tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post5293395271928101876..comments2024-03-17T22:27:16.174-04:00Comments on Heissatopia: Anne of Green Gables and five-year plansAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785629874138416100noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-91161999781769064342020-02-25T18:00:47.080-05:002020-02-25T18:00:47.080-05:00Yes, the years go by fast! My 1st nephew is 18 tod...Yes, the years go by fast! My 1st nephew is 18 today. I still remember when he was born, and I went up to the hospital prepared to be there for hours, and he came within an hour of my getting there. (Steph did a lot of laboring at home before she went in that morning.) Their little dog died last night, and between the loss of Bagel, and looking at pictures of Michael with Bagel when Michael was so much younger, I was crying off and on until midday. Good thing I was home alone. :-) Last night I was putting on some socks and it made me think of my grandmother and the slippers she wore around the house. That made me cry because I missed her and Pop. Clearly, I have issues (ha!). All that to say, I miss Karen being here for y'all. She was a precious person.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-4673959298717496122020-02-25T17:25:35.800-05:002020-02-25T17:25:35.800-05:00I still remember trying to read Love you Forever t...I still remember trying to read Love you Forever to Zoe and Riley after Karen's death. It was a mere child's book. I couldn't read the end of the book. It was too hard. I still find death to be a sensitive topic for me. I guess that is a change in my life I have to get used to. Here is the link to the audio version of that book. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA5-2MXGj6c<br />The Only Cool Heisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11876712344501136429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-47252785220364601232020-02-24T23:53:15.747-05:002020-02-24T23:53:15.747-05:00"The researchers found that at the core of me..."The researchers found that at the core of meaningful endings is one of the most complex emotions humans experience: poignancy, a mix of happiness and sadness...the most powerful endings deliver poignancy because poignancy delivers significance. One reason we overlook poignancy is that it operates by an upside-down form of emotional physics. Adding a small component of sadness to an otherwise happy moment elevates that moment, rather than diminishes it... The best endings don't leave us happy. Instead, they produce something richer-- -a rush of unexpected insight, a fleeting moment of transcendence..." -- Daniel H. Pink in WHEN page 164.Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450610418971329885noreply@blogger.com