tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post8555714134444467496..comments2024-03-25T05:49:46.932-04:00Comments on My Name Is Not Bob: Finding the Courage to "Go for it" (Life Changing Moments Series)Robert Lee Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03733003865003484352noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-44650178813703015202012-04-30T12:52:49.382-04:002012-04-30T12:52:49.382-04:00You always get what you need or want when you voic...You always get what you need or want when you voice it. Regardless of the manifestation. Do you know how many passive aggressive folks complain instead of act?<br /><br />Did you know that the battle is actually voicing the need or want?<br /><br />Thank you. I'm inspired even more to write a contribution to this series.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16833910036350275557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-14650500857246472512012-02-12T22:32:59.605-05:002012-02-12T22:32:59.605-05:00"I think of Ronnie when I need to remember th..."I think of Ronnie when I need to remember that it's ok to be clear about what I want, even if I'm not likely to get it. In fact, I have come to believe that it is not just ok, but in fact essential to my happiness." This and so many of the lines from this life sharing moment resonate with me, especially for this week! <br /><br />I'm so happy you went for it with this series, too, Robert. Lots of very meaningful content so far. A life changing series, indeed!Hannahhttp://wordrustling.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-62178770953338553812012-02-11T10:33:05.104-05:002012-02-11T10:33:05.104-05:00I just wanted to thank Sage for sharing this story...I just wanted to thank Sage for sharing this story and for everyone else chiming in with their own comments. Everyone has fear, but there's something amazing that happens when you try--even if you don't get what you wanted.<br /><br />To tell you the truth, this Life Changing Moments series would not even be happening if I didn't finally just go for it. There's always a critic saying it'll never work.<br /><br />Again, thanks to Sage for capturing this so well!Robert Lee Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733003865003484352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-21749055999382785092012-02-10T21:51:18.067-05:002012-02-10T21:51:18.067-05:00Thank you for your beautifully written story. It b...Thank you for your beautifully written story. It brought back so many memories of those years of young love. My more recent triumph of "Finding the Courage to 'Go for it'" was launching a blog a little over a year ago. It was terrifying to 'put myself out there.' I had a little version of someone I know standing in my head and shooting multiple criticisms at me - 'Who do you think you are? Why do you think you have something to say? You aren't that great.' Etc.<br /><br />A quote I found really helped me deal with that terror - "Don't be afraid of being afraid, because anxiety is a glimpse of your own daring." I think that is one of the things you are saying in your post. Oh, you mean I'm not a scaredy-cat, I'm really just being brave?<br /><br />And, surprisingly, in the year-plus since I launched the blog, it hasn't happened yet. I'm still waiting for a flesh-and-blood critic to voice her complaints against me. And, happily, the little critic in my head is losing her power.Donna Amis Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408854527092656997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-48802762680562985822012-02-09T18:26:00.027-05:002012-02-09T18:26:00.027-05:00I enjoyed the story about Ronnie and the lessons t...I enjoyed the story about Ronnie and the lessons that came out of it. Encouraging post here!PoetColettehttp://poetcolette.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-69958708691270450282012-02-09T09:45:50.717-05:002012-02-09T09:45:50.717-05:00What you said about reaching was interesting. I kn...What you said about reaching was interesting. I know people who say, and I kind of like the philosophy, that we should abandon hope and get rid of expectations.<br /><br />I think on some level both points of view are right. We SHOULD reach, even if we fail. We should always strive for something. This is, like you said, to make life less confusing, and really to make it fulfilling.<br /><br />Yet to abandon hope is to provide focus precisely for what we are reaching for. Even if we're only reaching for the moment and to lower expectations. Life can easily distract us from what we truly deeply want, and using the "abandon hope" mentality can keep us on track, so that we ignore, or appreciate but abstain from the things we might like, but not as much as we want what we're after.<br /><br />I find both philosophies purposeful and I think both are necessary to a happy life, in some shape or form. We are in need of goals, and we are also in need of living in the moment. I don't find them mutually exclusive.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04454406837183787620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-76532644262570083612012-02-08T15:11:07.890-05:002012-02-08T15:11:07.890-05:00I can relate. I sent a dozen roses on Valentine&#...I can relate. I sent a dozen roses on Valentine's Day to a crush of mine when I was sixteen. I saw her with them later that day in the school's main hallway. She looked away, and never spoke to me again. Humility mixed with a sense of accomplishment forced me to continue taking chances, as I learned that the humility didn't longer as long as expected. Great post, Sage!Jonathannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-66466328706658116212012-02-08T14:51:49.584-05:002012-02-08T14:51:49.584-05:00I enjoyed this a lot. I was not brave, and I ende...I enjoyed this a lot. I was not brave, and I ended up 'biking around' for too many years. I don't have any regrets, for I wrote a lot of poetry while biking, and eventually got a life. But I did get a life, when I went for it. Gotta be brave.Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-71843259720239671422012-02-08T11:24:24.988-05:002012-02-08T11:24:24.988-05:00There are too many woulda-coulda-shoulda moments ...There are too many woulda-coulda-shoulda moments in our lives. It is usually better to 'go for it' rather than always wonder.Meryl Baerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482532818278685217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-55258203835184689832012-02-08T10:39:50.658-05:002012-02-08T10:39:50.658-05:00Lovely post, Sage. I, too, agree with your conclus...Lovely post, Sage. I, too, agree with your conclusions and think the above comment brings it home. There is are many lessons in failure if one learns to see them...Andrea (Andee) Beltranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200735123058256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693401219959272564.post-45446759485960788592012-02-08T08:40:24.926-05:002012-02-08T08:40:24.926-05:00I enjoyed your story, and agree with your conclusi...I enjoyed your story, and agree with your conclusions. However, one outcome of "going for it" that you seem to overlook here is the acquired wisdom of failure. Living through failure teaches one many lessons. Amongst the more significant is that one will live through it, and even find it tolerable, if not inspiring. <br /><br />A lot of people who lack the courage to try are just afraid to fail because they haven't failed enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com