tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637372924851105604.post6521458231963538585..comments2023-08-29T12:58:53.386-04:00Comments on Too XYZ (Archives): "Waiting for the Smiths"Ty Unglebowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06836504600859993438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637372924851105604.post-12703631633660235472010-12-29T16:34:27.188-05:002010-12-29T16:34:27.188-05:00Maggie...
I'm happy that my post spoke to you...Maggie...<br /><br />I'm happy that my post spoke to you, and I am always glad to hear from others who find themselves in similar circumstances as myself. My favorite part of your comment was, <br /><br />"we should not lose ourselves so that if and when that person comes, we are ready."<br /><br />Well said!Ty Unglebowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836504600859993438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637372924851105604.post-24678735093300532382010-12-29T16:31:09.176-05:002010-12-29T16:31:09.176-05:00I am also guilty of "waiting for the Smiths,&...I am also guilty of "waiting for the Smiths," and I thank you for writing this blog to show me that I am not alone in feeling that, while I can appreciate good qualities in almost everyone, I cannot "connect" with almost anyone. After reading your blog, it confirms my belief that, in essence, that's okay. One can still be happy by learning to be secure enough to open up different sides of ourselves to different people - not waiting for the one person to open the floodgates on them - and we should not lose ourselves so that if and when that person comes, we are ready.MLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11080857494590306156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637372924851105604.post-31687215882266201692010-12-29T16:29:44.562-05:002010-12-29T16:29:44.562-05:00I am also guilty of "waiting for the Smiths,&...I am also guilty of "waiting for the Smiths," and I thank you for writing this blog to show me that I am not alone in feeling that, while I can appreciate good qualities in almost everyone, I cannot "connect" with almost anyone. After reading your blog, it confirms my belief that, in essence, that's okay. One can still be happy by learning to be secure enough to open up different sides of ourselves to different people - not waiting for the one person to open the floodgates on them - and we should not lose ourselves so that if and when that person comes, we are ready.MLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11080857494590306156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637372924851105604.post-32758930927702604562010-12-17T12:07:02.568-05:002010-12-17T12:07:02.568-05:00First, thank you for posting again ( ; I was so e...First, thank you for posting again ( ; I was so excited when I saw this. As to your questions / comments, in reference to question 1 - I agree. There is that famous quote that says, "If you can count the number of real friends you have on one hand, you have a lot". On question 2 - I think this is more about people's willingness to be open minded with one another; as well as liberal in their thinking. A great example...I grew up in S. FL and NY - surrounded by NY Jews/Italians. Even in college, that was my "Crew". When I got to the working world, I was introduced to so many diverse people, I found them all interesting, different, exciting, etc. BUT did not know if I would be able to "relate" to them the same way I was to the people I grew up with. NOW - I'm married to one of them ( ; He's Irish Catholic and he's perfect. WHat I found was that while we are different (seemingly), we share the same core set of values and that is what matters. So, on #2, I guess I would say if you have the patience to weed through the superficial BS and relaly get to know someone's value systems, you may find you're more similar than you once did.Jamie Nacht Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10041813444691639448noreply@blogger.com