Saturday, August 15, 2009

Six Word Saturday


Why can't I just lighten up?
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and please keep praying for Renee, Jacquie, & Sheldon

18 comments:

  1. You can lighten up dear. Care about what is important and let the rest go for starters.

    Love Renee xoxo

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  2. Listen to Renee. If she can do it, so can you :-). Funny you ask this, go read my post I just posted, which is all about this very topic :-).

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  3. Sometimes it's hard to lighten up. It really is a mentality to be worked on :)

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  4. "Why can't I just lighten up?"

    I had to laugh because it's a very heavy question. As you know, I laugh often--especially at irony such as in your question--yet I take life pretty seriously.

    I don't know why you can't lighten up--more--and I don't know if it would matter if you knew. There's a word I like, omphaloskepsis. I do it a lot, metaphorically, and maybe you do too.

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  5. Ah, to lighten up!
    What is so hard about that?
    Sometimes, I wonder…

    My Six Words

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  6. just stopped in from 6-word Saturday; I don't know; I have a tough time lightening up too; its hard sometimes to let go of things....

    hoping you do have a good weekend

    betty

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  7. Is it in part just reminding ourselves to lighten up when we start getting grim. Just to be able to do that is a good start on doing it.

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  8. lighten up
    tighten up
    only one little difference!

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  9. if ever you wanna just 'talk' e mail me anytime friend. if it's trying to write every - day must be stressful, so demanding, so rigorous,i totally get why you can't lighten up...

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  10. It's taken me years, but I'm finally learning to lighten up. Having my daughter helped me a lot with that.

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  11. Lighten up? Ive been trying to lose weight and lighten my step..Ive lightened a lil since my mom moved back to Va..woot woot..shakin the bootie...woot woot..We cant be light everyday, nothing would get done LOL..

    xoxoxox S

    Love ya girl...Im here!!!!! I posted girl...Im ready to rock..

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  12. oh renee, moon sister, how self absorbed i feel getting this wise advice from you! i trip over the word 'important', that's more than half my problem. xoxo

    annie, yup, i know. i'm on my way to your post now.

    hello becca, thank you for stopping by. changing my perspective is important. it sounds like you know that's easier said than done. :)

    okay snowbrush, after i visit annie's blog, i will head for the dictionary. :)

    MMT, thank you for your comment. sometimes i wonder too. it seems it ought to be a lot easier!

    betty, welcome and thank you. i think you've nailed it: it's the letting go that matters. have to do that to really be present...

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  13. suki, sometimes i'm not smart enough to know whether to change my feelings or see them through...

    soulbrush, the writing is a joy, except you are wise to mention that because i am writing about a sad part of my life. i'm sure that's part of feeling heavy. thank you for your offer of friendship and support, joss. i hope you know i appreciate it. xo

    buffie, thank you. it's good to hear you have let the wisdom of children overtake you--you're a smart woman!

    sonia, you're coming across like a happy train whistle!! it's always great to see you here. xoxo

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  14. As a "dog person", I keep the following in mind:

    Bark less. Wag more.

    Cat person? Try this one:

    Hiss less. Purr more.

    These words don't "fix" anything, but they do help me smile as I put things in perspective.

    Blessings!

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  15. Maybe you should change your question to "Why won't I lighten up?"

    Who's the boss of you KJ?

    xooxoxoxoxoxoxo
    Guess who!

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  16. Oh yes, when we think of our friends & their troubles we can't lighten up.

    We are thankful for our friends...

    Lizzy

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  17. "I'm not making a joke, you know me, I take everything so seriously.(Indigo Girls, "Glaileo")

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