Thursday, September 29, 2005
Tell me....
....all of you who read this particular blog: talk to me....answer this question if you fell like it: WHAT IS A BLOG?
...and these...:
HOW "SHOULD" IT BE USED?
WHAT ARE IT's ETHICAL AND PERSONAL LIABILITIES?
HOW HONEST SHOULD THE BLOGGER BE?
WHAT SHOULD COMMENTS AND CRITICISM CONSIST OF?
WHOSE ADVICE SHOULD A BLOGGER LISTEN TO?
WHERE SHOULD A "LINE" BE DRAWN CONCERNING HONESTY OF EMOTION AND OPINION?
SHOULD THERE BE A "LINE"?
I sure would like to know what you all think of these questions?
So, please, write answers....and , in advance, thanks.
I am in a genuine quandry today about such subjects as friendship, honesty, support, caring, enablement,clarity and devotion. THe glorious thing about marriage is that it creates a structure in which two people can work through such vital life issues together, because the basis of that structure is love, pure and simple.
But what about in friendship? Where there is no official shape or plan to sanction its continuity and growth. How honest can friendships really be? We are all so scared of so many things. I beileve the two things that unite us all in brotherhood are our fears, and our deep knowledge that love actually does conquer all.
But what of the struggle in between those two "goalposts"? The game in between...
A good title for something....
There is no question but that no matter what, we all defend something, no matter how much we may protest that we are not defending, we are defending. And we are all scared of loss...this is common. To pretend otherwise is also very human. So knowing that, in the meantime, how does one get through....it's an axiom of human relationships and life in general: do not do anything while experiencing a high emotion, like anger or hate or ecstasy....wait for it to subside, to re-balance, and then see what you have...balance emotion with intellect...calm....level....
Analyze.
It would surely be good to know how you all think about some of the above ideas..
And if any of you have run into things that beg such questions as the ones above. That is, in relation to any blogging you may do or have done...
The skies grow grey and greyer over Manhattan today and Fall is in the air. Peter is at rehearsal. I have time to clear both the apartment and my mind, the luxury of both. Such a lovely place we have to live. Such a real home. Soon, it will be time to have people over for dinner parties, and peter can cook his delicious chili and I can make the cornbread and we can pour the wines and solve the world's problems for a few hours...soon.Even if the futon mattress is in the dining room,while the guest room is being re-modelled...even if the place is not yet picture perfect...even if our windows have not been replaced yet...that dining room is begging for some visitors and food and wine....it is ready, even if we are not.
Maybe I will cook a potroast for dinner tonight....xxev
...and these...:
HOW "SHOULD" IT BE USED?
WHAT ARE IT's ETHICAL AND PERSONAL LIABILITIES?
HOW HONEST SHOULD THE BLOGGER BE?
WHAT SHOULD COMMENTS AND CRITICISM CONSIST OF?
WHOSE ADVICE SHOULD A BLOGGER LISTEN TO?
WHERE SHOULD A "LINE" BE DRAWN CONCERNING HONESTY OF EMOTION AND OPINION?
SHOULD THERE BE A "LINE"?
I sure would like to know what you all think of these questions?
So, please, write answers....and , in advance, thanks.
I am in a genuine quandry today about such subjects as friendship, honesty, support, caring, enablement,clarity and devotion. THe glorious thing about marriage is that it creates a structure in which two people can work through such vital life issues together, because the basis of that structure is love, pure and simple.
But what about in friendship? Where there is no official shape or plan to sanction its continuity and growth. How honest can friendships really be? We are all so scared of so many things. I beileve the two things that unite us all in brotherhood are our fears, and our deep knowledge that love actually does conquer all.
But what of the struggle in between those two "goalposts"? The game in between...
A good title for something....
There is no question but that no matter what, we all defend something, no matter how much we may protest that we are not defending, we are defending. And we are all scared of loss...this is common. To pretend otherwise is also very human. So knowing that, in the meantime, how does one get through....it's an axiom of human relationships and life in general: do not do anything while experiencing a high emotion, like anger or hate or ecstasy....wait for it to subside, to re-balance, and then see what you have...balance emotion with intellect...calm....level....
Analyze.
It would surely be good to know how you all think about some of the above ideas..
And if any of you have run into things that beg such questions as the ones above. That is, in relation to any blogging you may do or have done...
The skies grow grey and greyer over Manhattan today and Fall is in the air. Peter is at rehearsal. I have time to clear both the apartment and my mind, the luxury of both. Such a lovely place we have to live. Such a real home. Soon, it will be time to have people over for dinner parties, and peter can cook his delicious chili and I can make the cornbread and we can pour the wines and solve the world's problems for a few hours...soon.Even if the futon mattress is in the dining room,while the guest room is being re-modelled...even if the place is not yet picture perfect...even if our windows have not been replaced yet...that dining room is begging for some visitors and food and wine....it is ready, even if we are not.
Maybe I will cook a potroast for dinner tonight....xxev
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Evalyn- Great insights- especially about the honesty and "handling" issue. We all are here for such a short time- why not make the most out of it by open and challenging communication that illuminates and stimulates the mind and the emotions? What a shame-a waste- to worry about offending those who are not capable of discerning the good will behind what is expressed. Perhaps they shoud not log on if they are not eager to be challenged. Having said that- you know how I feel! You are a vital and exceptional human being, which is why you must write- must express yourself- and why the rest of us enjoy the opportunity to read it. Do not edit or hold back- we are better for having absorbed it. It is much like reading fine literature- the more exposure you have to the cadence, the sentence structure, the descriptive powers and ideas of great authors, the better we can think and write. And make choices in our own lives. Thank you for your gift to us. I will look forward to more...Ann
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