tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426160271702111375.post1463733958585680260..comments2013-07-11T14:12:57.994-07:00Comments on Darwinsgirl: Striving for more or never satisfied?Darwinsgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11797150259424499404noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426160271702111375.post-87352745751634626582009-09-07T06:26:02.180-07:002009-09-07T06:26:02.180-07:00"I also realize that when our words are hurti..."I also realize that when our words are hurting people we love, regardless of how or why, that we need to alter the phrasing and delivery."<br /><br />That is poetry, my dear.<br /><br />I wrote a looong response to this post last week, because reading it deeply moved me and made me tear up.<br /><br />But I deleted it.<br /><br />Sorry.<br /><br />Trying to remember now what I wrote and why your lines moved me so much, I guess, it was the familiarity of the struggle, the conflict, the arising questions, philosophical in nature, but yet concrete every-day hurdles when living with people who "tick" so completely opposite from us. <br /><br />And the fact that "the American" shines through so beautifully - ever striving and never being satisfied: like we all should, for that is said to make us better people, striving for more,... bigger, better, faster...<br /><br />What we might lose in all this striving, or are in danger of losing, if we ever had it, is contentment. Full. Simple. Easy.<br /><br />Contentment in ourselves, in each other, in love, loving, joy, en-joying the moment, bliss, surprise; that and appreciation for the uncertainties in life, the ability of being spontaneous, adventurous, for living and NOT planning ahead ("irresponsible", "Slacker!")...<br /><br />I guess the reason why I deleted my earlier writings was basically because the answer to many of your questions boiled down to LET GO.<br /><br />And, when talking relationship (NOOO! DON'T LET GO!), that this is far too complex of a post, with too many underlying "deepness", to be dealt with here. Over coffee would be a wonderfully engaging afternoon!<br /><br />;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com