tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post6924199757377107770..comments2023-06-24T08:37:44.442-04:00Comments on Keeping Natalie Honest: My Dark Place.Five Star Nathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01346958380240904185noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-29289532223345750642011-02-05T21:17:20.774-05:002011-02-05T21:17:20.774-05:00You are totally allowed to be upset once in a whil...You are totally allowed to be upset once in a while. And totally allowed to have chocolate cake!<br /><br />BTW: I love you and your children.Super Happy Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322495551769344674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-11530377807501381442011-02-03T19:31:12.256-05:002011-02-03T19:31:12.256-05:00Thank-you Andre. I would have mentioned it in a d...Thank-you Andre. I would have mentioned it in a different way, yet I gain an appreciation that someone else has insight to gauge this particular situation in a more delicate manner then I could.<br /><br />It is nice to hear it from someone else and even though we have never met, by reading your form of script, I am comforted enough to have made a personal relationship with yourself.<br /><br />Je me souviens.lanza.limitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11504378309911448004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-36848923817714074542011-02-03T11:15:29.513-05:002011-02-03T11:15:29.513-05:00Hey Natalie, I'm sorry we couldn't come an...Hey Natalie, I'm sorry we couldn't come and celebrate your son's third birthday. The weather was really against your party this time around. Our street didn't get plowed until 3 p.m. and I would have gotten so much shit from my husband if I risked getting stuck. You are both wonderful people and this was not personal. Lots of hugs, CaraCarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590199312764749670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564861458732405940.post-8564515415003916312011-02-03T08:32:28.396-05:002011-02-03T08:32:28.396-05:00I think it is completely healthy to take things pe...I think it is completely healthy to take things personally. Many people are so far removed from their emotions that they could never even dream about taking things personally, and many people purposely convince themselves they don't care so they can't get hurt.<br /><br />What you are doing is one step in the right direction, a direction I have a hard time taking. Take things personally. But when you do, after looking at it 'personally', turn the table around and try and look at it objectively. Be a little more rational. Be a little more logical.<br /><br />Emotions are wonderful at getting us thinking about things, but if we let our emotions take control, it's often more detrimental than anything.<br /><br />I usually let my emotions kick off the thought process, but then I try and externalize and rationalize my thoughts and the situation. This way I'm not being stone cold and disregarding my feelings, and I can be calm and composed about the situation.<br /><br />Of all the situations you list above in your 'i wasn't liked/loved enough', there isn't a single one that we can't find a logical reason for them. But sometimes, just sometimes, we find we're emotional over something because indeed we need to change...the goal when balancing emotions and rational thought is not ignoring those signs.Andre LeForthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03033451917363948141noreply@blogger.com