tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post6235794098383403723..comments2023-05-15T05:45:19.689-07:00Comments on happyluau...exploring imperfection in 2012: BE BRAVE: Day 10: Not Always Following the RulesOliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058356843151306428noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-79872410030015491392008-08-08T20:12:00.000-07:002008-08-08T20:12:00.000-07:00Rick,That is just so how this struck me. I couldn'...Rick,<BR/><BR/>That is just so how this struck me. I couldn't imagine who I'd want to leave out! There was no one that I knew that I'd want to do this to, and everyone that I keep up with in the blogosphere, I feel this way about. We are blessed with such a close-knit community here.<BR/><BR/>I <B>do</B> sort of like to display my badges, which isn't fair...but I don't care!<BR/><BR/>Rick, you Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058356843151306428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-46920413994624019502008-08-08T20:06:00.000-07:002008-08-08T20:06:00.000-07:00Kelly,Yes, indeed! I am just stepping out here tho...Kelly,<BR/><BR/>Yes, indeed! I am just stepping out here though with baby steps in learning, even realizing, that I'm not comfortable with some things and I am with others. And at different times, even that may change! And that's okay. <BR/><BR/>You are teaching me this...and the other wonderful mentors I have here.<BR/><BR/>Merci beaucoup and aloha love,<BR/><BR/>OOliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058356843151306428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-12534210417801440162008-08-08T20:04:00.000-07:002008-08-08T20:04:00.000-07:00Chani,I think I felt this way for some time, but f...Chani,<BR/><BR/>I think I felt this way for some time, but felt very obligated. I'm gaining new courage as I remember that "it's okay to be who I am the way that I am", to quote a famous writer. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes I'm in the mood, and sometimes I'm just not, and this time I wasn't and it struck me differently.<BR/><BR/>It's good to know that I'm not alone!<BR/><BR/>Peace and a lovely weekend,<BROliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058356843151306428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-54702354748598431282008-08-08T05:52:00.000-07:002008-08-08T05:52:00.000-07:00O, I am so with you on this. The idea is a great o...O, I am so with you on this. The idea is a great one: let's hand around this beautiful badge and all be friends. The problem is, it is never all-inclusive, and while building community it can also build walls around it...not what anyone intends, but it can be the result.<BR/><BR/>I stopped some months ago, and the only badge I have added since is my JJL contributor badge, which anyone can earn byRick Hamrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621981388013851089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-46051873440607278402008-08-07T19:13:00.000-07:002008-08-07T19:13:00.000-07:00One of my very favourite ways to be brave is absta...One of my very favourite ways to be brave is abstaining from things I don't believe in or am not 100% comfortable with. It's so freeing, isn't it?Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08182881635816655061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-75453019968869206142008-08-07T18:40:00.000-07:002008-08-07T18:40:00.000-07:00I have never been comfortable with the "choosing o...I have never been comfortable with the "choosing others" aspect of that, either. Several months ago, I wrote a post about it at my site, explaining that anyone who gives me one will be thanked - and I will be truly appreciative - but I'm not going to pass them on. I also don't put them on the sidebar of my site. <BR/><BR/>So far, it's been okay with everyone who has given me one. <BR/><BR/>~*thailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.com