tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183605603284124730.post3258639934362758700..comments2023-06-06T03:13:26.286-07:00Comments on Random Thoughts from Daphne: Pros and Consdaphnepurpushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183605603284124730.post-13922513340665842922011-12-15T17:00:11.677-08:002011-12-15T17:00:11.677-08:00Thanks, Kathy, and yes, there are benefits and dra...Thanks, Kathy, and yes, there are benefits and drawbacks to just about everything and some days the benefits shine brighter and some days the drawbacks seem stronger, but as you say that's life, and yes we do shape our worlds by the choices we make and the beliefs we hold. Thanks for your thoughts and I love your rambling thoughts--anytime!daphnepurpushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183605603284124730.post-80214904959237176272011-12-14T21:30:19.878-08:002011-12-14T21:30:19.878-08:00HI there
I think all of us question our life and ...HI there<br /><br />I think all of us question our life and relationships, both home and outside of home from time to time.<br />This time of year is without question hard on many of us.prehaps most of us, if we were honset with ourselves. My home is full of people, and yet at times I feel very very alone. I yearn for someone to talk to.A deep abiding friendship that really, really interacts, talks, spends time.... To share that book, that movie, that view of the world and more. The aches, the pains, the thoughts, the good, the fun, the beauty of life. Often we are alone, even when we live with folks. I am thankful for my world, for the people in it. However I think it is a complicated issue, like much of life is.And while I couldn't and wouldn't change things, the ache and the yearning is there at times. Sometimes to the level of overwhelming.<br />I am the one who shapes my world. I am the one who chooses to live as I do. And at times, I question...why..And maybe the questioning is good, it makes us look at life, to say thanks for the good parts, to be thankful for the pets, the good things, and to see we have to make choices, that all things come at a price, that for each blessing, for each thing we want or do there is another side. And hopefully we are happy. Hopefully the good, outweighs the bad. And most days it does....just sometimes...the questions, the uncirtenness, the wishful, the what ifs, creep in. Unbalance us. Make us want more. or different..or at the very least get us to look at where we are, and try to sort it out a bit. I think that is healthy. <br />thanks for asking the question? to having us think. And to listening to my rambling thoughts...<br />kathykathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183605603284124730.post-7353325642097794902011-12-13T18:30:39.259-08:002011-12-13T18:30:39.259-08:00Thank you! :)Thank you! :)Lydiahttp://www.on-the-other-hand.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183605603284124730.post-48664254651980400822011-12-11T14:40:43.048-08:002011-12-11T14:40:43.048-08:00Thanks, Lydia, and I'd agree overall that I to...Thanks, Lydia, and I'd agree overall that I too would have more problems living with a noisy person than a messy, within reason. I also like your suggestion for a dream living situation--having the best of both. And actually, overall, I'm much happier alone than I ever was living with others, so I'm well content with what I have. There are moments, though, but that would be true with any situation. Love having you stop by for a read! Have a lovely day!daphnepurpushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183605603284124730.post-14904126688038659772011-12-10T11:56:32.466-08:002011-12-10T11:56:32.466-08:00That is a great writing prompt!
I've lived wi...That is a great writing prompt!<br /><br />I've lived with both and noise wins hands down. As much as I dislike dust and clutter, it's much more difficult to function after being woken up multiple times each night because of noisy people than it is to live with a few messes. (Sleep deprivation gives me severe, migraine-like headaches that last for 2-4 days :( )<br /><br /><br />The only time living with a messy person would be more difficult would be, say, if the mess was a health hazard - e.g. rotting food, toxic mould or stuff piled so high that you couldn't exit the house quickly in an emergency.<br /><br />There is definitely a trade-off for either living alone or living with others. I think it's so easy to focus on the negatives of your own life and gloss over what people who do (or do not!) live with others deal with. <br /><br />It would be wonderful if there were more ways to have the best of both worlds- maybe share a kitchen, front/back yard and laundry room with roommates or family but have ones own private bedroom, living room and bathroom? <br /><br />That sort of arrangement would be my dream living situation. If you felt like being social you'd have plenty of opportunities to do so but If you needed alone time there'd be a lot of space for that, too! :)Lydiahttp://www.on-the-other-hand.comnoreply@blogger.com