tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14395763.post114498529199880250..comments2023-09-23T11:07:44.228-04:00Comments on On Rush Hour in D.C.: Happy PlaceJanet Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01396294382570650966noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14395763.post-1145436479466517832006-04-19T04:47:00.000-04:002006-04-19T04:47:00.000-04:00"The only difference between bitter and better is ..."The only difference between <I>bitter</I> and <I>better</I> is 'I.'"<BR/><BR/>Your platitude of the day courtesy of me, your biggest fan.sylvia/ticklethepearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156259434632786994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14395763.post-1145305877318837782006-04-17T16:31:00.000-04:002006-04-17T16:31:00.000-04:00I second everyone and add this: happy places are n...I second everyone and add this: happy places are not necessarily geographically based.<BR/><BR/>I think it's totally feasible for you to find your happy place even in the midst of a soul-sucking, ass-kissing, influence-peddling place like D.C.<BR/><BR/>Yes, you've been treated unfairly and misled (and I would like to pound on each person involved), but you are a resourceful, resilient woman.<BR/><BR/>Plus, ya got skills, girlfriend. Desireable, marketable skills that your future employer will GUSH over and wonder how they ever did without you. And it might be a in a whole different field than the ones you've been in recently.<BR/><BR/>As Blondie says, "Dreaming is free." Wishing you some BIG dreams, healing time, and the energy to turn your dreams real.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05139482655232986786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14395763.post-1145181953315510812006-04-16T06:05:00.000-04:002006-04-16T06:05:00.000-04:00Completely shallow beginning here, but I felt happ...Completely shallow beginning here, but I felt happier just looking at the photo of those dogs you posted.<BR/><BR/>I think the old adage (or is it song lyrics?) of "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; cry, and you're all alone" is bunk. Misery loves company--and it's not because unhappy people seek out others who share their grief. It's because the world finds it easier to tolerate suffering in others than it does unhappiness. You're responding to your life just as you've been trained to: It's OK to be happy if you're marking an accepted milestone in a woman's life--getting married, having a kid, acquiring a really cute puppy!--but the world is really only interested in a career woman if she's punished for the fact that she's foregone marriage, children and all that follows--not because it cares about HER, but because the narrative of "look how unhappy I am" makes sense to it.<BR/><BR/>Mercifully, I am in the world but not of it, so I am acutely interested in what you feel/think/do at this critical juncture in your life. And I also hope you find a job that gives you joy and satisfaction, no matter how many cute doggies bare their scratchable stomachs to you.<BR/><BR/>You rock, girlfriend, so go find the kickass job you deserve!bluestockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964950589432882745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14395763.post-1145166263301797512006-04-16T01:44:00.000-04:002006-04-16T01:44:00.000-04:00Love the pic of the dogs...that IS a happy place. ...Love the pic of the dogs...that IS a happy place. :-) So you never changed "Know" to "Now," huh? Maybe there is a deeper meaning to that blog title and I just didn't get it. In that case, "duh" to me. I hope you find your happy place. But I also *totally* understand your feelings right now. It's hard to get past the feeling that everything has come down around you and that more Bad Things will surely follow, and that everything is somehow ruined. It's so not the case, though. Be open to good things, and they will come. I do believe that.Swizzieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140490483001953823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14395763.post-1145096847440994862006-04-15T06:27:00.000-04:002006-04-15T06:27:00.000-04:00Hi, Janet--you left a great comment on my blog (Fr...Hi, Janet--you left a great comment on my blog (From DC to Jerusalem) a few weeks ago, and although I'm just now getting connected to the D.C. blogosphere, this seemed like an good moment to return the compliment. <BR/><BR/>It sounds like what happened to you was awfully nasty. I don't know the details, but it sounds like your feelings are understandable--and I hope that things start to look up for you soon. Best of luck, and may good karma be headed your way soon!Lillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02323007378096117002noreply@blogger.com