tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309026938801254833.post3641783959435568497..comments2023-11-05T19:54:35.010-05:00Comments on Kathy's Kindlings: Boston on my mindKathy Nolan Descheneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03602954240059479179noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309026938801254833.post-15235066743514870472013-04-18T14:25:53.052-04:002013-04-18T14:25:53.052-04:00In response to your last paragraph, I would frame ...In response to your last paragraph, I would frame it slightly differently. We know intellectually that everything is impermanent. (Yes, that's a very Buddhist framework, but it's also a human reality.) All that is good will go away; all that is bad will go away. Our feelings of peace will be shattered; our feelings of grief and terror will dissipate. Rather than "this is not who I want to be," I feel this more as "this is who I want to be." I want to remember the impermanence of all, because it allows me to appreciate more the joy and the love and the positive. I want to appreciate, and not become passive and forgetful. I know I will forget and become complacent - we all do - but the more I remember, the more I will be appreciative, and the more joy I will have in all moments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309026938801254833.post-53782878582173192362013-04-16T16:12:22.436-04:002013-04-16T16:12:22.436-04:00Thanks for capturing the essence of what many of u...Thanks for capturing the essence of what many of us feel! As I see the articles and posts,I'm thinking "How can this happen at one of my favorite events, on one of my favorite streets?!" Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173371209384464859noreply@blogger.com