tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070628726970921460.post7246717777491820387..comments2023-07-28T12:00:40.159+01:00Comments on Chasing Roman: Not Popular. Don't Care.Carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02179779675327042949noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070628726970921460.post-38938227871964259092012-04-18T11:29:10.974+01:002012-04-18T11:29:10.974+01:00Cara, thank goodness you are not her or her, you a...Cara, thank goodness you are not her or her, you are something beter than that you are such a lovely blend of sweet with a punch. The punch is very neatly wrapped in a velvet glove, a tiger wearing a velvet glove! I say this because you have strong beliefs principals and are not afraid to state them. I think you have a talent for getting your point across without being overbearing. It is refreshing to have someone who is principled and is willing to stand up and be counted. It is a great feeling in adult hood when we realise that folks will think whatever they think about us regardless of what we say or do and that in this big world there is room for everyone's point of view. Even our own very valuable one.<br />P.S You are a true friend so anyone who makes it through and holds on will have someone who will make all the difference. I know and love you for this as well as a million other things xxElizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070628726970921460.post-28829179894354801192012-04-14T12:48:23.867+01:002012-04-14T12:48:23.867+01:00@ Jinty: thank you! :). I love the 'beat your ...@ Jinty: thank you! :). I love the 'beat your own drum' saying. I think it's so true. It's just too easy to please others but in the long run it's the hard solution.<br /><br />@ heather: exactly. It's that old saying 'those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.' If someone truly knows your intentions and heart they will understand the words you say.Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02179779675327042949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070628726970921460.post-69350676184266556932012-04-14T03:07:58.534+01:002012-04-14T03:07:58.534+01:00This was a good reminder for me. A really good rem...This was a good reminder for me. A really good reminder. SO... the stupid thing I did, doesn't really matter because I don't really want to be friends with people who take offense easily. In fact I can't be friends with someone who takes offense easily because I rarely even realize that I've done something to provoke it. Last night was an exception that I even realized it. <br /><br />Yes. Again, you say just what I need to hear on the very day I need to hear it. You Rock.heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15546104584847875114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1070628726970921460.post-56580769259041385492012-04-13T16:41:09.637+01:002012-04-13T16:41:09.637+01:00We all have to march to the beat of our own drum.I...We all have to march to the beat of our own drum.I often feel like a stranger in a strange land because what I feel & believe & cherish is so different to the people around me.That's fine I have never been or ever wanted to be part of the "in crowd".<br />I think you will find that as experience & asking others has taught me that most people feel that they are not part of "it".<br />Personally I think that "lonely" part of us is our longing to be with our Heavenly Father-although we have no concious memory of being in His presence there is a part of us that aches for what we have left & feels lonely for the time we were His spirit children & with Him constantly.<br />We ache with the desire to do better to live up to that perfection that is possible within us but which few of us will attain in this life.<br />I admire your talent & ability to sort the wheat from the chaff-you have inherited that from both parents who have that from different angles.Your desire to be honest above all-it's a great example to me as I strive to be the same-that little white lies to save face or somebody's feelings is still that-lying whatever your good intentions.<br />What all of my good friends have in common is that they bother with me.I neglect them I am a very insular person-think that goes with growing up in a large family you learn to enjoy your own company as it's such a novelty.My friends persevere with me keeping in touch,jogging me out of my comfort zone.<br />My paternal Granny was very gregarious ditto my Dad.Hundreds came to their funerals yet I would say that they had only a handful of really good friends & in my Dad's case his two closest were his cousin who he was practically raised with & my Mum's eldest brother.My closest friends are my family-my Mum,my sisters,my nieces,my brothers & my nephews.It's nice to see the friendships carry on down the generations.I would say for example that my youngest brother & my oldest nephew are best friends to one another.My nieces are my friends too-the ties that bind have grown into a relationship of friendship(I hope anyway!).<br />You have never been a "glory seeker" you are very much your Mother & Granny's girl in that respect-you are marching to your own unique drum & that makes you you! A you who is lovely & bright & funny & kind & gutsy & determined & lovable & very individual.Jintyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09399340512731794936noreply@blogger.com