tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post6691301071483104481..comments2023-09-28T10:08:44.827+02:00Comments on Gwynt: A Case of Mistaken ReasonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-59365794707161863952014-04-11T09:46:14.360+02:002014-04-11T09:46:14.360+02:00Rouchswalwe; I like the principle that you offer,...Rouchswalwe; I like the principle that you offer, but my experience is in these situations that the arousal of negative feelings is so quick as to be tantamount to being instantaneous, and therefore lacking of any thinking time. Obviously it cannot be instantaneous because, in theory, situations could arise when some other reaction might be more survival-wise appropriate.<br /><br />Now whatever you do, don't worry. It's all right. :) Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-67909937175524063132014-04-11T00:41:36.301+02:002014-04-11T00:41:36.301+02:00I wish I could satifactorily translate "Ehe i...I wish I could satifactorily translate "Ehe isch misch uffreesch, iss mir's egal." It's dialect from deep in a Frankfurter's soul. When I feel myself starting to become angry, I say this phrase, which means something like, "before I rouse myself, it's all the same to me." I breathe in and regain control of myself. Now worry is another matter. My dear friends know me as something of a worrier. Rouchswalwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393987883437907945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-14205628369175942232014-04-07T05:17:56.694+02:002014-04-07T05:17:56.694+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.the polish chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929281676865641560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-39944010716447931192014-04-07T05:17:42.835+02:002014-04-07T05:17:42.835+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.the polish chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929281676865641560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-75849214010215822562014-04-06T22:46:11.999+02:002014-04-06T22:46:11.999+02:00Susan; I suspect that most of us , most of the ti...Susan; I suspect that most of us , most of the time, do not consider what kies behind our reactions, deeply historic or otherwise. It does seem to me, however, that if one is to further the search into "Knowing Oneself", and hopefully to overcome the sense of being at the beck and call of our subconscious programming, then this kind of investigation is necessary. Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-37982313199577485712014-04-06T21:02:56.535+02:002014-04-06T21:02:56.535+02:00I find your written thoughts about your sudden irr...I find your written thoughts about your sudden irritation with the broken bit of furniture to be quite remarkable. When I experience anger (or irritation) the feeling never lasts long. I can't remember the last time I was annoyed with an object but that's most usual when the loss, either temporary or permanent, causes inconvenience or unanticipated expense. I can't say I've ever considered the deep historic meanings behind these reactions and that's what struck me about your post.<br /><br />Worry, of course, is a different thing. I often wake up worried or disturbed for no apparent cause. As someone wiser than me has said, 'Fear is always of the future'. This is something I will have to consider more closely during my own meditation times.. or now, for that matter. <br /><br />Thank you again, Tom, for your well considered words.<br />susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-71389740241468569902014-04-06T20:40:19.961+02:002014-04-06T20:40:19.961+02:00Ellena; Your comment sounds distressingly familia...Ellena; Your comment sounds distressingly familiar. On the Lucy front, I couldn't possibly say what article of furniture was the object of my ire. :)Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-26816581028688103132014-04-06T20:37:07.814+02:002014-04-06T20:37:07.814+02:00Halle; Amen to that.....I think.Halle; Amen to that.....I think.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-35331643502342604162014-04-06T15:53:40.684+02:002014-04-06T15:53:40.684+02:00I think I know about mistaken reasons for certain ...I think I know about mistaken reasons for certain reactions. Don't many if not all of us have the tendency to react in an unrealistic and unfounded manner when their ego gets hurt? I have still not learned how to let go of my ego by looking at what's in front of me only. It's just a broken object. Nothing else.<br />I must forget about the love, time, money and thoughtfulness that I invested in it but I still occasionally find myself preaching that "things should be treated with respect" when I am faced with a situation such as yours.<br />Did Lucy lean too far back on a chair and the dowels jumped out of their nest? Ellenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965850008354379369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-17149963940297807592014-04-06T13:55:51.951+02:002014-04-06T13:55:51.951+02:00It is possible that from time to time (read most o...It is possible that from time to time (read <i>most of the time</i>) I overthink things. In other words, saying this as nicely as I can, l can relate to your analysis of your reaction Tom.<br />I do appreciate George's excuse and fully intend to use it the next time someone tells me to lighten up! :-)<br />Here's to gentler profundity.Hallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847654451426257182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-40123455544410835942014-04-06T12:27:19.037+02:002014-04-06T12:27:19.037+02:00Geo; I think you have a point there; in fact more...Geo; I think you have a point there; in fact more than one point. I should go and have a sit down somewhere.....under a tree perhaps. Perhaps another thought might strike you, just like it did Sir Isaac Newton.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-70688013771108793562014-04-06T09:26:10.155+02:002014-04-06T09:26:10.155+02:00Much of worry consists of cataloguing what might g...Much of worry consists of cataloguing what might go wrong and mentally rehearsing emergency measures. In natural selection, life-forms that worried survived while those that didn't...uhm, didn't --except trees, maybe. I don't think trees worry. I feel calmer near trees. Do you think we were once arboreal?Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-85170426056000605832014-04-05T22:09:32.182+02:002014-04-05T22:09:32.182+02:00Marja-Leena; Trouble is, one can become so philos...Marja-Leena; Trouble is, one can become so philosophical - even for the best of reasons - that one can forget to get things fixed. And yes, Lucy does have a way with words....and furniture.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-53926142271984710022014-04-05T20:06:48.988+02:002014-04-05T20:06:48.988+02:00Food for thought, interesting thoughts! Next time ...Food for thought, interesting thoughts! Next time I find something broken or damaged I will remember your words. I don't think my reaction will be anywhere as philosophical as yours, I fear. On the other hand, I am known to take artsy photos of broken objects....<br /><br />As for Lucy's words, they made me laught!marja-leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634791656471132347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-1404963963285287342014-04-05T17:50:16.638+02:002014-04-05T17:50:16.638+02:00Lucy? Chicken!Lucy? Chicken!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2683318922990064067.post-88464764889958648222014-04-05T17:38:30.808+02:002014-04-05T17:38:30.808+02:00(Here I shall momentarily suspend my policy of sil...(Here I shall momentarily suspend my policy of silence on this blog to 'fess up that it was me what broke the furniture but I'm not saying what or how.)Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.com