tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post2894169388783812770..comments2024-03-26T16:35:12.143-04:00Comments on By the Sycamore Tree: Self-imposed Sufferingthesycamoretreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-13289940082763145792016-10-11T13:37:34.093-04:002016-10-11T13:37:34.093-04:00Makes complete sense to me. If I concentrate on ea...Makes complete sense to me. If I concentrate on each moment of the task I'm doing instead of focusing on what I want to be doing or how unfair life is, I'm completely content.thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-53163399228734105882016-10-11T11:22:26.689-04:002016-10-11T11:22:26.689-04:00This reminds me a bit of getting in a snit because...This reminds me a bit of getting in a snit because you have to do the dishes. You know what it's like, you hurl the dishes into the soapy water, jerking things around and being irritable until you chip a good plate. Then you realize that if you slow down and concentrate, do things gently but consistently, everything works out.<br /><br />The idea of suffering from rushing about or hurrying to complete a task that would be more enjoyable if we slowed down--that word "suffering"--we think we have to get cancer or have an accident to suffer, but these smaller moments of suffering really matter and build up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-13833417982948550992016-10-10T17:11:26.325-04:002016-10-10T17:11:26.325-04:00Technology.... (eyeroll). :D Well feel free to del...Technology.... (eyeroll). :D Well feel free to delete any extras that I don't catch!thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-38198579414372024422016-10-10T16:41:25.825-04:002016-10-10T16:41:25.825-04:00And my iPad keeps liking your posts on Google plus...And my iPad keeps liking your posts on Google plus. I do of course like them...two comments on my blog fine - Good for my stats :D Triviumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16059527147177341922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-61502263251823176112016-10-10T10:28:17.455-04:002016-10-10T10:28:17.455-04:00I'm trying to figure out why when I use my pho...I'm trying to figure out why when I use my phone to comment on someone's blog that it always makes two posts. I'm flummoxed. :)thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-54089822738675172342016-10-10T10:12:09.568-04:002016-10-10T10:12:09.568-04:00I can relate how hard it is to slow down and be mi...I can relate how hard it is to slow down and be mindful of what we ar doing. it often feels like I am pushed forward by haste and unrest while I realize it this only will result in time consuming mistakes.<br />You wouldn't want to know how many errors I have typed in this little comment; I could be over at Carolyn's now but I am still here going over my typo's :DEllenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.com