tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post4821333000581278421..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: Yes!Dave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-58229763669553383552012-02-06T15:18:23.273+00:002012-02-06T15:18:23.273+00:00My safety valve works overtime.My safety valve works overtime.Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-92162979795767617412012-02-06T09:06:40.390+00:002012-02-06T09:06:40.390+00:00Delightfully uplifting poem!Delightfully uplifting poem!Madeleine Begun Kanehttp://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-87952235834516884392012-02-05T11:06:06.857+00:002012-02-05T11:06:06.857+00:00Tabor
Me too!
Mary
I'm sure that's right....<b>Tabor</b><br />Me too!<br /><br /><b>Mary</b><br />I'm sure that's right. Nothing seems to be the default response.<br /><br /><b>Brian</b><br />I agree. Sad, really. I read somewhere that it's a safety valve - but do we overprice safely?<br /><br /><b>Laurie</b><br />And Amen to that!<br /><br /><b>Kat</b><br />Ah, maybe that's where the safety valve lies! (Seereply to Brian, above.)<br />And many thanks for your second comment. Much appreciated - and very useful to know.<br /><br /><b>Ella</b><br />Hi, welcome. Good to have your comment.<br /><br /><b>Kass</b><br />Thanks for the confirmation.<br /><br /><b>Williamz</b><br />Yes, once again you have correctly unravelled my thinking. It seems to me there are too many prohibitions as well as too any required beliefs in (organised) religions. <br /><br /><b>rch</b><br />Right! Yes, it is tempting to make the answer too simple, but you are correct: it is a quandary.<br /><br /><b>Heaven</b><br />Thanks for this. Yes, generally I think we tend towards the overprotective.<br /><br /><b>Other Mary</b><br />Much thanks for this. So glad you liked it - and great to have the feedback.<br /><br /><b>Daydreamertoo</b><br />I agree. Thanks for saying.<br /><br /><b>Hank</b><br />Indeed - and, of course, we can get trapped.<br /><br /><b>Windsmoke</b><br />Exactly!<br /><br /><b>haricot</b><br />Your first sentence surprises me. I did not know that. I do not associate this with a specifically Christian background. I think it applies across all faiths and none.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-33793050826722707472012-02-05T09:40:58.994+00:002012-02-05T09:40:58.994+00:00They say that many Japanese are poor at denying. N...They say that many Japanese are poor at denying. Nor we do not have background as Christian.<br />So, I only speculate the deepth of the meaning of sincere "Yes".haricothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052133324297115131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-68211387920308993762012-02-04T20:36:51.895+00:002012-02-04T20:36:51.895+00:00"Yes" to life and "Whatever" f..."Yes" to life and "Whatever" for other things to avoid a commitment :-).Windsmoke.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12225394580987872677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-2880043079520094942012-02-04T18:33:02.399+00:002012-02-04T18:33:02.399+00:00Saying No is easier as it does not involve an obli...Saying No is easier as it does not involve an obligation or commitment. We're afraid of saying Yes lest we get the feeling of getting 'caught' or trapped.<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-28022684117282421802012-02-04T17:52:32.091+00:002012-02-04T17:52:32.091+00:00We sometimes are so busy in the rat race, we forge...We sometimes are so busy in the rat race, we forget we are supposed to actually 'live' our lives and not just go through it's daily motions.<br />Lovely writing, well said, with a resounding 'Yes' :)Daydreamertoohttp://daydreamertoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-66071222663162201982012-02-04T16:44:45.419+00:002012-02-04T16:44:45.419+00:00Oh Dave, you've nailed it! Why is it so blast...Oh Dave, you've nailed it! Why is it so blasted hard to just say yes, and plunge ahead, no looking back? Great imagery here too. It's always a treat, and often a challenge reading your poetry. Kudos once again.Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-63334993482725708132012-02-04T16:18:15.803+00:002012-02-04T16:18:15.803+00:00Yes, indeed to Life.
And I like your last take..m...Yes, indeed to Life.<br /><br />And I like your last take..many a times we have things still in plastic afraid it will get dirty and many years past, and we never use it ~ <br /><br />Fine writing ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-88715186718490298862012-02-04T16:14:56.228+00:002012-02-04T16:14:56.228+00:00Yes indeed, quite a quandary, excellent!Yes indeed, quite a quandary, excellent!rchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10390033530066470195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-54437146082528400492012-02-04T16:08:41.314+00:002012-02-04T16:08:41.314+00:00I suppose the closed circle in your poem is the se...I suppose the closed circle in your poem is the sense of guilt that so much of modern religion precludes us from accepting in our daily rituals of pleasurable experiences....so it becomes the modern dilemma...how can we say yes to something if it outside our moral compass ?.....Once again...thanx 4 sharing.Williamz JungleJuicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654456394272102977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-61073149061945372012-02-04T15:27:26.331+00:002012-02-04T15:27:26.331+00:00Oh yes.
Oh yes.Oh yes.<br />Oh yes.Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-89280139679748516192012-02-04T14:42:26.207+00:002012-02-04T14:42:26.207+00:00By the way, I really like the nice, bright clean l...By the way, I really like the nice, bright clean look of your blog. It's so much easier to read and appreciate your fine work.Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-57205891098611645962012-02-04T14:41:41.011+00:002012-02-04T14:41:41.011+00:00I took a similar path~
I enjoyed your take on the ...I took a similar path~<br />I enjoyed your take on the prompt :DEllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-34789207927706530942012-02-04T14:41:19.189+00:002012-02-04T14:41:19.189+00:00I can definitely relate to that last line, but I d...I can definitely relate to that last line, but I don't hold a grudge.<br /><br />If we start to ponder all those things we have declined - to second guess where we might have said that "yes", then I think we will come undone.Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-30317905468596514922012-02-04T14:09:42.718+00:002012-02-04T14:09:42.718+00:00Yes to life- amen!Yes to life- amen!Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-24871053151394687512012-02-04T14:09:24.626+00:002012-02-04T14:09:24.626+00:00Why do we not say "Yes!" to life,
to all...Why do we not say "Yes!" to life,<br />to all of it, no holding back?<br /><br />i think in that there is a great questions...we say yes and feel our lives for all kinds of reasons...then what is left for life....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-51863969591038243542012-02-04T13:01:58.401+00:002012-02-04T13:01:58.401+00:00I sometimes think we don't realize how often w...I sometimes think we don't realize how often we say NO or just say NOTHING AT ALL. This is a good reminder to make more conscious decisions to say YES!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-47959813684977044042012-02-04T12:55:38.569+00:002012-02-04T12:55:38.569+00:00I say maybe or possibly way too many times!I say maybe or possibly way too many times!Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.com