tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post8743338765940964593..comments2023-12-21T06:43:44.756+00:00Comments on Elderwomanblog: The Hare's DilemmaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-1243429921321846852007-07-17T12:09:00.000+01:002007-07-17T12:09:00.000+01:00hello there,this has really struck a cord with me....hello there,<BR/>this has really struck a cord with me.. i too am like the hare and the tortoise. My hare unfortunately is the dominant and often drives me to distraction(and others too). I so wish the tortoise would meet the hare half way (or even overtake )and a beautiful balance ensue! Thank you for your inspiring and beautiful blog.<BR/>ginnyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-71726970072383507642007-07-16T17:58:00.000+01:002007-07-16T17:58:00.000+01:00Aaah. Cossing off items on lists. Nothing makes me...Aaah. Cossing off items on lists. Nothing makes me feel more accomplished.<BR/><BR/>A Zen master encountering me would certainly despair. Do you think I could get an extra point or two for regular meditation?<BR/><BR/>Oh, dear. There I go again, worrying about accomplishment...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-29098303028429717262007-06-27T15:23:00.000+01:002007-06-27T15:23:00.000+01:00That achievement thing is so familiar to me. I am ...That achievement thing is so familiar to me. I am always looking for bigger and better. I am 49, but I bet it won't end anytime soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-41516683164157033512007-06-27T03:12:00.000+01:002007-06-27T03:12:00.000+01:00I, too, enjoyed your funny list at TGB. Have been...I, too, enjoyed your funny list at TGB. Have been enjoying your posts here for a while. Your "dilemma" is an interesting one as I continue working part time. You might want to think about the criteria you use to actually define what constitutes "achieving" or "accomplishing something."joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-18951500211659959402007-06-21T22:33:00.000+01:002007-06-21T22:33:00.000+01:00I came by from Ronni Bennett's TGB. Thanks for the...I came by from Ronni Bennett's TGB. Thanks for the funny list.Chancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888087428059834691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-86132188483985657852007-06-21T15:35:00.000+01:002007-06-21T15:35:00.000+01:00From TGB as well, but I need to make your place a ...From TGB as well, but I need to make your place a frequent stop.<BR/><BR/>Your list at Ronni's was too delicious! I can smile most of the day today!<BR/><BR/>And, I am uncontrollably jealous of your lifestyle - something that will probably not be in my cards for a very long time - due to poor retirement planning on my part.Cowtown Pattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07384649567351202679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-47343815281221687682007-06-21T14:42:00.000+01:002007-06-21T14:42:00.000+01:00I also came over from Time Goes By. Thank you for...I also came over from Time Goes By. Thank you for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-42529204197702818372007-06-21T12:41:00.000+01:002007-06-21T12:41:00.000+01:00Just popped over from Time Goes By to thank you fo...Just popped over from Time Goes By to thank you for the humorous list you were credited for there, but stayed for the elegant posts like this one.<BR/><BR/>To alternate between napping and sprinting seems to be the way of much of life. Even the tortoises I've observed seem to do the same, just more deliberately than some.<BR/><BR/>I love that some of us are getting an opportunity to at least try Jim Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10313001977360684501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-31370273757557274482007-06-16T18:00:00.000+01:002007-06-16T18:00:00.000+01:00Think of it like meditation: you allow all those e...Think of it like meditation: you allow all those extraneous thoughts to come and go, you don't try to achieve a meditative state, you make space for it.<BR/><BR/>Except that sometimes I for one do try to achieve it! So I sympathise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com