tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210872610464516710.post1654524210462145276..comments2023-10-06T09:10:35.925+01:00Comments on Poetry of Egal Bohen Cornwall England: What you know what you should sayEgal Bohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05137909544379356763noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210872610464516710.post-59437481064504200612007-06-24T14:01:00.000+01:002007-06-24T14:01:00.000+01:00That's great Mel, I think it's probably a "no win"...That's great Mel, <BR/><BR/>I think it's probably a "no win" situation where we have to revert to what they refer to in computer talk as "saved settings".<BR/><BR/>In human speak "doing your best"!, and accept it is not always going to hit the spot.<BR/>Egal..Egal Bohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05137909544379356763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210872610464516710.post-84496795273606892652007-06-24T04:53:00.000+01:002007-06-24T04:53:00.000+01:00Dunno....I have a habit (or is it a discipline) of...Dunno....I have a habit (or is it a discipline) of pausing before speaking so I'm actually saying what needs said in the most necessary, kind and true manner I can muster.<BR/>I'm not off the hook just cuz I haven't put it together to be kindly.<BR/><BR/>I wanna just SAY it, already.<BR/>What I don't always like is getting to put it into compassionate/loving terms.<BR/>And sometimes, perhaps the most compassionate/loving terms are those people will/can actually hear? (not necessarily 'nice')<BR/>LOL That's my justification that doesn't quite 'fly' with wisepersoninmylife yet, even though I keep usin' it.<BR/><BR/>I know what I oughta be saying.<BR/>I just don't always know HOW I oughta be saying it.<BR/><BR/><BR/>HEY!!! Maybe I don't like being compassionate and loving!!<BR/>*ding ding ding*<BR/><BR/>*shaking head and chuckling*<BR/>Got a corner around this joint? LOL I think I need to put myself in it. ;-)Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408403855260279799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210872610464516710.post-6019968401067804012007-06-23T13:28:00.000+01:002007-06-23T13:28:00.000+01:00Actually the poem is about what we don't sayIt's m...Actually the poem is about what we don't say<BR/><BR/>It's more about giving credit where it's due, being honest enough to recognise the whole argument and then .....to actually say it<BR/><BR/>I'm not very good at that<BR/><BR/>Egal...Egal Bohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05137909544379356763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210872610464516710.post-3417558601632863142007-06-23T13:26:00.000+01:002007-06-23T13:26:00.000+01:00In that case perhaps we should all have little not...In that case perhaps we should all have little notices on our foreheads saying <BR/><BR/>"Sorry - I shouldn't have said that"<BR/><BR/>Egal..Egal Bohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05137909544379356763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210872610464516710.post-30405017703640323072007-06-22T21:45:00.000+01:002007-06-22T21:45:00.000+01:00too true for meand I say it anyhow. . .will I ever...too true for me<BR/><BR/>and I say it anyhow. . .<BR/><BR/>will I ever learn. . .I, Like The Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423569600315825506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210872610464516710.post-46260543849817690152007-06-21T17:18:00.000+01:002007-06-21T17:18:00.000+01:00I know the feeling - it usually hits me mid-senten...I know the feeling - it usually hits me mid-sentence, in any case always too late!<BR/>Egal..Egal Bohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05137909544379356763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210872610464516710.post-42156280071585712592007-06-21T03:15:00.000+01:002007-06-21T03:15:00.000+01:00Boy...how true is THAT for a whole lotta folks.My ...Boy...how true is THAT for a whole lotta folks.<BR/><BR/>My problem is I sometimes don't know what I shouldn't say. (please note that's 'sometimes')<BR/>Or....sometimes I do and I say it anyway cuz --cuz!Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408403855260279799noreply@blogger.com