tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post193736750828619089..comments2023-03-21T05:36:39.510-04:00Comments on FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM MY (our)LIFE WITH MS(formerly titled "Know Your Its)..: Letting GoGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-19563160553405332892010-03-13T01:03:56.063-05:002010-03-13T01:03:56.063-05:00Ah, life!!Ah, life!!Tamarind~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06451187175850356692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-86785995320035650072010-03-12T10:35:27.664-05:002010-03-12T10:35:27.664-05:00HI CWOV
So nice to see you here too. It is good ...HI CWOV<br /><br />So nice to see you here too. It is good you knew to take some 'alone time'. :-) Blogging can be exhausting and given the sensitive subject matter you are committed to, even more so.<br />Love to you my friend<br />Gail<br />peace....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-6542466838092713452010-03-12T07:02:43.244-05:002010-03-12T07:02:43.244-05:00Amazing the timing of your post, letting go is rea...Amazing the timing of your post, letting go is really difficult. Thank you for your concern. I needed time alone, time even from blogging to put behind for awhile the negativity that can and is at times overwhelming. You are still one of the most wonderful people I know. Your love flows!Children with out voiceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16488135366287070304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-9043328133918600872010-03-11T09:25:20.356-05:002010-03-11T09:25:20.356-05:00HI MARGIE-
Thank you so much for sharing of your ...HI MARGIE-<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing of your personal experience and for your kind and loving understanding and support. <br /><br /><br />And I am of the same thinking, after all is said and done I wish her well too. <br /><br />Love Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-40066163539138153892010-03-10T15:32:24.840-05:002010-03-10T15:32:24.840-05:00Hi Gail
Reading this post reminds me of a friend t...Hi Gail<br />Reading this post reminds me of a friend that I had many years ago that I had to let go of for a number of reasons.<br />I still think about her and sometimes miss her but I mostly just wish her well.<br /><br />You did what you had to do Gail and let your friend go.<br />We must always honor ourselves and do what is right for us.<br />I sense you have peace over this decision and that is a very good!<br /><br />A hug to you today!<br /><br />Margie :)Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433759763753850718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-32723631527260954302010-03-10T09:25:39.769-05:002010-03-10T09:25:39.769-05:00HI SOULDOSE_
I know, yes. Letting go is difficu...HI SOULDOSE_<br /><br />I know, yes. Letting go is difficult. Take care of yourself,<br /><br />Love Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-10497904918893325432010-03-10T09:24:54.239-05:002010-03-10T09:24:54.239-05:00HI LOLA
"Thanks" :-)
Love you
Gail
pe...HI LOLA<br /><br />"Thanks" :-)<br /><br />Love you<br />Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-53578111105728311882010-03-10T08:41:32.002-05:002010-03-10T08:41:32.002-05:00;)
nooooo!!!;)<br /><br />nooooo!!!Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15930830489920771008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-1388984505393097232010-03-09T17:14:59.288-05:002010-03-09T17:14:59.288-05:00I love your topic and especially now that I'm ...I love your topic and especially now that I'm trying to let go of the person I love more than I could ever say... It's so hard but I'll get there.souldosehttp://www.souldose.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-65540565417446873492010-03-09T09:18:47.450-05:002010-03-09T09:18:47.450-05:00HI JANINE-
Thank you" for your kind understa...HI JANINE-<br /><br />Thank you" for your kind understanding. :-)<br /><br /><br />HI LOLA-<br /><br />Oh how well I "hear ya"......this too is unsolved, a conflict of emotions. sigh. Gee, want to talk on the phone about all this??? hee heehee :-)<br /><br />Love to you both<br />Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-78271441211348384402010-03-09T04:51:23.011-05:002010-03-09T04:51:23.011-05:00Hi Gail,
I have a similar issue with a "frien...Hi Gail,<br />I have a similar issue with a "friend" of mine and I have decided to protect myself instead of being close to her again.<br />Do I live better?<br />I don't know because she comes hauting me in my dreams. I dream of her every single week of my life. I know it may sound weird but it's undoubtely an unsolved emotional conflict.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15930830489920771008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-73594776480656678502010-03-08T21:23:20.604-05:002010-03-08T21:23:20.604-05:00I am so sorry, Gail...life and people can be so co...I am so sorry, Gail...life and people can be so complicated sometimes...I've been thinking about this a lot lately...My heart is with you~Janine XOSniffles and Smileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073156486641622612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-84818561318983685612010-03-08T17:37:48.754-05:002010-03-08T17:37:48.754-05:00HELLO THAILANDCHANI and welcome.
I so appreciate...HELLO THAILANDCHANI and welcome.<br /><br />I so appreciated your kind and lovely words to me. And it was so good to read that ending a friendship is not punishment/resentment. It is a natural ending. Wow. Thank you for your shared wisdom SO much.<br /><br />Love Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-15796336544192317562010-03-08T17:02:13.663-05:002010-03-08T17:02:13.663-05:00In reading this, what comes to mind is that eventu...In reading this, what comes to mind is that eventually (the older we get), we realize that all of us are imperfect. We will always disappoint each other, one way or another, because of that. Intent means a lot. I have had to let some friendships go because they were unsafe, non-reciprocal or another reason. That has no connection to forgiveness or acceptance. You can accept and forgive without having a relationship. Sometimes we just don't do well together. Ending a relationship isn't always punishment or resentment. Often, it is just the natural flow of things. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />~*thailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-66989804846694395392010-03-08T09:28:57.181-05:002010-03-08T09:28:57.181-05:00HI EILEEN-
Thanks so much for sharing about Ray&#...HI EILEEN-<br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing about Ray's friend. The personal touch always helps to add insight and understanding. <br /><br />And, I so see you as an "Over The Fence Person", and looks like Ray is the guy everyone wants on the island, huh? :-)<br /><br />And I never thought about myself as thinking deeply back then - but you are right! That is/was a deep scenario that I created at five years old. phew.<br /><br />Love you<br />Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-51448808857583104322010-03-08T09:24:46.189-05:002010-03-08T09:24:46.189-05:00HI 1022 Sea Shells-
I really like what you sid ab...HI 1022 Sea Shells-<br /><br />I really like what you sid about planting our own garden instead of waiting for others to ring flowers. Wonderful analogy. Thanks<br /><br />Love to you<br />Gail<br />peace.....Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-34033461711194950192010-03-07T22:57:50.843-05:002010-03-07T22:57:50.843-05:00Letting go is the hardest part about growing up. A...Letting go is the hardest part about growing up. After a while we learn to plant our own gradens instead of waiting for someone to bring us flowers.<br /><br />:)<br /><br />KimAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04454167215223268199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-38491744082803109642010-03-07T22:21:06.995-05:002010-03-07T22:21:06.995-05:00I just read your 'over the fence' post, an...I just read your 'over the fence' post, and to be honest, I don't much like to think about things like that much of the time. I always hope I'll be the type of person that helps another over the fence, but I'm deeply afraid that when push comes to shove, I'll high-tail it out and leave others behind. I pray not, but I don't have a lot of confidence in my good nature.<br /><br />It also reminds me of my sister Diane who always says things like "If you were stuck on a deserted island who's husband would you want with you? I'd want Ray (my husband), because he's good at everything, and he's good-natured, and he's nurturing." And then she goes on to say she wouldn't want her own husband because she doesn't think he'd be good at surviving in the wild, and she wouldn't want my sister-in-law's husband because she thinks he would take the best for himself and look out for himself before others, and she definitely would not want Ray's brother because she thinks he would kill us for food if it came down to it! Ugh!<br /><br />Suffice it to say, I don't like thinking of these scenarios at all!<br />(But I do kind of agree with my sister Diane, and I wouldn't want to be stuck with anyone but Ray!)<br />Love you,<br />Eileen<br />PS ~ You were deep from such a young age!Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679894230965874631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-43447939670045156082010-03-07T22:07:57.805-05:002010-03-07T22:07:57.805-05:00Sometimes when people change, the dear feelings th...Sometimes when people change, the dear feelings that bonded us together change too, and it's hard to let go. I actually did a post on this very subject some months back, my husband was having a very hard time coming to grips with a friendship that had become broken because the friend had become broken. It is such a long, sad, heartbreaking story, but I told my husband he just had to let this friend be, to change, to grow, to do whatever he had to do to get by, and my husband had to step back. That didn't mean the friendship was over and dead for good, it could just mean it was on hold, and in the meantime, I told him he should be thankful for what was, and for the good memories the friendship gave him, and that we should pray for this friend.<br />I don't know the details of your friendship or the hurts involved, but don't let it all turn bad, Gail. Keep the good and let go of the bad and the hurt.<br />And then it's just up to you, in the future if this person wants to step back into your life if you think it's worth allowing that.<br /><br />Love to you,<br />EileenEileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679894230965874631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-87945186233134081862010-03-07T18:02:27.256-05:002010-03-07T18:02:27.256-05:00HI DIANA-
I feel like you are right inside my hea...HI DIANA-<br /><br />I feel like you are right inside my heart and head. What you wrote is SO true. The relationship doesn't feel good anymore, and that's it!! I tried sohard to make it be different - it just isn't. <br /><br />HI TERESA<br /><br />And you are SO right also. SOme relationships are for a reason, a season or the road and/or of the heart. We had our "season" and now it is time to move on without guilt. Amen.<br /><br />"THANK YOU" both SO kuch<br /><br />With love<br />Gail<br />p[eace......Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-26014627825763948272010-03-07T16:22:59.703-05:002010-03-07T16:22:59.703-05:00Well Gail I've been through a similar conflict...Well Gail I've been through a similar conflict of emotions myself recently. And have pretty much come to the conclusion that the relationship doesn't make me feel good. So that is that. Not quite as easy as it sounds since this person is a close family member but I just can't "Pretend" that certain things never happened. I did pray a lot about it and kept weighing the benefits against the pink elephant and the elephant won if ya know what I mean.<br /> Love Di ♥Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429812875586479256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-83416988077616889942010-03-07T11:57:24.627-05:002010-03-07T11:57:24.627-05:00Hi Gail,
I am sorry to hear about your friend, and...Hi Gail,<br />I am sorry to hear about your friend, and it is obvious you still care about her. No sense holding on to what was, some friends are there for a season, and right or wrong that season appears to have passed. Move on, with out guilt and as Wanda said so wisely, just let the relationship die naturally.<br />(((HUGS)))) TTeresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17172951650704356612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-72048154746512529722010-03-07T09:33:04.002-05:002010-03-07T09:33:04.002-05:00HI JACKIE-
Oh yes, trust, once broken, well - thi...HI JACKIE-<br /><br />Oh yes, trust, once broken, well - things are never the same. sigh....<br /><br />Love you<br />Gail<br />peace......Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-11280372400018517932010-03-07T09:31:59.292-05:002010-03-07T09:31:59.292-05:00HI TRAMP-
I so appreciate your re-visit and your ...HI TRAMP-<br /><br />I so appreciate your re-visit and your kind words of understanding and support. You are a sweetie. :-)<br /><br />Love Gail<br />peace......Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337675996256691215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828389555620814846.post-50248231530116753332010-03-07T01:48:31.396-05:002010-03-07T01:48:31.396-05:00Hi again
Yes sorry I guess I was trying to general...Hi again<br />Yes sorry I guess I was trying to generalise and went wide of the point into resolving different conflicts of feeling that I experience. <br />I have reread what you wrote and hate doesn't come into this. <br />Isn't it difficult when people try to confuse you and make you feel guilty with "you are hurting me" and "you are hurting our friendship"?<br />Yor friend should be able to agree to disagree.<br />You are a wonderful loving person, Gail. Don't let them manipulate you.<br />Tramp<br />(not sure if this went so I've sent it again to be sure)Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10367405984066895755noreply@blogger.com