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yFooly,Yeah? Oooo, whaddya have in mind?(smiling)_...

2008-03-03T13:20:00.000-05:00

yFooly,
Yeah? Oooo, whaddya have in mind?
(smiling)
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Janet Blue,
You are love, girlfriend.
(smiles and hugs sent to you)

Thank you ((((Wendy))))....And John.... I totally ...

2008-03-02T23:38:00.000-05:00

Thank you ((((Wendy))))....

And John.... I totally concur... ;)

Love to you both.

I've got a better idea than a tabby cat...;)

2008-03-02T22:38:00.000-05:00

I've got a better idea than a tabby cat...

;)

Schmeebs,Well thanks for the votes and notes of co...

2008-03-02T12:59:00.000-05:00

Schmeebs,
Well thanks for the votes and notes of confidence and appreciation, lil missy. It sure is nice to be held in high regard. And my colleagues, too! Wow! Now there's a switch. Sadly, I hear all too often what a bunch of hooey it is that I do.

Happy filing and cheesecaking. By now, you're probably on the down side of each? And enjoying time at la maison de etre? (smiling at you)

Oh, lu-HUVed the Sarah Silverman/Jimmy Kimmel thang.

Hey, y'all. Go yonder to Jbelle's site, click on the sidebar link that say, "The Pup" (or sumpin along said lines) and check out the post on apples.
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yFooly,
This is going to sound all rambley n'shit because I'm just going to type as I process. It might not make much sense either but what the heck.

Yes, I agree we are responsible beings and I also feel we are meaning-seeking creatures...

and to these questions we can respond only by being responsible for our existence.

...and, I would add, methinks Viktor would add the implicit notion being responsible means for our non-existence as well as our existence. Whether to be or not to be is an individual matter...its meaning being determined by the individual. (See other Viktor quote living in my sidebar about meaning's relativity.)

As such, I can easily find the empathetic/compassionate place in me that "resonates" to most human suffering, regardless of my personal agreement/disagreement with another's choice(s) of action. This is not saying I condone or would consider engaging in similar acts, only that I understand how such things can manifest. And the word "understand" feels very limiting here as my internal experience is more a visceral "knowing". Truly, the psyche is a fragile and mysterious (at times) phenomenon.

I am aware there are things about humans that "make sense" to me that others sometimes struggle with. Call it what you will, I've got a deep well...and it serves me in how I help...
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Janet Blue,
You always know. Yessiree, I DO need "very sweet" and "very loving" and to be given "curling up" and "nuzzle love". How do you do that? (wink)

*sigh*

PS...I am holding you in light, have been whispering healing words to the Universe on your behalf. Be well, my friend. Rest in the light.

*hugs back*
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Bos,
Total desperation. Yes, *sigh*, I would imagine.

Two factors probably influencing behavior: her father committed suicide and she was in a very turbulent relationship. Who knows what else was involved. Ya know, just having the parental suicide card doubles the stakes for offspring suicide. So sad. And the only way out for her, in her mind, was to kill herself and her 2 year old son. Just so much pain...
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Qi,
I can only judge the human mind and it's propensity for easily going haywire.

My "knowing" is we are all, each of us, subject to taking a chair at the edge of the abyss if conditions are "right"...and "right" is such an individual experience...

And, yes, the plants are happy happy but Blogger is blurry blurry regardless of photographic lighting, load time of day, etc. A regular crap shoot. (heh) Perhaps Blogger could use a mood stabilizer.
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It's difficult not to judge when assaulted with su...

2008-03-02T11:10:00.000-05:00

It's difficult not to judge when assaulted with such a horrific event as a murder/suicide.

I can only judge the human mind and it's propensity for easilly going haywire. There are all too many stories like this. The mind seems terribly terribly fragile.

Glad you are out there using all the tools in your arsenal to pull those fragile minds from the abyss.

I like the plant picture.
It's very difficult to get any sort of quality shot when shooting into a lit backround but the plants look green, very much alive and quite content on the sill:-)

After killing your son what other choice would the...

2008-03-02T01:09:00.000-05:00

After killing your son what other choice would there be but suicide? One action demands the other. Oh such desperation! Even the thought ... too bleak.

I think you need a very sweet, very loving orange ...

2008-03-01T23:30:00.000-05:00

I think you need a very sweet, very loving orange male tabby like my Nicholas to curl up with you and give you nuzzle love.

In fact, I highly recommend this...

But make sure it is an orange tabby. They are the sweetest of all the kitties. :) And in case you need a dose of sweetness, go here:

www.cuteoverload.com

I love you (((((Wendy))))),

Janet

I can understand the thought of such...the thought...

2008-03-01T14:01:00.000-05:00

I can understand the thought of such...the thought of anything...but I cannot understand, and will certainly not condone such when it crosses over to action. There is responsibility between the thought and action.

"It is we ourselves who must answer the questions that life asks of us, and to these questions we can respond only by being responsible for our existence."

- Victor E. Frankl (psychiatrist and concentration camp survivor)

Fortunately, I don't have to wrap my head around a...

2008-03-01T12:06:00.000-05:00

Fortunately, I don't have to wrap my head around a mother/son murder/suicide. While it is tragic by any analysis, it belongs to Vazirani. Not me. I do not judge her on any level. And THANK GOD for you, Vendella, and your colleagues because you do understand and offer support. You are genuinely special in the true definition of the word.

My teeth need cleaning, too but I am at home with files and a cheesecake that I am making for dinner tonight. You are a good patient, too. :) I sure wish I was.