tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107542310136355575.post7863041807538225037..comments2023-06-22T04:30:01.178-05:00Comments on Fabulously Neurotic: Haunted.Chanelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159248995263246944noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107542310136355575.post-18063318522548410172011-08-01T17:34:24.761-05:002011-08-01T17:34:24.761-05:00You have an award waiting for you! Hope you will h...You have an award waiting for you! Hope you will have fun with it when you have some time. :)The Frisky Virginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03782384806427143829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107542310136355575.post-81319114091394174102011-07-27T08:45:51.406-05:002011-07-27T08:45:51.406-05:00I'll make you a deal. You hold me up and I...I'll make you a deal. You hold me up and I'll hold you up and we'll get through this together. Don't know if Alex would approve of me, but I know BG would have approved of you. (grin)JustRexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00389126268262607714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107542310136355575.post-72692696098632588882011-07-26T23:02:45.801-05:002011-07-26T23:02:45.801-05:00As a writer, I find connecting with people to be a...As a writer, I find connecting with people to be a powerful tool no matter the content and clearly you have connected with me and all else who have left you with comments. It easy to lose yourself in trying to get everything right, be it with Grammar, or context, or punctuation. When you write from the soul, it just spills out onto the canvas and likely needed little edits. As Bryan said it was powerful and moving. I am very hard to impress. You have impressed me. <br /><br />I think one of the challenges you might have is delegating the infinite into a "being" who controls things from the clouds. You should hop over to myamgod.blogspot.com I am not sure what the hell I am doing there, but I think you might enjoy it nonetheless.Scott without a facenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107542310136355575.post-12501697889361680652011-07-26T20:20:36.867-05:002011-07-26T20:20:36.867-05:00Scott, this is your favorite post, really? But...w...Scott, this is your favorite post, really? But...why? It's...depressing, honestly. <br /><br />Still on the fence about the whole Higher Power thing, though. Science doesn't explain everything, obviously, but I don't really believe there's an omniscient and omnipotent being floating in the clouds controlling everything.<br /><br />Candice, even if I went to his grave...I don't think I'd be able to say anything. Knowing he's gone is one thing. It's easier to keep it compartmentalized if I don't see his name written in the stone. <br /><br />George, I hope your right. I don't think I'd be able to look him in the face if he felt abandoned and betrayed. But who could blame him if he did? He was forgiving and loving in life...but maybe death changes people. It's not like anyone has come back to talk about the other side. (If there is one. As I said, I'm more scientific than religious.)<br /><br />Rev, I hope it gets better. Most days I hardly think about it. I've got lots of things to occupy myself with, but when it comes on strong it feels just as painful and strong as it was from the very first day. I hope things get better on your side, too. Your loss is much more recent than mine, you need peace more, I should think.<br /><br />Bryan, thank you. (I adore the poem. But I'm the subject and it's all flattery. Or I think so, anyway. I'm sure he'd like that you like it, even if he didn't think it was very good.)<br /><br />Doug, of course he wouldn't. He would want me to be happy and find peace. He would say he can't forgive me because there's nothing to forgive. But even in my guilt I'm selfish. I don't want to find peace or forgiveness. If he came to me right now in spirit and demanded I stop feeling guilty, I'd just be selfish and demand he come back. That's what I wanted then, and it's what I'd like now. To still have my friend. Friends like him are so hard to find and keep. I have never been so rich that I can afford to keep giving out pieces of my heart to be broken.Chanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159248995263246944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107542310136355575.post-26267054590287904422011-07-26T14:30:39.130-05:002011-07-26T14:30:39.130-05:00Guilt, whether earned or not, is hard to bear. All...Guilt, whether earned or not, is hard to bear. All I can think of for words of comfort is this - would he want you to feel all this guilt for the rest of your life, or would he forgive you, tell you nothing was your fault, and want you to be happy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107542310136355575.post-58215039006152681892011-07-26T10:48:15.316-05:002011-07-26T10:48:15.316-05:00This was powerful, honest, and heartbreaking, incr...This was powerful, honest, and heartbreaking, incredibly written and sincere...and just...I don't even know what else to say.<br /><br />(I like the poem too)Bryan Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607046468663026271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107542310136355575.post-10060735433824237842011-07-26T10:43:19.323-05:002011-07-26T10:43:19.323-05:00I think that was good enough, luv. If he could he...I think that was good enough, luv. If he could hear you from his grave, he could hear you here. And what better tribute than this post? His life, his words, your heart. The pain and guilt will fade a little, in time. I am learning that lesson myself even as we speak. All you can do is remember him fondly. I'm sure if he was that good a friend, he would have wanted that. Be at peace.JustRexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00389126268262607714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107542310136355575.post-18565191384127416352011-07-26T06:52:03.883-05:002011-07-26T06:52:03.883-05:00If he is there on Judgement Day, I think that it&#...If he is there on Judgement Day, I think that it's the last thing that would be said. Friends don't really think those things. They are happy to see us and what we build up in our minds are rarely going through theirs.<br />Thanks for sharing this.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03749843521356271835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107542310136355575.post-50481205987775722192011-07-26T00:46:59.610-05:002011-07-26T00:46:59.610-05:00Chanel, I can't pretend to understand exactly ...Chanel, I can't pretend to understand exactly what you feel about this. I can only say that I'm sorry about the pain and self-blame you've been going through for all this time.<br /><br />As an outsider looking in, I can't help but feel in my heart that Alex's death was not your fault. [I completely understand how you would feel that way, heck I'd probably feel EXACTLY the same thing in your place.] <br /><br />However, I would like to express my hope that you will one day find a way to visit Alex's grave and pay your respects. It will give you some much needed closure, I think.Candicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845151308757943750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107542310136355575.post-74387443150318952902011-07-25T23:56:45.017-05:002011-07-25T23:56:45.017-05:00I have a favorite post from you now. Scientific or...I have a favorite post from you now. Scientific or foolishly romantic with your faith, I think He knows. He knew then and he knows now. There isn't more I can add.Atypical Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407091913997427351noreply@blogger.com