Comments for The People Behind My Eyes http://www.sundrip.com/journal For hope and healing Sun, 18 May 2008 09:22:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Control Is A Handicap by eeabee http://www.sundrip.com/journal/2008/05/07/control-is-a-handicap/#comment-3528 eeabee Sun, 18 May 2008 01:43:18 +0000 http://www.sundrip.com/journal/?p=1439#comment-3528 These are powerful insights--and it's amazing what the mind can do to survive. I am sorry you had to go through it all. I hate her. But what I meant to say was that I relate some--I have noticed that I have a little twistedness about pain and pleasure, and I tell myself I like things to feel in control and sometimes create discomfort of pain so that I can be the one controlling it (or so I think at the time). It's hard to know what to do with all this. These are powerful insights–and it’s amazing what the mind can do to survive. I am sorry you had to go through it all. I hate her.

But what I meant to say was that I relate some–I have noticed that I have a little twistedness about pain and pleasure, and I tell myself I like things to feel in control and sometimes create discomfort of pain so that I can be the one controlling it (or so I think at the time). It’s hard to know what to do with all this.

]]> Comment on Where Is My Voice? by eeabee http://www.sundrip.com/journal/2008/05/15/where-is-my-voice/#comment-3527 eeabee Sun, 18 May 2008 01:32:20 +0000 http://www.sundrip.com/journal/?p=1445#comment-3527 This is so true: "Every time I choose not to use my voice makes the next time even easier not to." It's a little scary how easy it is too pull back like this, to become smaller (I sometimes think of it this way--that I'm trying to take up less space in the world). I do the same thing with shame--once I start feeling I have to hide things about myself, it's hard to stop, I can quickly get going and become more inauthentic bit by bit if I'm not careful. This is a good reminder of how easy it is. This is so true: “Every time I choose not to use my voice makes the next time even easier not to.” It’s a little scary how easy it is too pull back like this, to become smaller (I sometimes think of it this way–that I’m trying to take up less space in the world).

I do the same thing with shame–once I start feeling I have to hide things about myself, it’s hard to stop, I can quickly get going and become more inauthentic bit by bit if I’m not careful. This is a good reminder of how easy it is.

]]> Comment on Stuff In My Yard - Toys and Bugs by Eni http://www.sundrip.com/journal/2008/05/16/toys-and-bugs/#comment-3521 Eni Sat, 17 May 2008 02:19:08 +0000 http://www.sundrip.com/journal/?p=1446#comment-3521 Oh that reminds to tell you that I haven't forgotten about the pictures I said I would share with you (my bug/critter pictures). I think that would be a dragon fly in the first image. The second (black and white) is actually rather nice. Isn't interesting how making a photo b&w can make it look artsy and impressive? Or is that just me? Oh that reminds to tell you that I haven’t forgotten about the pictures I said I would share with you (my bug/critter pictures).

I think that would be a dragon fly in the first image.
The second (black and white) is actually rather nice. Isn’t interesting how making a photo b&w can make it look artsy and impressive? Or is that just me?

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