tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post3530041899352505345..comments2024-01-11T18:39:50.665+00:00Comments on Painting With Shadows: Equipping for the FutureKim Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-54194367154339206342011-10-07T10:36:46.589+01:002011-10-07T10:36:46.589+01:00Ruth - there's an oft repeated saying which fe...Ruth - there's an oft repeated saying which feels truer and truer as time goes by - as we get older and look back on our lives, we tend to regret the things we didn't do more than the things we did.<br /><br />Sure I can cringe, wince and sigh at some of the things I've done in my past, but the things that cut much deeper are where I felt I wasn't true to myself - where I held back out of fear or embarrassment, or someone else's idea of what I should or should not do. As such I see my past self as over-protective to the point of stiffling.<br /><br />Equipping myself for the future is about not allowing fear, or fear of embarrassment, or fear of failure to get in the way of actually having a bit more fun and enjoying life :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-118679581328774982011-10-03T03:26:46.007+01:002011-10-03T03:26:46.007+01:00Would you say your past self's over-protective...Would you say your past self's over-protectiveness served as preservation while your subconscious self fine tuned it's "gut" feelings to be able to take over in a more flexible model of action?<br /><br />My not-protective-enough past self has been duly chastised and my thoughts have simmered quietly a few years about how to do so without "losing my soul"... <br /><br />so what sort of choices, actions, etc. count for "equip[ing] my future self so he can go off into the world and have a lot more fun"?Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395962212127939584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-60128574109461413132011-09-17T09:23:10.500+01:002011-09-17T09:23:10.500+01:00I think spending energy on things that make you la...I think spending energy on things that make you laugh is one of the best ways to use it :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-37150629669496744242011-09-17T08:51:04.572+01:002011-09-17T08:51:04.572+01:00Sounds like a cunning plan. I've just come ba...Sounds like a cunning plan. I've just come back from some time on Dartmoor pondering life and why some cows sound like they're being abused when they moo, and had a similar epiphany. I use up far too much energy being afraid of things I can't control and miss out on heaps of fun because of it. I can't wait to read about what you get up to. Me? I decided to use my energy posting pictures of cats in hats on my blog. It made me laugh. Em xMimi and Tillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538674717041795218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-63293774803737948432011-09-16T23:53:27.421+01:002011-09-16T23:53:27.421+01:00Katie - now there's an idea... ;)
Debra - :)
...Katie - now there's an idea... ;)<br /><br />Debra - :)<br /><br />Lynne - you get rich, I'll get adventurous and you can pay. Sounds like a good deal to me :)<br /><br />Helen - through a series of revelations and understandings about how most of the reasons we hold back from being freer with our lives comes from other people with their own agendas. I think there are very few of us who can look back on our lives and not wish we'd had a bit more fun<br /><br />Mary - I'm currently in a phase of looking at how I react to various things in a way of either combatting the CFS, or at least lessening the psychological impact of it. And in this case, like so many revelations, it came out in a conversation where I said it to Maggie, then paused and thought, "bloody hell, it's true..."<br /><br />Michael - I think you can download the app...Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-69477864138349622282011-09-16T15:25:01.733+01:002011-09-16T15:25:01.733+01:00Is there some kind of attachment you buy that does...Is there some kind of attachment you buy that does this?michael greenwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160209922644524231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-73044645703313677422011-09-16T13:27:36.060+01:002011-09-16T13:27:36.060+01:00Now I'm intrigued. I wonder what the inspirati...Now I'm intrigued. I wonder what the inspiration behind this epiphany was?Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-88539349794320336722011-09-15T19:57:57.884+01:002011-09-15T19:57:57.884+01:00How are you preparing the future you, Kim?How are you preparing the future you, Kim?Helen Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07012929527059944344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-65003516429206003222011-09-15T14:21:32.961+01:002011-09-15T14:21:32.961+01:00lets meet for coffee one day in the future and the...lets meet for coffee one day in the future and they we'll ride a roller coaster in Paris Disneyland. My future rich me says to the future adventurous you. LOL <br /><br />Or maybe one day when I make it to Scotland we can just meet for that cup of coffee...sometime in the future.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716122749792379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-77201832498699923302011-09-13T13:49:51.829+01:002011-09-13T13:49:51.829+01:00I thought for a minute you were justifying buying ...I thought for a minute you were justifying buying an iphone! Katie xKatie Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02957755010056987891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-75031346686769859162011-09-13T12:47:26.955+01:002011-09-13T12:47:26.955+01:00Carole - :)
Allen - "Quipping" for the ...Carole - :)<br /><br />Allen - "Quipping" for the future sounds more like a stand-up comedy routine :)<br /><br />Adila - :)<br /><br />Hindsfeet - you're welcome :)<br /><br />Fresh Garden - thank you :)<br /><br />Pat - I can't change that, all I can do is be more adventurous :)<br /><br />Guyana-Gyal - that's what blogging is :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-66719984222546138192011-09-13T12:34:10.293+01:002011-09-13T12:34:10.293+01:00Have lots and lots of fun, Kim. I hope you can sha...Have lots and lots of fun, Kim. I hope you can share some of trip with us :-)neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-79351849723272844592011-09-13T10:51:07.506+01:002011-09-13T10:51:07.506+01:00Just so long as you don't change the basic, de...Just so long as you don't change the basic, decent Kim.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-5167052815017027632011-09-13T08:58:24.154+01:002011-09-13T08:58:24.154+01:00Nice post!Nice post!Fresh Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07321496696487687435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-47043608893795736072011-09-13T06:10:24.408+01:002011-09-13T06:10:24.408+01:00Needed this tonight, Kim; thank you so very much.....Needed this tonight, Kim; thank you so very much.....Hindsfeethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373105564115036448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-68339145407862534372011-09-12T23:09:30.331+01:002011-09-12T23:09:30.331+01:00Your welcome Kim. Actually at time (my 5am) it mad...Your welcome Kim. Actually at time (my 5am) it made sense as quip means to "make a witty observation". I just thought it was another one of those words that was lost between there and here in the Atlantic Ocean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-92036051467850715852011-09-12T19:19:44.939+01:002011-09-12T19:19:44.939+01:00NiceNiceAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03828426520214270655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-88982697290685906182011-09-12T18:11:49.486+01:002011-09-12T18:11:49.486+01:00Pat - giving up pointless fear is quite possibly t...Pat - giving up pointless fear is quite possibly the best of all things to give up :)<br /><br />Hope - I just hope he appreciates all the hard work I do for him...Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-66920916371009648952011-09-12T16:53:35.952+01:002011-09-12T16:53:35.952+01:00I'd like to congratulate your Present Self whi...I'd like to congratulate your Present Self while telling your Future You that he has a lot to look forward to! :)hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-51451387271774005782011-09-12T16:27:53.112+01:002011-09-12T16:27:53.112+01:00What I said on Facebook.What I said on Facebook.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-72502941124555698292011-09-12T14:27:58.338+01:002011-09-12T14:27:58.338+01:00Thank you for pointing out that typo, Allen - it h...Thank you for pointing out that typo, Allen - it has now been corrected :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-66295367468610901722011-09-12T14:19:01.126+01:002011-09-12T14:19:01.126+01:00I had to look up the definition of quip. :)I had to look up the definition of quip. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com