Comments on: Paying Attention http://hopenminded.com/2009/08/08/92/ Im connected and connecting all the time. Sometimes I need a little eye opener and sometimes you do too. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:57:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Hope http://hopenminded.com/2009/08/08/92/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Hope Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:19:04 +0000 http://hopenminded.com/?p=92#comment-89 Oh yes it is hard to not judge. I judged upon immediately experiencing each. But my goal was to allow that to wash away and only observe and experience. that woman looking for clothes for her daughter, I tried to help her find things. Everything was XX. The thing is the stores only stock a small number of "regular" sized clothes because more of their customers are overweight. I told the lady, "do like we had to and call the store and find out when they first get their shipment of school uniforms and come on that day. the parking lot event was a true test of my strength. My normal going about my day self would have been to, A: call the police and sit and watch it all fall apart, B: Lay on my horn until they both left, C: Straight up lean out my window and say something. I am often moved passionately by people harming themselves or others to a point that I have put myself and my children in danger (chasing a purse snatcher in a get away car) I will have to post a copy of that one. woohoo it was a heart pounder....I was 9 months pregnant. but my goal is to think first. to see the whole picture of things before jumping on it with all the answers. To remind myself that I don't need to and shouldn't fix everything. It will ground me so i can return to making better choices in the future. the thing with my son and the dog. melted my dang heart. I was all pissy at first that the big kids didnt play with her, but i held my tongue and observed. I was starting to want to jump in and do something when Greysin saved the day, my sweet little man. If I had jumped in he would not have experienced that boding time with the dog. I was proud of me and him. Oh yes it is hard to not judge. I judged upon immediately experiencing each. But my goal was to allow that to wash away and only observe and experience.

that woman looking for clothes for her daughter, I tried to help her find things. Everything was XX. The thing is the stores only stock a small number of “regular” sized clothes because more of their customers are overweight. I told the lady, “do like we had to and call the store and find out when they first get their shipment of school uniforms and come on that day.

the parking lot event was a true test of my strength. My normal going about my day self would have been to, A: call the police and sit and watch it all fall apart, B: Lay on my horn until they both left, C: Straight up lean out my window and say something.

I am often moved passionately by people harming themselves or others to a point that I have put myself and my children in danger (chasing a purse snatcher in a get away car) I will have to post a copy of that one. woohoo it was a heart pounder….I was 9 months pregnant.

but my goal is to think first. to see the whole picture of things before jumping on it with all the answers. To remind myself that I don’t need to and shouldn’t fix everything. It will ground me so i can return to making better choices in the future.

the thing with my son and the dog. melted my dang heart. I was all pissy at first that the big kids didnt play with her, but i held my tongue and observed. I was starting to want to jump in and do something when Greysin saved the day, my sweet little man. If I had jumped in he would not have experienced that boding time with the dog. I was proud of me and him.

]]> By: Kay http://hopenminded.com/2009/08/08/92/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Kay Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:26:20 +0000 http://hopenminded.com/?p=92#comment-87 I tried so hard not to judge, reading. I failed. The first one? I know finding clothes for the super slim is hard - but they're a minority. And if they're *that* slim, they may not be healthy. The stores cater to the "norm". And if it's sizes 6-12 that are selling... well, that's what they're going to stock. The whole you can't please everyone all the time. The second? I was both angered and saddened by that. Angered, because of the obvious fact that she'd be driving herself in that condition - and saddened that that is her life. The third? Just made me smile :) I tried so hard not to judge, reading. I failed.
The first one? I know finding clothes for the super slim is hard – but they’re a minority. And if they’re *that* slim, they may not be healthy. The stores cater to the “norm”. And if it’s sizes 6-12 that are selling… well, that’s what they’re going to stock. The whole you can’t please everyone all the time.
The second? I was both angered and saddened by that. Angered, because of the obvious fact that she’d be driving herself in that condition – and saddened that that is her life.
The third? Just made me smile :)

]]> By: Hope http://hopenminded.com/2009/08/08/92/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Hope Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:31:37 +0000 http://hopenminded.com/?p=92#comment-83 Thanks for checking this site out and reading my post. It makes me feel good. I may have been angered by what I saw in the parking lot a few days ago, but I'm in this whole no judging stage right now, so i had to just observe. Normally I might have called the cops, but really who was being harmed or wronged, besides society having to deal with the high woman driving. The dog story warms my heart. I am so pleased with Greysins relationship with our dog. Thanks for checking this site out and reading my post. It makes me feel good.

I may have been angered by what I saw in the parking lot a few days ago, but I’m in this whole no judging stage right now, so i had to just observe. Normally I might have called the cops, but really who was being harmed or wronged, besides society having to deal with the high woman driving.

The dog story warms my heart. I am so pleased with Greysins relationship with our dog.

]]> By: Melissa http://hopenminded.com/2009/08/08/92/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Melissa Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:15:22 +0000 http://hopenminded.com/?p=92#comment-82 This new site is freakin' awesome! It almost makes me want to build my site again. Almost. It was so loooong ago though that I wouldn't remember how. Anyways, this last entry is extremely well-written! I'm deeply sadden that anyone could live like that and subject their babies to it. I know it does happen, my parents were drug addicts but I just wish the human race would hurry up and get past this drug thing. I love the part about Grey. What a sweet heart!! This new site is freakin’ awesome! It almost makes me want to build my site again. Almost. It was so loooong ago though that I wouldn’t remember how.

Anyways, this last entry is extremely well-written! I’m deeply sadden that anyone could live like that and subject their babies to it. I know it does happen, my parents were drug addicts but I just wish the human race would hurry up and get past this drug thing.

I love the part about Grey. What a sweet heart!!

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