Comments on: Suffering Optional?

By: Hope

Hope — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:48:23 +0000

What a well timed post, for me

I was just beginning to feel a bit sorry for myself, and happend on this in my RSS aggregator. Thank for for the reminder to feel sad without making the world a sad place, too.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:56:35 +0000

oh Chris I know how you feel!! That terrible hormone dread!

Sandy, so sorry to hear about beloved sweet doggie – looking forward to coaching again next week.

And Rebecca, that is huge, the heart transplant. I’m thankful for him that he can get one and thankful that you are getting what you need to take care of yourself, at least sometimes.. that’s huge!!!

love love love

By: rebecca

rebecca — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:43:56 +0000

I do seem to find the perfect whatever that I need to hear lately. This week we learned that my husband will need a heart transplant in the not that distant future – and it was a shock. My life has already been changing as I retired to find what it is that I want to do next just this summer. Thank you so much for the Havi post – I sooo needed to hear that. And I really really love the quote. Thank you , its good to have you posting again.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:34:24 +0000

Great topic! My 11 year old Corgi is in renal failure and my Vet spoke to me recently about euthanasia… I don’t want her or me to suffer but I am going to miss my Molly terribly! We have her home for now and I want to focus on each day as the blessing it is, enjoying the little time we have left together. But it is difficult to think of her passing and I want it to be easier!

Jen, thanks for your honesty and caring!

By: chris zydel

chris zydel — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:09:49 +0000

Yes, yes, yes….

I was up all last night with sleeplessness and anxiety because of menopause and because I’m teaching a big workshop in 3 days and just because….

And I fought it and railed against it for longer than I wish I had until I finally remembered that that NEVER works , and I finally said to myself “You are just the sweetest, most adorable anxiety queen.” And it worked. I still never slept, but I calmed down considerably cause I just accepted it and then I got up and checked my email and here was this post!

Thank you, Jen, as always! It’s so, so helpful to get those reminders that we really don’t need to suffer about the suffering. And to also remember that we are not alone…