tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post5647006710140531319..comments2024-03-26T16:35:12.143-04:00Comments on By the Sycamore Tree: Fail Betterthesycamoretreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-10059726541569259902015-10-31T14:08:38.344-04:002015-10-31T14:08:38.344-04:00Sam Elliot...love him too! He was actually here in...Sam Elliot...love him too! He was actually here in Advocate Harbour many years back before my time...just passing through. I would love to meet him. I have the movie pretty well memorized and am an adherent to Dudeism for sure!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478520659409723872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-49365534499996845882015-10-31T12:29:33.248-04:002015-10-31T12:29:33.248-04:00My husband almost has that movie memorized he'...My husband almost has that movie memorized he's seen it so many times! My favorite character is the cowboy. :Dthesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-41455754248990787022015-10-31T12:28:27.723-04:002015-10-31T12:28:27.723-04:00I think he and Pema would have lots to talk about....I think he and Pema would have lots to talk about. :Dthesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-55354830967599962682015-10-31T12:24:29.243-04:002015-10-31T12:24:29.243-04:00I loved your description of the King of Pentacles....I loved your description of the King of Pentacles. Accepting failure and still willing to move on to something else, rather than giving up entirely :)Inner Whispershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577110987784585986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-74985827386146385112015-10-31T11:28:22.822-04:002015-10-31T11:28:22.822-04:00You know when you think about these three characte...You know when you think about these three characters in the Big Leibowski, they are examples of personality types. Donny and Walter they are the extremes Donny's timid and passive on the other end Walter is temperamental and aggressive, and The Dude he's even keel.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478520659409723872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-40118696658715630072015-10-31T08:26:59.685-04:002015-10-31T08:26:59.685-04:00Relax and be with what is, instead of reacting to ...Relax and be with what is, instead of reacting to it - I can see the Dude doing this well!thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-46414662747201727672015-10-31T08:20:55.790-04:002015-10-31T08:20:55.790-04:00Some are fearful of failure, some fear success. Ei...Some are fearful of failure, some fear success. Either one has positives and negatives.The fear that cause paralysis and confusion is the destructive part.<br /><br />This King of Coins reminds be of The Dude...he knew how to relax. ;) I'm all for that!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478520659409723872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-9349756331879502712015-10-30T11:15:42.303-04:002015-10-30T11:15:42.303-04:00Now that's interesting. I had an ancestor who ...Now that's interesting. I had an ancestor who claimed an acreage in North Dakota by promising to grow apple trees on it. It didn't go well (and he froze his tush off), so he hoofed if back to Kentucky after a year of trying without success to keep them alive. thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-17779027544147492652015-10-30T11:13:41.798-04:002015-10-30T11:13:41.798-04:00I love that she sees it as something normal rather...I love that she sees it as something normal rather than something to be ashamed of. :)thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-75225136679497627862015-10-30T11:12:22.635-04:002015-10-30T11:12:22.635-04:00I once heard someone say Little House On The Prair...I once heard someone say Little House On The Prairie was only a success from the distance. Her Pa never actually had a successful farm :)Sharyn Mallow Woerzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776056375534578046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-2118400155451894832015-10-30T11:03:41.226-04:002015-10-30T11:03:41.226-04:00I am grateful you have introduced me to the wisdom...I am grateful you have introduced me to the wisdom of Pema. She is truly a wise and remarkable woman. <br />Failure: you'd think I got it by now :)Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-3219125776273410622015-10-30T09:11:49.465-04:002015-10-30T09:11:49.465-04:00And how great that she encouraged a bunch of gradu...And how great that she encouraged a bunch of graduating university students not to be afraid of failure! :)thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-86475230372612958262015-10-30T08:56:53.787-04:002015-10-30T08:56:53.787-04:00Pema names it so beautifully, doesn't she! Tha...Pema names it so beautifully, doesn't she! Thank you for sharing this quote, Bev. It resonates today.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895509286985960682noreply@blogger.com