I answered 3, not 2, of the questions that pertained to me. how I see myself how I feel what is at stake here if anything
The other 4 were Ann's to answer for herself. My experience with Robin is that usually he becomes less understanding to me as the number of words increases. I'm still learning from Xeno and Steve how to be a bridge. That's the group I aim to emulate. Hey, you left out the Hatfields and McCoys in your wiki list! ________________________________ From: authfriend <authfri...@yahoo.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 1, 2012 12:40 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: today PS --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@...> wrote: > > Still unable to understand you, Robin, but thanks anyway. Hey, Share, if you fancy yourself acting as a "bridge" between the feuding factions, you're going to need to brush up on your communications skills, be willing to deal with challenges, and extend yourself a bit more. You answered only two of Ann's seven questions; and you haven't appeared to make much effort to understand Robin's comment before summarily shutting down any possible exchange of views. Even just asking "What do you mean, Robin?" could have opened up a dialogue. One might *almost* think you've allied yourself with the Curtis faction against the Robin faction and have no intention of helping bring about a rapprochement. Also, just a tip: If you aren't familiar with a name or term, Wikipedia is a terrific resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quotations_from_Chairman_Mao http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayaan_Hirsi_Ali http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Faye_Baker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uday_Hussein http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qusay_Hussein > ________________________________ > From: Robin Carlsen <maskedzebra@...> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, October 1, 2012 11:10 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: today PS > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > I see myself as someone who recognizes that everybody is a mix of developed > > and developing aspects; and that as such everybody makes mistakes; and that > > a way to have worthwhile relationships is to proceed on that basis with a > > willingness to both forgive and apologize, make amends, intend to do better > > and then move forward.    > > > > > > I'm feeling compassionate and reasonable as I reply. In your 7 > > questions in a row, I sense some openness and also some challenge. Are > > those what you felt when you wrote? > > > > > > As for what is at stake here, seems like life's always either growing or > > resting. Both good when balanced. Neither good when unbalanced. > >   > > This makes Mao's Little Red Book seem like Hamlet. The stockbroker drinking > his Latte inside the Twin Towers when the Boeing 767 airplane hit: Share's > version: He probably spilled his coffee. And the jumpers from the 110th > floor, did they come down with a feathery landing, Share? Have you had a talk > with the Taliban recently? Been hit with an IED? You don't feed an lion an > ice-cream cone. Ayaan Hirsi Ali meets Tammy Faye Baker. Uday and Qussay: no > quantum light weavers, those boys. > > ________________________________ > > From: awoelflebater <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Monday, October 1, 2012 8:32 AM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: today PS > > > > > >  > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > > > Also Ravi, do you recognize a third group of posters who act as bridges > > > between the Robin and Barry factions? It's not all Hatfields and > > > Mccoys on FFL! Some aim to be compassionate and reasonable, > > > seeing that BOTH sides contribute to the disharmony, each in its > > > own way. Share > > > > Am I a Hatfield or a McCoy? Am I a bridge? Am I compassionate and > > reasonable? How do you see yourself? Is this a "feud" or something else? > > What is at stake here if anything? How do you feel? > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Share Long <sharelong60@> > > > To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Monday, October 1, 2012 5:56 AM > > > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] today > > > > > > > > >  > > > Ravi, thanks for saying this truth about FFL being a dysfunctional > > > family. Do you think, as I do, that there is dysfunction on BOTH > > > sides of the feud? I know you place yourself on one side of the > > > feud but I'm wondering if you see how both sides play a part in the > > > disharmony. Share > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.ravi@> > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2012 10:46 PM > > > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] today > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 8:44 PM, awoelflebater <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > >What a truly extraordinary day today on FFL. So much truth, so much > > > >sincerity, so much wisdom. Are we a family yet? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Was it ? :-). We are dear Ann - one big dysfunctional family. > > > > > >
