The White-Haired
Harbinger of Gratitude
Tim Hare
Copyright HARE 2009
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"Shining the Rainbow Light of Gratitude
from the historic West Ward neighborhood
of Easton, Pennsylvania"
"I" for MeMyself&I
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Tim--Love the new format--you've been the most creative problem solver in remedying the issue with the torn-page feature. This is great--now your posts can be as long as you want, while only taking up a small portion of the home page!
Your posts reminds me of one of my favorite films--a Swedish film called "My Life As A Dog"--I recommend this to anyone who likes foreign films and isn't thrown off by subtitles. The main character is a little boy, who has some sad things happen in his life, and each time, he makes himself feel better by comparing his situation to another situation he's heard about that is worse, so that he can get along by focusing on feeling grateful. The situations get more extremed until finally he's feeling grateful that he's not Lucy the space dog, who was sent into space on a shuttle with only enough food for three months...the film is surprisingly light-hearted.
Thanks Noel!
While not enjoying another's hardships, seeing them can certainly generate gratitude for not having them.
Sorta like seeing what's happened on other inhospitable planets....makes Earth look plain cozy!
Glad you like the new format, it's so much easier4me! Now I won't get carpal tunnel, just detached retinas! Any lawyers listening? :-)
Haven't seen My Life As A Dog, but must rent it now. Lucy the space dog got robbed bigtime...they coulda put in some Pop Tarts with an infinite shelf life!
Thanks for you comments from David. I went to iMovie and recorded a test, that is NOT backwards! So I'll use that in future. Meanwhile, my low-tech solution would have been to not wear a T-shirt with words on it, so who would know what's backwards, once I part my hair in the middle, or get a buzz cut?
Brilliant! Thanks to you, I have a whole new appreciation for the expansion across the street. I'm now thankful that the constant drone of construction means that folks have jobs! Thanks, neighbor!
Well Tim, that was something...not sure what exactly, but something. I'm never quite sure where your tongue-in-cheek stuff stops and what you really think begins. Seriously though, I see where you are coming from on the personal level. Every person decides for themself how to process the daily issues and deal with them in their own way.
When I did my first post under the new format I tried to relate this whole concept of whether what we are trying to accomplish now in the WW (and how we approach it) is for our betterment or our detriment. It's often hard to see the forest for the trees at times. History will judge how good a job we've done.
One thing I completely agree with you about is TV. When I moved back to my old street after two years in Palmer, I looked around and saw a discernable change in the atmosphere...and it wasn't a good thing. I was very distressed by it and told myself immediately that if I was going to live here again things had to change. At the time - as someone who just minded my own business and took care of my own property - I didn't know how these changes would be manifested.
When I moved back I bought a new TV and set it up in my living room. I looked at it sitting there and started thinking that if I hooked it up to cable I'd start watching it. And in my state of mind at that time I'd probably watch it way too much. If that happened I'd never make the life changes that were necessary to get myself to a healthy state. I packed it back up and returned it to the store the next day.
Since that decision I have had to make concious choices about getting out, getting involved and meeting people if I wanted to keep from going nuts. Those relationships lead to involvement in neighborhood groups, some controversial encounters with city government and lots of coverage in the press. The good outweighed the bad in my case since these events lead to even more new relationships and building a new life with people from all over Easton and the Valley. My civic engagement has had the added benefit of a new social life as well.
We all have different paths to success. I hope I'm on mine. Sounds like you are well along on yours. If I had one piece of advice for anyone reading this it would be to turn off the TV, get out into your town, experience the good and bad it offers and see where you fit in. I guarantee that it won't be boring.
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What I can say, 'Bravo!'
I suppose you can find gratitude in just about anything if you look at it just the right way.
Although picking up the dirty diapers in front of my house tossed by visitors at Juvenile Detention after changing their infants has been hard. But truth is, I turned my frustration of it into prayers for the babies.
We briefly had tv hooked up for the national election. Off now, saving on that bill and cant say enough about quality of life improvement.
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