tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169024189529875414.post5276502895748588036..comments2023-03-27T12:37:21.845-07:00Comments on counterpoised: Hard KnocksLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020762171401291148noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169024189529875414.post-47818668522059666472010-01-02T17:46:17.118-08:002010-01-02T17:46:17.118-08:00S: yes, it's true, even though this whole &quo...S: yes, it's true, even though this whole "personal growth" process will ultimately do me good, make me stronger, blah blah, I wish I could just put on the new me like a change of clothes. Sigh, if there is no other way, then so be it. <br /><br />And, yes, Nonna is a real straight shooter, that's for sure. I like her a whole lot, despite her far-right politics and her non-touchy-feely nature. She's had some very hard knocks in her day, and I feel like, in some remote and very small way, I can identify with her a little bit more now after this speed bump.<br /><br />But, yes, the insomnia is pretty annoying. But I'm also somewhat fascinated by the phenomenon. It's just bizarre. At this point, it's the routine. I know that, no matter when I go to bed, between 3 and 3:30 am my eyes will open and sometime after that I may or may not drift in and out of sleep. No problem getting to sleep, at all. Strange, no? <br /><br />It is easier to handle now that I've cut a big part out of my schedule--errr employment?!<br /><br />Anyway. Thanks for the good wishes--and happy new year!!!Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020762171401291148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169024189529875414.post-76344897667874678542009-12-30T00:14:44.017-08:002009-12-30T00:14:44.017-08:00Sorry to hear about your insomnia - ugh. If things...Sorry to hear about your insomnia - ugh. If things aren't bad enough already, insomnia just makes everything worse.<br /><br />I would never begrudge someone whose life was knock-free. But I am yet to meet such a person, so I'm not sure how I'd react to them! Maybe I'd want to punch them. Or at least wave my ineffectual little wrist in their general direction.<br /><br />Your nonna sounds good - she sounds like a straight shooter. Give me that over the elaborate web of passive aggressiveness any day.<br /><br />It's hard to watch you go through these things, but we also know that you're going to triumph. And the sooner the knocks are out of the way, the sooner you can move on. Yes, there might be more, but you'll be better equipped to deal with them. Build up your armoury!<br /><br />xxa thousand shades of twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01237118730058903151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169024189529875414.post-5300793772752463042009-12-28T13:29:33.619-08:002009-12-28T13:29:33.619-08:00Quite a phrase, right? Mr. Muddle could use a hard...Quite a phrase, right? Mr. Muddle could use a hard knock.Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020762171401291148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169024189529875414.post-4801084441241022922009-12-25T21:44:02.370-08:002009-12-25T21:44:02.370-08:00Oh honey.... as if there were anyone anywhere on E...Oh honey.... as if there were anyone anywhere on Earth whose life didn't have more than enough hard knocks. Short of living life fully medicated on massive doses of valium (tempting...), ain't no way to avoid them knocks.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11889294120616809157noreply@blogger.com