--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltablues@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > > > Yes, cute DORMOUSE Ann.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR8LFNUr3vw  Not looking at all pompous or reality avoiding which of course were the nasty parts of the metaphor. > > > > Here is how I see it. You can focus on what you think of as the negative > > aspects of this or the funny ones or, of course, ignore the whole thing > > completely. All of these ways of dealing with the DORMOUSE > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxiYrSk0Wag are possible. > > M: I don't see you or any of us living up to this advice when the intent is > directed toward us. Judy's intent has been very clear with Share and she is > feeling defensive because she is being attacked. > > Imagine if in the beginning I gave this rap to you about Barry's posts to > you. Is this realistic? > > > > > I actually found myself laughing out loud at that description and I can say > with all truthfulness I would have laughed just as much if it had been > directed at me, which it may have been since Judy said it was not directed at > you. What does focusing on the 'nasty parts of the metaphor' achieve anyway? > Surely, you have the best answer to that, I know you do. So, when I read that > descriptive my first impulse was to find a picture of a dormouse and look how > fantastic that little creature was. > > > >  And so of course not the ones you mentioned. Your ignoring that does > > not do you justice. > > > > I IGNORE nothing but I FOCUS on what is important, to me. This is how I > > live my life and it is the best way I know to do myself justice. > > > > > > > > > Plus your ignoring Judy's part in this ie her response to my apology, > > > does not do you justice either. > > > > Share, my post to you was written with good intentions. If you, like > > Curtis, think it was not then I failed in what I was trying to achieve, > > which was to encourage you to stay true to who you think you are, a > > positive and sensitive and thoughtful person, and not fall into the trap of > > lashing out in a way that goes against who you want to be, or what you work > > so hard on developing in your character in your relationship with others. > > But, in reality, it is none of my business so I will, as you are so much > > better than I am at doing, apologize if I wither misread you or overstepped > > my boundaries. > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: awoelflebater <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 10:33 AM > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re:to everyone -- writing for the Church of > > > $cientology > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > --- 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.àOr even think them.à> > > > Maybe herself?àOr someone from another decade?à> > > > > > > > > > > > PSàI'd rather be a supposed "pompous, reality-avoiding dormouse" > > > > than a rageful, reality-obfuscating dirty fighter.à> > > > > > 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. àà> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > à> > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > My apologies to everyone including Judy for my part in > > > > > this disagreement.àIf 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." > > > > > > > > > >
