tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post840087947749944031..comments2023-10-30T00:51:36.361-11:00Comments on Diary of a Desperate Exmoor Woman: Does it matter? Exmoorjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09230395732150659356noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-79366036300747256762013-08-22T22:24:17.706-11:002013-08-22T22:24:17.706-11:00We are animals, with particular strengths and limi...We are animals, with particular strengths and limitations. <br /><br />Including the desire to beat ourselves up about the way we've evolved and a tendency to good resolutions and to bullying other people into being 'better'... <br /><br />And the planet will be quite happy without us. And manages to rub along with us too..<br /><br />My answer is - no, it doesn't really matter but that's no reason for despair. Just a little compassion all round...Anne Warehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102518926229038553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-18078770014317453432013-08-22T03:00:24.820-11:002013-08-22T03:00:24.820-11:00@Bear - I'm still figuring this out...:)
@V...@Bear - I'm still figuring this out...:) <br /><br />@Viv - I hear you. xx<br /><br />@EPM - Thing is, do you ever really know for sure you're doing the right thing? I know what you mean re the meditation. It does often feel a bit self-indulgent. :) <br /><br />@Ashen - Oh, I hope so. I really do. Sometimes I believe...sometimes I just...sink. <br />Exmoorjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230395732150659356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-27214790982483193442013-08-21T22:04:44.524-11:002013-08-21T22:04:44.524-11:00We're catching up - no man is an island - the ...We're catching up - no man is an island - the bell tolls for thee -. People deal with what's happening in the world as best they can - fill their lives with frantic activity and silence the witness, act out their frustration by fighting causes of idiocy and injustice. The most sensitive people sink into a state of collective depression that is gaining momentum. To me this matters, because it draws attention to the psyche, and, potentially, the acknowledgement of inner work that energises a collective healing frequency.Ashenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394940341184140915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-21932085425955996922013-08-21T09:46:14.863-11:002013-08-21T09:46:14.863-11:00Sometimes it does matter - depends on what you'...Sometimes it does matter - depends on what you're doing. If you're chasing greener grasses and all things material, I don't believe any of that matters. But if you're helping to alleviate someone's sadness, poverty, etc. and helping find a balance, then yes, it matters. <br /><br />I met someone a few years ago who said he'd spent a day in the previous week meditating for TEN hours straight, and all I could think was "Wow, that's quite self-centered." Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-75393878805224985092013-08-21T02:50:09.033-11:002013-08-21T02:50:09.033-11:00I don't know.
I'd love to run away. I ofte...I don't know.<br />I'd love to run away. I often consider taking myself out of the picture totally, removing one source of damage to the world in one fell swoop. It's the logical conclusion once you go far enough down that path. One day I probably shall. <br />But in the meantime I do what I can, when I can. When the despair becomes irresistible, I do not know what I will do.<br />Sorry, can't make any helpful suggestions today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-24155742885633684372013-08-21T02:28:33.546-11:002013-08-21T02:28:33.546-11:00We cannot change people, but we can change circums...We cannot change people, but we can change circumstances, which may allow people to make their own changes. There is a lot we could work on, mostly our relationships with one another, even strangers across the world.<br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs!<br />desert.epiphanies@sasktel.net<br /><a href="http://bears-noting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bears Noting</a><br /><a href="http://in-the-urban-forest.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Life in the Urban Forest</a> <i>(poetry)</i>Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.com