--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltablues@...> wrote: > > The thing is dear Ann...
Yes? Tell me more. But if I am not to run out of posts by Monday night, at this rate I need to cover more ground here. I found your comment below something I would like to address, quickly: "I think there is more than a little Robin left in you Ann." (And here this is a direct quote from you complete with quotation marks, let there be no mistake.) Now, I take this comment of yours to mean that what I wrote to Share reminds you of what Robin would have said. That is the only conclusion I can come to from your assessment. But here is the thing. Robin does not hold a patent on how he lives his life and how he in turn chooses to articulate that here in his interactions with others. You assume because I said what I said to Share that I have borrowed, incorporated, embodied Robin or, at least, his "philosophy". However, you would be wrong. I will not speak for him but I will for myself when I say that the impulse and the belief behind that impulse is something that I have come to know is true in my own life. This is a discovery not a stolen "idea", a borrowed life list of rules, a plagiarized page out of Robin's Book On Reality. It is something I have come to understand and believe. If it sounds familiar then how is this different from the fact that there are undoubtedly more than one or two people on this planet that can essentially perceive certain realities about life to be true? Do you forget, I have not been around Robin for 26 years? Do you imagine I keep copies of his old books at my bedside so I can stay clear and fresh on his former writings and beliefs? Do you think I wish to follow him once again as some beacon of realized knowingess? And perhaps more importantly, do you see me as some mimicing, mindless drone who has no original ideas of her own? Because if you do we really need to have that coffee in that cafe somewhere. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <authfriend@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > <snip> > > > > > Oh yeah, and the doormouse thing is just totally condescending, > > > > > there is no other way to spin that. > > > > > > > > It's "dormouse," not "doormouse" (dor = sleep). > > > > > > Always appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > And of course, as Curtis knows, the phrase wasn't used to > > > > describe Share (except by herself). > > > > > > Actually I didn't, I just dropped in and must have gotten that wrong. If > > > so I apologize to Judy if I was characterizing her as condescending for a > > > term she herself didn't use. > > > > > > > > > Here was your intent tell: > > > > > > > > "Intent tell," what a charming bit of psychobabble. NLP, > > > > I assume? > > > > > > No, it is my own collage of the poker term as it applies to writing. It > > > sounds so much edgier than "foreshadowing". > > > > OK, since I was the one who composed the message to Share I think I am the > > expert here. I could have written the sentence beginning with the usual, > > "Dear Share". The fact that I wrote those two words after a few opening > > words does not, for me, change my intent of the letter to Share. I don't > > want to hurt Share or to speak condescendingly to her (although I have > > admitted times when I do give her a nudge or two about her many spiritual > > pursuits and activities) but this was not the case in my post today. I > > truly wanted to impart to her exactly what I said. In a nutshell, she could > > be doing herself a disservice in her knee jerk reaction to the dormouse > > statement by taking the first angry, negative thing that comes to mind when > > retaliating to Judy. I believe Share to be someone who would prefer to > > think of herself as someone who does not fall into any easy traps of > > flinging abuse around when there are other more thoughtful, cogent means to > > get her feelings across. > > > > And Curtis, your post to me this morning revealed something, personally to > > me, that I had only so far witnessed from afar in your dealing with others > > here. I shall just leave that one hanging, take it as you will. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Here is the thing, dear Share," > > > > > > > > > > You kinda know what's coming after that. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Supplying some mental floss for this exchange and just in case > > > > > > > Judy's use of quotation marks is obfuscating, I'm sure it's not > > > > > > > me she is quoting as I did not write those words. Or even think > > > > > > > them. Maybe herself? Or someone from another decade? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > PS I'd rather be a supposed "pompous, reality-avoiding > > > > > > > dormouse" than a rageful, reality-obfuscating dirty fighter. > > > > > > > > > > > > Here is the thing, dear Share, although you have obviously taken > > > > > > exception to the metaphor of the dormouse as pertaining to you, it > > > > > > was a rather charming, in an interesting way, image and not one to > > > > > > get overly excited about. (See my photo of a rather adorable > > > > > > dormouse). On the other hand, I know you can do better in your > > > > > > description of Judy so that it encompasses not only your feelings > > > > > > (which seem to be hurt) as well as a degree of truthfulness and > > > > > > therefore potency without the ugly-esh negativity. I say this > > > > > > because I don't really sense that your "rageful, > > > > > > reality-obfuscating dirty fighter" phrase as doing you the justice > > > > > > it could if you were to dig a little deeper to find the one that is > > > > > > just right. The one that fits your feelings right now but doesn't > > > > > > do you an injustice. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > BTW, The previous sentence shows the clean fighting way of using > > > > > > quotation marks as the words enclosed therein were actually written > > > > > > by a FFL poster.   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > > From: authfriend <authfriend@> > > > > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2012 7:10 PM > > > > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re:to Judy & everyone -- writing for the > > > > > > > Church of $cientology > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My apologies to everyone including Judy for my part in > > > > > > > > this disagreement. If anyone has questions or concerns > > > > > > > > about my part in it or in the one with Robin, again my > > > > > > > > request is that you email me directly for sake of > > > > > > > > sparing the forum any further negativity. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Especially the negativity of having my mistakes and > > > > > > > falsehoods called to my attention. I really hate that." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
