a long long time. Hope all is well with you. How is your daughter now? Would love to know!!!S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-78091109031743489972010-10-16T20:44:46.022+05:302010-10-16T20:44:46.022+05:30Brian:
Another thought here. I am thinking . . .
...Brian:<br /><br />Another thought here. I am thinking . . .<br /><br />Karishma:<br /><br />So true. As children we never thought about anything. We were far too busy playing. But now we do play, but we play with thoughts, mid and life --- and that is the problem! The grey areas get more grey and complex.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-89656149003718577682010-10-16T20:42:33.266+05:302010-10-16T20:42:33.266+05:30Joanny:
I love what you have expressed here. And ...Joanny:<br /><br />I love what you have expressed here. And the quote, reminds of Benjamin Button. "Drink the blue ocean and eat the sun<br />like a fruit" -- These words so warmed me being. Thanks Joanny.<br /><br />Warm hugs back to you from India.<br /><br />Jeanne:<br /><br />The layers of life never cease to unpeel. I thought ENERGY and it is wonderful. I would love to be a synonym for energy! Thanks for your lovely and insight filled words dear Jeanne. They come out of the depths of experience :)S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-21253722302927180422010-10-16T20:38:53.191+05:302010-10-16T20:38:53.191+05:30Zuzana:
Apart from sharing similar names, we have...Zuzana:<br /><br />Apart from sharing similar names, we have many things in common. Would love to meet you someday and have a soulful conversation :) Much love always.<br /><br />Ash:<br /><br />90! I say not even 90. Life is a process which goes on and on. Hugs back to you dear Ash. Hearing the rain and thinking of you.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-52090929044303667302010-10-16T15:34:43.521+05:302010-10-16T15:34:43.521+05:30Damn shades of grey. I spend most of my life tryin...Damn shades of grey. I spend most of my life trying to figure out how to handle such people/situations. As much as we want things to be that simple, things never are. Sigh. Reality bite. Love your perception :)indihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243646939142940104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-64936315633011309962010-10-16T13:58:25.853+05:302010-10-16T13:58:25.853+05:30Nice post.
People in grey area..how do you descri...Nice post.<br /><br />People in grey area..how do you describe things like that. You amaze me.Sameerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16387105701575296119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-43418835848533000612010-10-16T01:25:21.230+05:302010-10-16T01:25:21.230+05:30Oh yeah, the lines are clearly blurred in every as...Oh yeah, the lines are clearly blurred in every aspect of life... <br />With age a few lines become clearer, most of them still remain hazy though.Karen Xavierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05447610927040841849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-19100010376836471622010-10-15T23:53:40.745+05:302010-10-15T23:53:40.745+05:30I believe as we advance in age, things become clea...I believe as we advance in age, things become clearer with less confusion and less grey areas. We have our Life experience to lean on - that's the best teacher.<br /><br />Thanks for a very interesting post.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-80144820235598732062010-10-15T22:28:16.583+05:302010-10-15T22:28:16.583+05:30...there are no such thing as 'real friends......there are no such thing as 'real friends' or 'grey friends or folks' in the world we live... friends are friends no matter what... just simply imagined them as 'CRAYONS'-they colour our lives... we do have favorites right?! one may like the color of this crayon more than the others... but still, at the end of each day... somewhere in our lives, as we go on through, you'll need each of those 'CRAYONS' to complete your picture... enemies and friends, both plays a vital role in shaping an individual...(^^)b...<br /><br />TC.<br /><br />>Kelvinkelvin s.m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08116213800655914273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-8547681526107684362010-10-15T10:39:57.772+05:302010-10-15T10:39:57.772+05:30Dear Susan,
Thank you very much for this favourab...Dear Susan,<br /><br />Thank you very much for this favourable comment setting. Now I can visit you and read to comment your insightful blog as this one.<br /><br />Your words are truly reflective that one can contemplate enough of the same predicament that you experienced.<br /><br />Once, my eldest daughter blamed me for raising them as "goody-goody" kids omitting the basic knowledge that the world outside their nest is cruel. I was dumbfounded and could not think of a word to say.<br /><br />When I recomposed myself, I said, "I leave it to you to decipher because I did not want to ingrain your mind and impugn your innocence with negative vibes regarding things outside our shell."<br /><br />My girls received teachings from the church as back-ups to what I taught them. That if we get ourselves educated and we become "learned persons" no one will ever <b>DECEIVED</b> us.<br /><br />I let them developed their faculty of judgment of right and wrong. I was of course touched by the observation of my daughter.<br /><br />The essence of this thought has brought me back memories of some confronting times with my daughters.<br /><br />Grey areas is one fitting figure of speech for this matter.<br /><br />Thanks for your patience and support.Indayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591131757572208375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-90308068974528880362010-10-14T20:58:13.219+05:302010-10-14T20:58:13.219+05:30I guess life is full of grey areas and dark ones t...I guess life is full of grey areas and dark ones too. But it's great that you're questioning things. You'll find your own answers. I think we all must. But keep asking, the Universe will respond.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-19143774971156344212010-10-14T18:37:46.882+05:302010-10-14T18:37:46.882+05:30Things are much simpler when we're children. A...Things are much simpler when we're children. All the people in the world are neatly divided into old and young, friends and non-friends, good and bad..<br /><br />But then, these notions change as we grow up..people are nice to other people just coz they need the other person's help, even friendship becomes conditional, so the "friend" and "best friend" of childhood morphs into the more complex hierarchy of "Real friend", "best friend", "school friend", "friend coz I have to see her everyday and I need her help" and so on..<br /><br />The grey areas just keep getting bigger and bigger..Tangled up in blue...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09863311350462955038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-65249316466499466712010-10-14T16:17:53.818+05:302010-10-14T16:17:53.818+05:30oh i agree...dont know that we ever complately fig...oh i agree...dont know that we ever complately figure out this life...though i will say i am not sure experience is the best teacher as some of those grey areas are landmines that once they go off (or you experience it) they can be pretty devastating...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-76309139876027337212010-10-14T15:21:08.281+05:302010-10-14T15:21:08.281+05:30Interesting observations Susan, the layers of life...Interesting observations Susan, the layers of life. <br /><br />I think as you grow thru life you will find your thoughts and opinions will evolve. You will shift and change and handle situations differently. Somewhere along the way I learned how to deal with these 'grey' issues/people. I had to let go (subtly) and tune in to my surroundings a bit more. <br /><br />Think 'energy'. Start with the people and places that deplete it, let go and focus on what brings light into your life. It can be a hard thing to do but it makes all the difference in the end. Communications skills are very important here.<br /><br />Your right, no one tells you about these things...it just becomes a matter of fine tuning your skills which I can see already you are well on your way :)<br /><br />Wrap yourself in the layers that keep you warm and filled with love and shed the ones that leave you chilly...:))<br /><br />My two cents for what it is worth! I am sure I went off topic here too..but that happens as you age as well ;)<br /><br />Best wishes to my lovely friend in Inida..<br /><br />jeanne xxxJeanne Henriqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-33983438888962781112010-10-14T13:56:45.706+05:302010-10-14T13:56:45.706+05:30Life is too be experienced --- one can only do tha...Life is too be experienced --- one can only do that by throwing the book or manual out the window, <br /><br />A nice quote from Kierkegaard, "Life can only be understood backwards."<br /><br />Have a wonderful day and gather a friend -- a gray one -- a lover, or even just yourself, and <br />"Sit together and drink<br />the blue ocean,<br />and eat the sun<br />like a fruit"<br /><br />Warm hugs,<br />Joannyjoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338150531816845279noreply@blogger.com